OT & Chill

Oct 06 2024 75 ep. 50 mins 40
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All things Occupational Therapy

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Episode 71 – Speak Even When Your Voice Shakes

Oct 06 2024 53 mins  
Episode 71 – Speak Even When Your Voice Shakes In this episode, I am joined by Jenny Okolo, an Occupational Therapist, speaker and business owner. We engage in conversation about Jenny overcoming shyness to become a speaker, her upbringing and some of the projects she has been involved in. As October is Black History Month here in the UK, Jenny and I explore how she is reclaiming

Episode 70 - Standing For RCOT Election Council Member

Jun 20 2024 20 mins  
Episode 70 – Standing For RCOT Council Seat For Learning & Development In this episode, I am joined by Dr Musharrat Ahmed-Landeryou to dicuss why she is standing for the RCOT council member seat for Learning & Development. Members of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) in England have the democratic right to select a candidate for the seat of Council Member. With

Episode 69 – AntiRacist Occupational Therapy, Unsettling The Status Quo

Feb 28 2024 50 mins  
Episode 69 – AntiRacist Occupational Therapy, Unsettling The Status Quo In this episode, I am in conversation with Musharrat Ahmed-Landeryou, Sherrille Tayson & Marie-Lyne Grenier discussing the book “AntiRacist Occupational Therapy, Unsettling The Status Quo”. We also hear from Dr Khalilah Johnson & Isla Whittington about being part of the authoring team for this book. Musha

Episode 68 - Animal Assisted Therapy

Feb 06 2024 39 mins  
Episode 68 – Animal Assisted Therapy In this episode, I am in conversation with Dale Preece-Kelly. Dale runs an Animal Assisted Therapy business called Critterish Allsorts which mainly provides interventions to people in prisons and mental health units. We discuss the benefits of animal assisted therapy and why his approach is unique. You can find out more about Critterish Allso

Episode 67 - In Conversation With Sue Parkinson

May 16 2023 60 mins  
Episode 67 – In Conversation with Sue Parkinson In this episode, I am in conversation with Sue Parkinson. Sue is a retired OT based in the UK. She is well known for her involvement with MOHOST, Occupational Formulation and Recovery Through Activity. We discuss all the above amongst many other topics including language use in the profession. You can follow Sue on Twitter @MOHOspar

Episode 66 - Elizabeth Casson Trust

Apr 25 2023 50 mins  
Episode 66 – Elizabeth Casson Trust In this episode, I am in conversation with Dee Christie & Malabika Ghosh from the Elizabeth Casson Trust. The trust is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and I wanted to find out more about what they do for the Occupational Therapy profession. Connect with them via their Website, Twitter and also Instagram by simply searching Elizab

Episode 65 – Cayman Islands OT Adventure

Apr 10 2023 44 mins  
Episode 65 – Cayman Islands OT Adventure In this episode, I am in conversation with Dionne Nmai. She is an Occupational Therapist based in the UK who decided to make a bold move to the Cayman Islands to go and practice OT. We engage in conversation about why she decided to make the move, her experiences working in a different culture, reasons why she came back to the UK and lastl

Episode 64 - The Hip Hop OT

Mar 26 2023 48 mins  
Episode 64 – The Hip Hop OT In this episode, I am in conversation with Dr Jian Jones. She is an Occupational Therapist based in the USA exploring Hip Hop culture and all the different occupations and identities associated with it. We engage in conversation about some of the ways she incorporates Hip Hop culture into her teaching, the origin of Hip Hop and how she identifies with

Episode 63 – OT & Chill Is Back

Mar 14 2023 15 mins  
Episode 63 – OT & Chill Is Back After a bit of a break, I am finally back and hope to regain consistency with the episodes. I hope to continue bringing great conversation about all things Occupational Therapy. In this episode, I speak about some of the changes I have made to the podcast and also play snippets of some of the episodes coming out If you have any feedback on this

Episode 62 – OT & South Africa

Nov 27 2022 54 mins  
Episode 62 – OT & South Africa . In this episode, I speak with Aimee Isaacs who is an Occupational Therapist based in South Africa. We talk about what it is like working in South Africa as an Occupational Therapist. Barriers people face in accessing therapy and how she is trying to change this with the Self-Care Studio space on Instagram & YouTube. You can check out Aimee’s wor