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A Way Forward MUOT Podcast

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A Way Forward(SM) is a project at the University of Missouri Occupational Therapy program, founded by Tiffany Bolton, Brittney Stevenson, Melanie Tkach, & Nathan Dare. This podcast is a student-run portion of the AWF initiative. The goal is to empower parents feeling overwhelmed meeting the mental and behavioral health needs of their children. This podcast is focused on allowing people to share their stories with the hope of helping others.

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Episodes

  1. S3 E13: Jo's Story: Inside the Classroom

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a teacher. All names have been changed.

  2. S3 E12: MG's Story: A Sister's Perspective & Advocacy in IDD

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a sibling and a strong advocator. All...

  3. S3 E11: Catrail's Story: A Parent's Journey Through Autism

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a parent of a child with Autism. All…

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  4. S3 E10-Sunflower's Story: Behind the Behavior

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences personally and professional as a Behavior...

  5. S3 E9: Grace's Story: The Reality of Parenting a Child with ASD

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a parent of a child with Autism. All…

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  6. S3 E8: Kim's Story: Professional Insight & Personal Journey

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a Behavior Analyst and a parent of a…

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  7. S3 E7: Leigh's Story: Helping Children Thrive Through Recreation

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a City's Recreation Coordinator. All…

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  8. S3 E6: Amber's Story: Autism in a Rural America

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a parent of a child with Autism. All…

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  9. S3 E5: Andy's Story: Living with ADHD-A Child's Perspective

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about his experiences as a child with...

  10. S3 E4: Ellie's Story: What It's Like Raising a Child with ADHD

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a parent raising a child with...

  11. S3 E3: Daisy's Story: Physical Therapy and Adaptive Ballet

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a Physical Therapist and a founder of an...

  12. S3 E2: Lynn's Story: Understanding OCD in Children- A Parent's Perspective

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a parent raising a child newly diagnosed...

  13. S3 E1 Maren's Story: Advocating as an OT and a Sibling

    Welcome to Season 3 of the A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I am your host, Olivia Pool, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. Today's guest will talk about her experiences as a sibling and a pediatric OT. All names...

  14. S1 E6 Blair's Story: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  15. S1 E5 Sarah's Story: Anxiety, Depression, Addiction

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  16. S1 E4 Caroline's Story: Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  17. S1 E3 Michael's Story: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  18. S1 E2 Lily's Story: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  19. S1 E1 Daisy's Story: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD

    Welcome to season 1 of A Way Forward podcast, focused on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. I'm your host, Sarah Steensma, an occupational therapy capstone student at the University of Missouri. In season 1, each episode highlights a specific mental health diagnosis through the lived...

  20. S2 E9 Caroline's Story: Finding the right strategies

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  21. S2 E8 Jessica's Story: Strengthening the bond

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  22. S2 E7 Bridget's Story: Be the expert on your child

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  23. S2 E6 Lina's Story: Stop pleasing everyone

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  24. S2 E5 Caitlyn's Story: A new normal

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  25. S2 E4 Sarah's Story: Resilience

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  26. S2 E3 Ashley's Story: Embrace big emotions

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  27. S2 E2 Anna's Story: Trust your gut

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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  28. S2 E1 Jackie's Story: Find someone who listens

    Welcome to season 2 of the A Way Forward podcast! Im your host, Erin Sullivan, and I am creating this series for my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at the University of Missouri. This season is aimed at empowering families navigating the challenges of raising children with…

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About this show

A Way Forward(SM) is a project at the University of Missouri Occupational Therapy program, founded by Tiffany Bolton, Brittney Stevenson, Melanie Tkach, & Nathan Dare. This podcast is a student-run portion of the AWF initiative. The goal is to empower parents feeling overwhelmed meeting the mental and behavioral health needs of their children. This podcast is focused on allowing people to share their stories with the hope of helping others.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does A Way Forward MUOT Podcast have?

A Way Forward MUOT Podcast has 28 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on May 7, 2026.

What is A Way Forward MUOT Podcast about?

A Way Forward(SM) is a project at the University of Missouri Occupational Therapy program, founded by Tiffany Bolton, Brittney Stevenson, Melanie Tkach, & Nathan Dare. This podcast is a student-run portion of the AWF initiative. The goal is to empower parents feeling overwhelmed meeting the mental...

How often does A Way Forward MUOT Podcast release new episodes?

A Way Forward MUOT Podcast publishes every two weeks, based on its 28 episodes since February 2025.

Who hosts A Way Forward MUOT Podcast?

A Way Forward MUOT Podcast is created and hosted by #AWayForwardMUOT.
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