OT Uncorked: Recent Episodes
Miranda Rennie
OT Uncorked is a podcast for wine-loving OTs, pairing wine and hot topics in occupational therapy. Hosted by Miranda Rennie and featuring guests from the profession, OT Uncorked was created to learn from people doing ordinary and extraordinary work across OT settings and share resources with other practitioners. Miranda is an OT who is passionate about providing holistic care for people with neurologic conditions. She is a small-town East Coaster living in Los Angeles, CA. Miranda hopes you will join her in uncorking hot topics and wine, discovering what’s new and relevant in the profession!
What’s coming up for OT Uncorked?
- NEW episode about how OTs can support homeschooling families
- NEW episode about how OTs can support mamas
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Episodes to revisit:
- Episode 31: Pregnancy, Identity, & Occupational Transition with Sarah Putt from OT4Lyfe
- Episode 32: What OTs Need to Know About Student Loan Planning with Expert Meagan Landress
- If you have student loans, this episode is for you! The fed has extended the pause on student loan interest and payments until the end of January. Take this time to get your financial house in order and plan for loans to resume.
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Guest: Meagan Landress, CSLP®
- Consultant at Student Loan Planner and Certified Student Loan Professional®
- Website: www.studentloanplanner.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StudentLoanPlan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studentloanplanner/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/StudentLoanTrav
Topics we Uncorked:
- Holistic student loan planning
- A helpful guide for refinancing your student loans
- The different student loan forgiveness options for occupational therapists
- Student loans and the COVID-19 pandemic -- the latest you need to know
Wine we Uncorked:
- No wine updates from me during pregnancy, but reach out on IG to tell me what wine you’re enjoying while you listen to the episode!
Book Recommendations:
- Money, Planning and Positivity: A Guide To a Better Financial Life by Jacqueline Schadeck
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Guest: Sarah Putt, MA, OTR/L
- Host of the OT 4 Lyfe Podcast
- Subscribe
- Website: https://ot4lyfe.com/
- Instagram: @ot.4.lyfe
- Twitter: @ot4lyfe
- Email: sarah@ot4lyfe.com
- 36 weeks pregnant at the time of recording
- Listen to Sarah’s take on the episode at OT 4 Lyfe Podcast
- Also, check out episode 99 to hear Sarah’s pregnancy announcement and so much more in episode 100:
- Episode 99: Reflections from the OT Community
- Episode 100: The Good, The Bad, and Like, Umm Ya Know The Ugly
Topics we Uncorked:
- Pregnancy updates
- Sarah was 36 weeks at time of recording and is now mom of one month old Baby A!
- I was 17 weeks pregnant at the time of recording and am now 24 weeks pregnant!
- Occupational transitions of pregnancy
- Identity
- The moments that remind us of our new identity as “mom”
- Telling our husbands they were dads
- Sarah shares about her identities as both an OT who specializes in early intervention and a new mom
- I share about my experience with having health conditions that are highly associated with infertility and the relief of finding out we had conceived
- Changing expectations of ourselves
- Asking for help
- Changes to our occupations
- How our identities and patterns of participation (high achieving, active, always doing something new and challenging, etc.) and symptoms (being exhausted, pregnancy brain fog) collide
- Adapting our ADLs (dressing, donning shoes, changing diet)
- Difficulty focusing and multitasking at work
- Podcast interviewing and the difficulties of pregnancy brain (hello word finding difficulties)
- Changing workouts and activity patterns
- Projects that we wanted to do together with our spouses
- Our home renovation “DIY”
- Sarah and Ray’s furniture refurbishing
- Grocery shopping is exhausting
- Carrying bags
- Walking around the store
- Pregnancy symptoms and how we’re coping
- Symptoms people talk about
- Symptoms people DON’T talk about
- The first trimester symptoms and experiencing them without others knowing we’re pregnant
- Second trimester “surge” of energy
- Third trimester (aka the return of the first trimester)
- Pregnancy brain
- I always thought this was a secondary effect of being tired, but pregnancy brain is REAL
- Using our OT brains to help us adapt
- Identity
- Finding the right health team
- Seeking help and validation when we’re concerned
- Not sure if you should call your OB to ask a question? Sarah and I had that question, too. Calling or messaging our practitioners gave us peace of mind and empowered us!
- Being pregnant during a pandemic
- Pros
- Wearing yoga pants to work! (aka my living room...)
- Our spouses are home with us, too, and can be part of the daily ups and downs of being pregnant
- Easier to keep pregnancy to yourself when you’re socializing and working over Zoom
- Strangers don’t randomly approach to touch your belly
- Cons
- Going to appointments alone
- Inability to celebrate and share this life milestone with people in the ways we had hoped
- Additional fears of how to best protect ourselves and our babies during a pandemic
- Social isolation layered with being pregnant and wanting social connection
- Pros
- Lessons learned from being pregnant that will make us better therapists
- Our favorite pregnancy “hacks”
Wine we Uncorked:
- None! These two pregnant ladies enjoyed their favorite flavor of water (plain 'ol tap water)
- In episodes 27 through 30 of OT Uncorked, which were recorded since I became pregnant, I “reviewed” wines instead of drinking wine during the episode… did you notice the subtle shift in my wording? I felt clever! Now that the secret’s out, I want my listeners to know that those reviews were based on notes I took about wines pre-pregnancy. In some cases, I let my guest review a wine they were enjoying (check out Lindsey Vestal’s AMAZING wine review in Episode 30!)
Resource Recommendations:
Check out our favorite pregnancy resources:
- Podcasts
- What About the Mama?
- Hosted by Karena Skibinski, an OT who was featured on Episode 22 of OT Uncorked
- Best of Both Worlds
- Not pregnancy-specific but it’s all about making work and family life fit together
- The Unstressed Mama
- Co-hosted by a PT, fitness expert and military officer, and financial expert
- What About the Mama?
- Instagram accounts
- @thepassionatephysio
- @pregnant.postpartum.athlete
- YouTube
- GlowBodyPT
- Pregnancy workouts
- Kids OT Help
- Pediatric development and pregnancy from an OT perspective
- GlowBodyPT
- Apps/ Website
- What To Expect
- Week by week development, advice, and symptom trackers
- Ovia
- They have both pregnancy and parenting apps
- Peloton prenatal classes
- In the episode, I said I wasn’t working out much, but I have since started using our Peloton bike and am also loving the Peloton prenatal yoga and strength training
- What To Expect
- Book
- Mama Natural by Genevieve Howland
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- Questions? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com
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Guest: Lindsey Vestal, OTR/L
- Owner, The Functional Pelvis
- Email: lindseyvestal@functionalpelvis.com
- www.functionalpelvis.com
- IG: @functionalpelvis
- FB page: The Functional Pelvis
- FB group: OTs for Pelvic Health
- Lindsey’s offerings for business owners and practitioners:
- Private Pay MBA: www.privatepaymba.com (JOIN THE WATLIST!)
- Pelvic Health HQ: https://functionalpelvis.com/professionals/
Topics we Uncorked:
- Private Pay MBA course coming soon
- JOIN THE WAITLIST: www.privatepaymba.com
- Dare to Dream Calculator
- Pelvic Health OT
- How OT can serve pre-natal and post-partum women
- Entrepreneurship
- Mindset
- Abundance mindset
- Separating yourself from the competition (and embracing your OT approaches while you do it!)
- Competing on price
- Building relationships with referring partners
- When you don’t have the energy for what you’re being paid to do
- What to do when you don’t know what you need to be doing for your business (at the beginning)
- Mindset
Wine we Uncorked:
-
Château Musset Chevalier
- Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux
- Listen for Lindsey’s amazing wine connoisseur description!
Book Recommendations:
- Burnout: Solve Your Stress Cycle by Emily Nogoski
- Come as you are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nogoski
- Listen to two great TED Talks by Emily Nogoski
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Guest: Barrisford Bladon
- OT student, stroke survivor, and peer mentor
- Email: bbladon@usc.edu
- IG: @justbarri
- Facebook: Barrisford Buchanan Bladon
- twitter @BarrisfordB
Topics we Uncorked:
- Barri’s experience as a stroke patient and survivor
- The journey to becoming an OT
- Awareness of environment and concurrent struggles
- Being a mindful practitioner
- Meeting the needs of the patient
Wine we Uncorked:
- Ironstone Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
- Lodi, California 2018
- My take:
- Pros: good flavor, dry, smooth
- Cons: slightly sweeter than I prefer a Cab Sav to be
Book Recommendations:
- Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer
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- Questions? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com
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Guest: Dr. Heather Evans, DSW, LCSW (Doctor of Social Work, Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
- heatherevanslcsw@gmail.com
- www.drheatherevans.com
- twitter: @drheatherevans
Topics we Uncorked:
- Voices of Survivor Project
- www.voicesofsurvivorsproject.com
- twitter: @voicessurvived
- IG: Voices of Survivors Project
- facebook: Voices of Survivors Project
- REGISTER for the virtual exhibit on MARCH 6th 2021:
- Complex trauma healing & posttraumatic growth
- Experiences of survivors of sex trafficking
- How OTs can get involved in supporting healing and reintegration for survivors
- Have ideas? Know an OT involved in this work? Let's connect @OTuncorked on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook
Book Recommendations:
- Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution by Rachel Moran
- Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not For Sale by Rachel Lloyd
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
- Also The OT Bookclub’s April pick! Join us on April 18th for the discussion and follow us @TheOTbookclub on Instagram for details
- Heather’s book COMING SOON! Understanding Complex Trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth in Sex Trafficking: Foregrounding Survivors Voices for Effective Care and Prevention
- Follow Heather on Twitter @drheatherevans for updates about the book release
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Show notes may contain affiliate links. By purchasing a product through an affiliate link, OT Uncorked will receive a small commission from your sale, at no extra cost to you.
Guest: Shahrose Aratia, MScOT
- Co-Founder of OTECH Canada
- Clinical Specialist, Cala Health
- Rehab Tech Summit Keynote Speaker
- Connect with Shahrose on LinkedIn
Topics we Uncorked:
- Rehab Tech Summit (February 19-21, 2021)
- Don’t miss out on this virtual summit!
- Check out the impressive list of speakers, including inventors, executives, clinicians working in the rehab tech industry, and more!
- In addition to attending the value-packed sessions, you’ll have a chance to connect with companies in the rehab tech space
- You can buy your ticket online now! Don’t forget to use the promo code RTSFRIENDS at checkout
- Follow RTS on Instagram @RehabTechSummit and Facebook #rehabtechsummit
- PROMO CODE: RTSFRIENDS
- Entering the health tech space as an occupational therapist
- Job opportunities for clinicians in industry
- Tips for getting your foot in the door at a tech company if you have a clinical background
- Marketing your clinical skills in non-clinical settings
Wine we Uncorked:
- The Seeker Pinot Noir
- France
- My take:
- Pros: developed profile, fruit forward, not too acidic, perfect wine for a nice meal
- Cons: When you and your friends finish a bottle, you’ll be wishing you had a second!
Book Recommendation:
- The Defining Decade:Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Dr. Meg Jay
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Guest: Anna Braunizer, Occupational Therapist, MScOT
Guest: Emily Polovick-Moulds, MOT, OTR/L
- Anna and Emily are Team Leaders at Beyond COVID
- Contact them: beyondcovid@gmail.com
Topics we Uncorked:
- Beyond COVID
- www.beyondcovid.com
- Find links to their blog, Weekly Wellbeing Missions, and Pathways to Wellbeing
- Do What You Love Podcast
- www.beyondcovid.com
- Occupation Disruption due to COVID
- How can occupational therapists and scientists apply our theory and practice to influence global wellbeing?
- Coping with changes to daily routine
- Anna mentioned having a dance party to Mamma Mia and I thought that sounded like a great idea! So here’s the link to the soundtrack because You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life.. ENJOY!!
- Interrupted holidays and other milestones that orient us to time
- “FUN” FACT: Emily and I were both COVID Brides
- Are we adjusting to a new normal?
- Love this quote Emily shared from poet and activist Sonya Renee Taylor: ““We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate and lack. we should not long to return my friends. we are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits all of humanity and nature. What we have been forced to leave behind we needed to leave behind. what is getting us through is what we will need to take forward, all the rest is up to us. DREAM. While we have so much time. DREAM of the life you want. DREAM of the world you desire to exist in. look for the places in your new dreams that have parts of the old world and remove them. what is the dream then? from there we can add to the collective weaving of whatever it is that is next. if we are gonna heal, let it be glorious.”
- Research articles and theories we mentioned
- Occupational science: A renaissance of service to humankind through knowledge by Dr. Elizabeth J. Yerxa
- Reflections on Doing, Being, and Becoming by Ann A. Wilcox
- Forced social isolation due to COVID‐19 and consequent mental health problems: Lessons from hikikomori by Takahiro A. Kato, MD, PhD, Norman Sartorius, MD, PhD, and Naotaka Shinfuku, MD, PhD
- Self-Compassion: What it is, what it does, and how it relates to mindfulness by Kristin Neff andKatie Dahn
A special thank you to Sarah from OT 4 Lyfe for helping me with a last minute editing issue! The community of OT podcasters is the best. Check out www.otpodcasts.com for a list of other great OT podcasts
Wine we Uncorked:
- Beringer Main & Vine Chardonnay
- Napa Valley, CA
- My take: reminds me of my pre-COVID trip to Napa! I sat on the porch of the old mansion on the Beringer vineyard with good friends, a glass of wine and a charcuterie board. It doesn’t get much better than that!
- Pros: dry, easy to drink, inexpensive
- Cons: very simple flavor profile
- Anna enjoyed a Rose from Mission Hill Vineyard
- British Columbia
- Her take: sweet, light, great to share with friends
- Emily enjoyed a Montepulciano from Italy
- Her take: earthy flavors, reminds her of her time spent in Italy
Book Recommendations:
Anna
- Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
- From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
Emily
- Becoming Better Grownups by Brad Montague
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Join The OT Bookclub. Find us on Instagram: @TheOTBookclub
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Guest: Amanda Wiles, OTD, OTR/L
- Email: amanda@ptpmail.com
- Owner of Pediatric Therapy Partners
- Instagram @pediatrictherapypartnersde
- Facebook @pediatrictherapypartnersde
- Recent graduate of USC’s Post-Professional OTD Program
- Amanda and I graduated from OT school together at Towson University
- Professional Development Coordinator for the Sensory Integration and Processing Special Interest Section of AOTA
- Check out the other SIS
Topics we Uncorked:
- Amanda’s previous episode of OT Uncorked
- Listen here or find it on your podcast player
- Starting a business, from the idea to the first client!
- The post-professional OTD and how it helped her start her business
- Amanda’s new business - Pediatric Therapy Partners
- Mobile pediatric practice in Delaware and Maryland
- Amanda’s core values:
- Guided by child interests
- Driven by collaborative partnerships with families
- Informed by Research
- PTP uses floor time, relationship-based models, and sensory integration as the basis for their interventions
- Some things she considered when starting her business
- Non-compete agreement - what to consider before leaving your job to start your own practice
- Check out this episode of the 40 years and Counting - Building Business Success in Therapy Practices- What Matters Most Podcast for an explanation of the different clauses
- Location
- The “competition”
- The “ideal” client
- Non-compete agreement - what to consider before leaving your job to start your own practice
- Some initial steps she took after developing the basic idea for her business
- Brainstorming the values and vision for the business
- Embedding herself in entrepreneurship resources and content
- Choosing a name and logo that captures your values
- Registering the business with the state
- Enrolling in Passport to Business
- Seeking resources from the Small Business Administration
- What about insurance?
- Professional liability insurance (insuring YOU as the OT)
- General liability insurance (protecting the business for what happens on site)
- Client payment: private pay vs insurance
- Challenge of starting a new business - learning the acronyms! Here are a few to get you started:
- CAQH = Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
- NPI = National Provider Identifier
- Ready Set Treat
- Facebook Academy
- Ready Set Treat Book
- Contains a checklist and timelines for starting a practice
- Costs of starting a business: what up front costs did she “bootstrap” and what did she outsource?
- Register the business
- Design a logo (outsourced)
- Get state/town/board licensure
- Purchase HIPAA compliant email, phone, fax, storage services
- PTP is using G-suite (now called Google Workspace) instead of an EMR
- Copy writing and website design
- Linked In Learn
- Offers training on a wide range of technical and interpersonal skills
- Amanda used their Wordpress training
- Frustrations of learning how to make a website!
- Elementor plugin for Wordpress “drag and drop”
- CSS is the acronym of “Cascading Style Sheets” and is a computer language for laying out/structuring web pages
- Making flyers and social media posts
- Canva
- Stock photos for marketing materials
- Adobe Stock Photo (free & subscription)
- Pexels (free)
- Pixabay (free)
- Linked In Learn
- The Mentee’s Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You (Book)
- Think about your personal vision, seeing yourself in the future
- Break down the small steps to reach your goal
- Reflect on your journey and where you want to be
- How OT theory contributes to her business plan
- Her vision for the future of her business
- Students! The future of our profession
- CommunOT Discussion Board within your AOTA SIS
Wine we Uncorked:
- DIME Red Blend (70% Cab Sav, 30% Merlot)
- Santa Barbara, 2016
- My take: A new favorite! Highly recommend
- Pros: Dark, red, rich flavor, well balanced between fruit and spice
- Cons: None! Love it
- Available Pinot Grigio
- Puglia, Italy
- Her take: not too sweet, goes well with just about anything
- Wine Profile Wheel
Book Recommendations:
- Ready Set Treat: The Official Pocket Guide to Starting Your Solo Private Practice
- The Mentee’s Guide
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High
- The Child With Special Needs
Guest: Morgan Starkweather
- Email morganstarkweather9@gmail.com
- Ithaca College’s Occupational Therapy Program
Topics we Uncorked:
- In the intro, I mentioned my episode on personal goal setting. Check it out here:
- February Growth Goals
- Raising an assistance dog
- What is the role of the raiser?
- What does the dog learn while living with the raiser?
- Role of assistance dogs in enabling participation and engagement in people with ASD
- Speciality commands that match the handler’s needs
- How dogs keep their handlers safe
- How dogs can help their handlers with ADLs like eating and dressing
- Dogs can encourage their handlers to participate
- Freedom for the family to not have to explain themselves in public
- Different types of assistance dogs (guide, hearing, and service)
- Assistance Dogs International
- Pepper is a guide dog
- Many organizations that raise and train assistance dogs
- Morgan raised Pepper through Guiding Eyes for the Blind
- The possible role of OT with assistance dog agencies for matching dogs with handlers
- The benefits of doing a Masters thesis
- Learn how to advocate for OT in emerging practice areas
- Learn new methods for learning about people’s experiences
Wine we Uncorked:
- Paxis Red Blend (Bulldog)
- Portugal, 2013
- My take: aromatic, but the taste was a bit tart and chalky
- Pros: less than $10
- Cons: I’m not likely to buy this vintage again, but I hear the 2017 and more recent vintages are much better, so I may give those a chance
- Lucas Vineyards Sangria
- Finger Lakes, NY, USA
Book Recommendations:
- Room by Emma Donoghue
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- Questions? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com
Guest 1:- Marissa-Li Garrett, MOT, OTR/L
- Contact: marissaligarrett@yahoo.com
- Marissa completed her fellowship experience at Cincinnati Children's
Guest 2:
- Samantha Green MSOT, OTR/L, BCPR-pending
- Contact: samantha.hoyle@duke.edu
- Samantha completed her fellowship experience at Duke University
Topics We Uncorked:
- AOTA Fellowship programs:
- What is an AOTA fellowship?
- What are the advantages of being a fellow?
- How is the AOTA Fellowship different than a “normal” OT job or fieldwork?
- What does the day to day life of an OT fellow look like?
- Reflections on personal and professional growth after a fellowship
- AOTA Fellowship Program details https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/fellowship-program.aspx
- AOTA directory of fellowship sites https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/fellowship-program/directory.aspx
Wine We Uncorked:
- The Candidate 2017
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- South Australia
- My take: bold, spicy flavor. Would pair well with red meat or seasoned mushrooms
- Rhinegeist Little Bubs Rose Ale
- Marissa's choice
- Her take: drink it as is or mix with some orange juice for a fun take on a mimosa
- Muscadine Wine
- Samantha's choice
- Her take: a go-to favorite
Book Recommendations:
- Good Kings Bad Kings: A Novel by Susan Nussbaum
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz
- Occupational Therapy in Acute Care
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
- My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor
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- Questions? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com
Guest: Karena Skibinski, OTR/L
- Instagram @whatabout_themama
- Host of What About the Mama? Podcast
Topics we Uncorked:
- What it means to practice in a forensic setting
- Daily life of an OT in a state forensic hospital unit
- Promoting self-worth and dignity among vulnerable populations
- Applying lessons learned in mental health settings to other practice areas
- How supportive and connected the online OT community is
Wine we Uncorked:
- Flora and Stone Gewürztraminer
- Monterey County, CA
- Exclusive to ALDI
- My take: Fruity and floral, sweet but refreshing
- Barrel Bomb Proprietary Red Blend
- Lodi, CA
- Karena recommends this bourbon barrel aged blend
Book Recommendations:
- Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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- Questions? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com
In this episode, there is something for everyone. I cover:
- My OT journey and the friend that inspired it all
- Things to consider when choosing an OT program
- Advice for current OT students to make the most of your OT school experience
- Navigating confidence as a new grad OT practitioner working with other disciplines
Wine:
- Crush red blend by The Dreaming Tree
Book Recommendation:
- Instead of a book recommendation this episode, I'm recommending you check out The OT Bookclub, which I started in collaboration with @OT.reads and @beckyb.ot We hope you'll join us for our monthly bookclub chats!
Have a question for a future OT Uncorked Happy Hour? Email me at miranda@otuncorked.com or message me on Instagram. I'd love to connect and answer your questions!
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- Connect with Laura
- Instagram @mindyourOTbusiness
- Facebook @mindyourOTbusiness
- Laura is a business coach and the host of the Mind Your OT Business podcast.
- Want to work with her? Check out her coaching website
- Laura is the owner of Outdoor Kids OT, a nature-based pediatric practice
- Check out Laura's approach to nature-based therapy, called the ConTiGO Model
- Laura's book: Therapy in the Great Outdoors
- She recently co-hosted the OT Entrepreneur Summit with Trish Williams. Keep you eyes peeled for the 2021 OT Entrepreneur Summit. It is a value-packed summit you won't want to miss
- During this episode, we uncorked:
- Monetizing your value as an OT
- The difference between a "side gig" mindset and an entrepreneur mindset
- Taking steps toward entrepreneurship for practitioners who work in traditional settings
- We also uncorked:
- Gnarly Head Authentic Red Blend
- Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc
- Book recommendations:
- Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
- Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller
- The 1-Page Marketing Plan by Allan Dib
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Guest: Taylor Yenko can be reached at taylorjean1134@gmail.com with any comments or questions!
Book Recommendation: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Wine: 2016 Sangiovese from Castello di Amorosa
- For more scholarly reading about low back pain and non-surgical treatment options, check out this article
- This research project was conducted at Gannon University in Eerie, PA
- Taylor recommends the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, which you can find here. I have used this with my patients in the past and find that it helps with occupation-based goal setting!
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This meditation starts with a few moments of calming music, followed by a guided mindfulness meditation by Rochelle Mclaughlin. Please use this resource as often as you need to bring a sense of peace and calmness in your awareness of the present moment.
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- BONUS material! Rochelle guided me through a mindfulness exercise, which we recorded for all of us to enjoy and use as needed to rest and bring awareness to the present moment. Find it wherever you found this podcast and play it as often as you need.
- Don’t have extra time in your day to meditate? No worries, you don’t need to add anything to your schedule to practice mindfulness. In this episode, learn how to use your body as a resource to help you become aware of what’s already happening.
- Learn more about Rochelle at her website: rochellemclaughlin.com
- Want to hear more from Rochelle? Check out her podcast here
- John Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is internationally known for his work as a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society
- UMass Memorial Center for mindfulness
- Check out this empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness‐based stress reduction program
- Rochelle has studied under Dr. Bob Stahl, PhD at El Camino Hospital
- Rochelle mentions that mindfulness and meditation stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. Here are a few studies if you’re interested in learning more!
- Central and autonomic nervous system interaction is altered by short-term meditation
- Breath of life: The respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity
- Spiritual bypassing
- In a blog post by Psychology Today, Diana Raab PhD defines it as “spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep personal, emotional ‘unfinished business,’ to shore up a shaky sense of self, or to belittle basic needs, feelings, and developmental tasks.
- Mindfulness-based integral psychotherapy: Here is a resource for learning more if you think it might be right for you
- A guide to integral psychotherapy: Complexity, integration, and spirituality in practice
- Donation-based retreat centers (Also called Sangha) allow people to do this work in community
- SJSU course details advanced certificate
- SJSU.edu/mindfulness (contact page goes to Rochelle)
- Find details about the program here
- Co-instructors: Melissa Sutor (thedragonflyhealingcenter.org), Rochelle McLaughin, and Megan Chang
- Rochelle is also teaching free mindfulness programs launching through the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy NCEFT.org
- Rochelle mentioned her work with 1440 Multiveristy
- “1440 Multiversity is a unique nonprofit learning destination where you experience time differently, exploring what matters to you while surrounded by mountain air and ancient redwoods. Enjoy farm-to-table food, wellness classes, and curated experiences to connect with yourself and others while discovering new approaches for how you live, love, and work. Register for a program run by our world-renowned faculty or reserve a weekday or weekend getaway for rest and renewal while partaking in 1440's Signature Classes offered on campus.”
- Read more about Wilcock’s model (doing, being, becoming)
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Wine: Sideshow’s The Puppetmaster No.2 Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Book Recommendations:
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
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- You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why it Matters by Kate Murphy
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- Questions about OTs role in the criminal justice system? Contact Caitlin at caitlinmclark10@yahoo.com
- Caitlin mentioned an OT in PA working with OTs role in the criminal justice system. Check out Jaime Muñoz's work here: https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/jaime-mu%C3%B1oz
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New years resolutions have never been effective in my life for promoting sustainable change or growth, so in this episode, I introduce the process I have used for the past 4 years for setting goals for a new year. I hope you find this growth-based (and not achievement-based) process refreshing and a useful tool as we all do our best to serve our patients and the people closest to us, while also caring for ourselves and valuing growth. Cheers!
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Paycheck Meets Passion Miniseries
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Paycheck Meets Passion Miniseries
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Dr. Kate Eglseder is an OT with 20+ years experience with SCI rehabilitation. In this episode, she shares what she's learned through her clinical practice and research with partners of people with SCI.
Featured wine: Ménage à Trois, California Red Wine, 2017
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Featured wine: 2016 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio
I met with Lauren Sheehan from NeuroLutions at the 2019 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo to talk about the role of OT in the rehab tech industry. Lauren has worked for 2 start ups during her career and is an example of how OTs can make a seat for themselves at the table in tech companies producing rehabilitation technologies. For more information, check out OTuncorked.com or follow us on Twitter @OTuncorked
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Hear from AOTA President, Amy Lamb, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA after her Farewell Presidential Address. I bet you didn't know these 3 fun facts about our president!
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