Episodes
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Episode 73: What Has The Last 18 Months Taught Me?
Episode 73: What Has The Last 18 Months Taught Me? . https://linktr.ee/otandchill . In this episode, I am back sharing what I have leaving from my extended break away from the podcast. I talk about the different transitions I have been through and what I have learnt. I reflect on how my different...
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Episode 72 - Get Tottenham Talking With Robert Pike
Episode 72 – Get Tottenham Talking With Robert Pike In this episode, I am joined by Robert Pike, a gentleman who experienced a mental health crisis in July 2023. He speaks about the pressures of mental health difficulties and how he feels Tottenham Talking saved his life. Robert is now running…
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Episode 71 – Speak Even When Your Voice Shakes
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...
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Episode 70 - Standing For RCOT Election Council Member
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...
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Episode 69 – AntiRacist Occupational Therapy, Unsettling The Status Quo
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…
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Episode 68 - Animal Assisted Therapy
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...
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Episode 67 - In Conversation With Sue Parkinson
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...
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Episode 66 - Elizabeth Casson Trust
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...
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Episode 65 – Cayman Islands OT Adventure
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...
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Episode 64 - The Hip Hop OT
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...
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Episode 63 – OT & Chill Is Back
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...
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Episode 62 – OT & South Africa
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…
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INTERLUDE – The OT Show With Wonderful OTs
INTERLUDE – The OT Show With Wonderful OTs I attended the OT Show on Wednesday, 23rd November 2022 and captured and some thoughts from those who attended and presented. I spoke briefly as part of the BAMEOTUK presentation. It would be great if you continued to support the wonderful work that the...
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Episode 61 – Conversation With Kit Sinclair
Episode 61 – Conversation With Kit Sinclair In this episode, I speak with Kit Sinclair. Kit is an Occupational Therapist based in Hong Kong who has dedicated her life work to the profession. Kit has been involved in the development of the profession in Asia and other parts of the world. She has...
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Episode 60 – Retire But Share The Knowledge
Episode 60 – Retire But Share The Knowledge In this episode, I speak with Sue Hilsdon, a retired Occupational Therapist who wants to continue sharing her knowledge and support current Occupational Therapists. Sue recently wrote an article discussing this topic in the OTNews. In this episode, we...
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Episode 59 – BAMEOTUK Symposium Intro
Episode 59 – BAMEOTUK Symposium Intro In this episode, you will hear the introduction I gave at the BAMEOTUK Symposium which happened online on 10th September 2022. It was a fantastic event organised by members of BAMEOTUK. All the presentations from the wonderful speakers on the day were…
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Episode 58 – Wheelchair Services
Episode 58 – Wheelchair Services In this episode, I speak with Lauren Osborne, an Occupational Therapist specialising in Wheelchair Services. We discuss some of the skills needed for this area, importance of posture management, what a “typical” day looks like and difficulty in recruiting to this...
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Episode 57 – Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Episode 57 – Living With Multiple Sclerosis In this episode, I speak with Alex Deans, a young man living with Multiple Sclerosis. He shares his lived experience of his condition, some of the challenges he faces and how he is using his experience to help others through personal training. You can...
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Episode 56 – Standing For RCOT Chair of Council
Episode 56 – Standing For RCOT Chair of Council Odeth Richardson, a UK based Occupational Therapist is a candidate for the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Chair of Council seat. She joins me on this episode to discuss reasons why she is standing for this position and the changes she would...
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Episode 55 – Unpicking Hidden Occupations
Episode 55 – Unpicking Hidden Occupations Continuing with the Occupation and Occupational Science mini-series, I am joined by Mike Sy who shares his thoughts on Occupational Science. We have a discussion about what this area of work means to him and especially why it is important in his context.…
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Episode 54 – Simplifying Occupational Science
Episode 54 – Simplifying Occupational Science Continuing with the Occupation and Occupational Science mini-series, I am joined by Ryan Lavalley who shares his thoughts on Occupational Science. We have a discussion about why work in this area is really important, how some of the research can…
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Episode 53 – Values and Occupations with Brock Cook
Episode 53 – Values and Occupations Continuing with the Occupation and Occupational Science mini-series, I am joined by Brock Cook to have a discussion about Values and Occupations. Brock shares his understanding of Occupational Science and why it is important for the profession. The episode on...
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Episode 52 – Is it Occupational Therapy or Occupational Science?
Episode 52 – Is it Occupational Therapy or Occupational Science? In the first of the Occupation and Occupational Science mini-series, I am joined by Miranda Cunningham to have a discussion about some of the issues surrounding Occupational Science and its application to Occupational Therapy...
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OT Week 2021 - Race & Health Inequalities Re-Release
As it OT Week in the UK (1st Nov-7th Nov)and the theme being Health Equity, I thought I would re-release Episode 24. Happy OT Week 2021 everyone. Episode 24 - Race & Health Inequalities . The link between race and health has been well documented in research and government reports. This was...
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Episode 51 – Student Internship with Rosalind Brooks & Sherri Kapadia
Episode 51 – Student Internship with Rosalind Brooks & Sherri Kapadia In this episode, I am joined by Rosalind and Sherri to have a conversation about their experience of undertaking an internship at the Royal College of Occupational Therapist. We also discuss their student experiences and also...
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Episode 50 – Episode 50
Episode 50 – Episode 50 A milestone episode for the OT & Chill podcast. In this episode, I review some of the wonderful episodes and provide the top 5 most listened to episodes. I share some of the plans for the future of the podcast and also share some great feedback received from some…
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Episode 49 – Conversation with Jennifer Creek
Episode 49 – Conversation with Jennifer Creek In this episode, I am joined by Jennifer Creek who is a well-known and highly respected Occupational Therapist. Similarly to Sue Baptiste from episode from 48, Jennifer Creek has contributed extensively to the profession through her publications…
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Episode 48 - Conversation With Sue Baptiste
Episode 48 – Conversation with Sue Baptiste In this episode, I am joined by Sue Baptiste who is a well-respected Occupational Therapist. She has contributed extensively to the profession through her work with the WFOT. She is recognised as one of the founding members of the Canadian Occupational...
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Episode 47 – Box Positive
Episode 47 – Box Positive In this episode, I am joined by Charles Delve (Twitter: @Charles_Delve), an Occupational Therapist and boxing coach based in the UK. Charles shares his work experience about the use of boxing in his practice, particularly with people diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease....
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Episode 46 – No Shame In Sharing
Episode 46 – No Shame In Sharing In this episode, I am joined by Richard Barrett (Twitter: @RBarrettOT), an Occupational Therapist based in the UK. Richard shares his lived experiences of mental illness and adverse childhood experiences and how this inspired him to want to work with young people....
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Episode 45 - RCOT Conference 2021 Review
Episode 45 - RCOT Conference 2021 Review Farrah (OT Whats Your Focus? Podcast) and I put a call out for people to get to get together following the Royal Collage of Occupational Therapy 2021 conference had gone for them, thier learning and any other reflections. The episode starts with myself...
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Episode 44 – Student Led Occupational Therapy Society
Episode 44 – Student Led Occupational Therapy Society In this episode, I am joined by the committee members (Daisy Doncaster, Joyce Mutoko, Elizabeth Ollivierre & Rebekah Downing) from the London South Bank University Occupational Therapy Society. We discuss the opportunities and challenges of...
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Episode 43 - OT Apprenticeship & Role Emerging Placement
Episode 43 - OT Apprenticeship & Role Emerging Placement In this episode, I speak to Megan Malpass (Twitter: @Megan_OT20 & Paige Lee (Twitter: @paigeOT1). They are currently undertaking the Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship routine to become a qualified therapists. We discuss some of the pros…
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Episode 42 – Unlocking OT Potential in Criminal Justice System
Episode 42 – Unlocking OT Potential in Criminal Justice System In the final episode of the OT criminal justice system mini-series, I am joined by Crystal Dieleman. Crystal is currently an associate professor at Dalhousie University in Canada and has spent most of her career working and…
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Episode 41 – Developing OT In Scottish Prisons
Episode 41 – Developing OT In Scottish Prisons On this week’s episode, I am in conversation with Stephanie Morrison, an Occupational Therapist and Lecturer based in Scotland about her experiences and work in developing and promoting the role of Occupational Therapy in Scottish prisons. Stephanie...
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Episode 40 – Prison & Sensory Approaches
Episode 40 – Prison & Sensory Approaches On this week’s episode, I am in conversation with Gisele Craswell, an Occupational Therapist based in Canada about the use of sensory approaches in prison environment. We discuss the sensory experiences of people in prison and the possible impact on...
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Episode 39 – OT Service In Prison: Integrated Support Unit
Episode 39 – OT Service In Prison: Integrated Support Unit On this week’s episode, I am in conversation with Charlotte French (@charfrenchOT), an Occupational Therapist in a remand prison in the North East of England about her role in an Integrated Support Unit which aims to support people...
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Episode 38 – Youth Justice and OT
Episode 38 – Youth Justice and OT Continuing with the OT in criminal justice system, in this episode, I am joined by Natalie Shearer (@NatalieS_OT) & Toks Odutayo (@TokunboTweetz) to discuss their work with young people in the community as part of the youth justice service in London. They share...
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Episode 37 - Long Covid and Me
Episode 37 - Long Covid and Me In this episode, I am joined by Helen Skiffington who shares her experience of Long Covid. Helen experienced the symptoms of covid back in March 2020 and continues to be affected until now. She talks about the impact it has had on her ability to engage in meaningful...
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Episode 36 – Standing For RCOT Council Seat For England
Episode 36 – Standing For RCOT Council Seat For England In this episode, I am joined by Kalimah Ibrahiim to why she is standing for the RCOT council member seat for England. Members of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) in England have the democratic right to select a candidate…
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Episode 35 - Leading Healthcare In Prison
Episode 35 – Leading Healthcare In Prison In this episode, I am joined by Rachel Gibbs to discuss the healthcare provision in Northern Ireland prison service. Rachel has an Occupational Therapy background but is now in a senior leadership position. She discusses how she has used her leadership...
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Episode 34 – Prison Mental Health OT
Episode 34 – Prison Mental Health OT In this episode, I am joined by Charlotte Wise & Katie Vaneker to discuss their roles working in mental health teams within a prison. We discuss what a typical day looks like and the challenges around this and the difficulty in maintaining an occupation…
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Episode 33 – Be Your Own OT?
Episode 33 – Be Your Own OT? In this episode, I chill with Victoria Roberts discussing the difficulty we as Occupational Therapist experience in using some of the concepts and theories in the profession on ourselves when we are experiencing burnout/ difficulties with work. Victoria shares her own...
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Episode 32 - Parental & Perinatal Mental Health
Episode 32 - Parental & Perinatal Mental Health In this episode, I am in conversation with Sarah Maris-Shaw and Somia Jan about the Occupational Therapy role in parental and perinatal mental health working with women and babies. For more information about the role of the perinatal occupational...
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Episode 31 - Use of Humour in Occupational Therapy
Episode 31 - Use of Humour in Occupational Therapy In this episode, I speak again with Alice Hortop from Episode 27, about the use of humour in Occupational Therapy. Alice shares the benefits humour can have during therapeutic interactions and when it is or not appropriate to use it. We also...
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Episode 30 - Hoarding & Occupational Therapy
Episode 30 – Hoarding & Occupational Therapy In this episode, I am in conversation in Brigitte Hoare. We have a discussion about hoarding and the role Occupational Therapy can have in this area. Hoarding is often viewed negatively but it is important to understand some of the experiences of those...
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Episode 29 – Occupational Therapy In Ghana
Episode 29 – Occupational Therapy In Ghana In this episode, I am in conversation in Ann Sena Fordie. She is an Occupational Therapist based in Ghana. We discuss both the history and current state of the profession in the country. Ann also discuss about her position as the president of…
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Episode 28 - Sport For Confidence
Episode 28 – Sport For Confidence In this episode, I am joined by Lyndsey Barratt from award winning organisation Sport For Confidence. We discuss the role and impact of Occupational Therapy within the organisation, the power of sport and physical activity and her hopes and vision for the future…
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Episode 27 - Involuntary Childlessness
Episode 27 – Involuntary Childlessness In this episode, I talk with Alice Hortop about her personal experience of involuntary childlessness and the impact it can have on identity, mental wellbeing and the assumptions people may make of those without children. We touch on understanding the...
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Episode 26 - Pathways To Purpose
Episode 26 - Pathways To Purpose In this episode, I chill out with Hannah Manning to explore her journey into Occupational Therapy before discussing her current role and the use of nature and gardening within this. We finish off by diving deep into her mindset coaching work and how she helps...