Rhiannon Crispe: The OT Lifestyle Movement

We are kicking off Occupational Therapy Month with a special guest! In this episode, I had the incredible opportunity to meet and chat with Rhiannon Crispe — the founder of the OT Lifestyle Movement. Rhiannon reflects on her early days on her discovery of occupational therapy, her experience as a student, and navigating her first few years as a new graduate occupational therapist. Additionally, she shares about her current work with 1-on-1 mobile pediatric therapy, parent coaching, and the reason why she started the “OT Lifestyle Movement”Timestamps:(3:22) What was occupational therapy school like for you in Australia? | reflecting on uni days(8:42) OT settings you were interested in early on?(11:01) If an OT student is currently struggling with fieldwork 2 or occupational therapy school overall —  what might be something you share with them?(19:25) Navigating your first job as an occupational therapist | subsequent jobs afterwards(23:24) Currently — 1-on-1 mobile pediatric therapy and parent coaching | what is this experience like?(29:48) What do you like about your current OT role versus previous jobs you’ve held?(30:58) What might you tell someone interested in pursuing a route  similar to yours or thinking about starting their own OT business?(33:07) What is the OT Lifestyle Movement? | what was the motivation behind this pivot(37:59) Looking for occupational therapy inspiration? | Consider checking out Rhiannon’s free resources — including an OT e-book, OT movie, OT podcast.. & more!https://otlifestylemovement.com/*BONUS LIGHTNING ROUND*What are some of your personal/meaningful occupations?What do you believe makes a successful occupational therapy session? If occupational therapy did not exist as a profession, what other career/job might you pursue instead?What is your occupational therapy pitch?