A Way Forward MUOT Podcast
by #AWayForwardMUOT
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.
Episodes
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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.
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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#AWayForwardMUOT