The OT Lifestyle Movement
Episodes
32 – Productivity Tips and Tools To Unlock Your Potential
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Life is so fast paced and we live in a society that wants everything done yesterday. My endless to-do list never seems to be getting any shorter, so I...
31 – Women’s Health, Womb Wisdom and Holistic Pelvic Care ft Janelle Gullan
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Menstrual cycles, mothering, birth preparation, feminine rhythms, pelvic care and womb wisdom are just a few of the topics we touch on in this episode...
30 – Living Sensationally: Understanding Our Senses ft Professor Winnie Dunn
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What an absolute honour and privilege it is to be speaking with the legendary OT, Professor Winnie Dunn. Winnie is a true visionary in the world o...
29 – The OT Well-Being Summit
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does well-being mean when looking through an occupational lens? How do we work in the health promotion space and empower our clients to harness t...
28 – Autoimmune Conditions and An OT Lifestyle Approach ft Kristen Lowe
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With rates of autoimmune diseases continuing to climb and quality of life taking a dive, it’s no wonder occupational therapy is needed now more ...
27 – Our OT Manifesto
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let me share with you The OT Lifestyle Movement Manifesto that I wrote a little while ago. It captures our purpose, values and vision. I hope it reson...
26 – Anxiety and the Occupation of Worry ft Dr. Sarah Anderson
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our occupational therapy clients experience anxiety in relation to their current life challenges. Potentially,&#...
25 – My Super Simple Private Practice (And How You Can Start Yours Today)
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I started my own occupational therapy private practice over 8 years ago. Back then I had little money, little self belief and little time to invest in...
24 – Merging Craniosacral Therapy, Yoga Therapy & Occupational Therapy ft Alanna Barr
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Craniosacral therapy and yoga therapy can be intertwined into our occupational therapy practice to enhance healing, wellbeing and engagement in everyd...
23 – Lil Riff On Occupation
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just speaking what comes to mind today on remaining occupation-focussed and relevant, and the need for us to be with our clients in the real life cont...
22 – Weaving Nature Into The Fabric of Our Work ft Bronwyn Paynter
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious about how to incorporate nature into your OT sessions? Or what the evidence is behind it? When we are equipped with evidence it makes ...
21 – Questioning OT Truths: Beyond Self-Care, Leisure and Productivity
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
May we be bold enough to question everything. Anything that is not an absolute truth, is a relative truth. Just like the three categories of occupatio...
20 – Unstoppable OT’s: Quit Playing Small, Pursue Your Purpose And Live Out Your Dream ft Sarah Rheinberger
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to start living your life on purpose and do the work you’re here to do? Are you ready to draft a vision and and live out your wild...
19 – Reflections on Our Occupational Transition to Telehealth: 12 Things You Need To Know
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One minute telehealth was hardly a thing, the next minute we’re OT tech experts. As I reflect on our unexpected and swift transition to telehealth ...
18 – Telehealth and OT: A Way Of The Future ft Reina Olivera
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Telehealth isn’t just a great way of reaching clients during COVID-19, it’s a way of the future. Telehealth enables us to provide meaningf...
17 – My Letter to 2020
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020, you’ve been a great reveal. Grateful for the lessons and memories. We will never forget, the year that was. My open letter to 2020…
16 – Nutrition, GAPS & Occupational Therapy ft Crystel Poggioli
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Crystel Poggioli regretted studying OT and wished she followed her passion of natural health, until she realised she could combine her loves and creat...
15 – Saving Our Planet: It All Begins With A Single Occupation
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our planet is suffering. The global environmental state of the world right now is critical ….and it all began with a single occupation. And so ...
14 – Yoga As A Therapeutic Occupation And Helping Clients Break Free From Stress ft Rhaya Lynn
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you love to incorporate yoga into your occupational therapy work but don’t know where to start? Rhaya Lynn, occupational therapist, life c...
13 – Stages Of Change Model
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In order to remain relevant to the clients whom we seek to serve we must first understand their readiness to change. We might have all these brilliant...
12 – Real Food And A Holistic Feeding Program For Picky Eaters ft Alexandra Besecker
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a place where occupational therapists work with children on lush organic healing farmlands. Where children grow their own food and are involve...
11 – Belief Systems: Why People Do What They Do
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If we know the choices a client makes influences their chosen occupations, how do we get clients to make different choices? Like the choice ...
10 – Trauma And Supporting The Conscious Evolution of the Human Spirit ft Kim Barthel
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stop right there! You might be thinking “I don’t work in the area of trauma, this podcast won’t be relevant to me”! You couldn...
09 – You Are Enough
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever had that feeling on your OT journey that you’re not enough? I have. A lot of times. I’m not good enough. I’m not smart enough. I’m no...
08 – Entrepreneurship, Mindset And Marketing ft Laura Park Figueroa
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a groundswell of occupational therapists who are bursting with creative ideas and endeavours, and are ready to share them with the world...
07 – Lifestyle Optimisation
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let me introduce you to Lifestyle Optimisation. This is a term I use to describe making every choice a healthy choice. You and I both know that there’...
06 – Holistic Health And Life Coaching ft Ana Hernando
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Occupational Therapists are the original Life Coaches! Did you hear that?! YES. WE ARE! And do you wanna know why? Join us in this epic conversation w...
05 – Occupational Therapy Coaching
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s dive into OT Coaching and look at the kinds of open-ended questions we can ask in therapy and how to assess a clients readiness to change....
04 – Holistic OT: What’s In Our Scope Of Practice? The Grey Areas Uncovered ft Emmy Vadnais
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious about practicing holistically, but not sure what’s actually within our scope of practice? Are you keen to incorporate yoga, reik...
03 – Finding Passion & Purpose in OT
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does your work get you fired up and jumping out of bed in the morning? Mine never used to. If you want to craft your profession around your passion or...
02 – Occupation, Meaning And Looking Beyond The Label ft Brock Cook
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is occupational therapy? How can we best describe it? How do we bring occupation to the forefront of our practice? Why shouldn't we be conforming...
01 – Welcome To The OT Lifestyle Movement
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of The OT Lifestyle Movement Podcast!