187 – 12 Months of Following Along the Newgrad Experience ft Courtnee Bertucci
More than a year in the making, this episode follows Courtnee Bertucci across three check-ins throughout her first year as a new graduate Occupational Therapist.
186 – Intimacy, Identity, and OT Practice ft Emilie Chong
Sex and intimacy are core parts of everyday life—but they’re often left out of healthcare conversations. In this episode, we chat with Emilie Chong about sexual expression
185 – An Incredible Career in the Greatest Profession ft Prof Mandy Stanley
In this special episode of Occupied, we sit down with Professor Mandy Stanley to reflect on an extraordinary career in occupational therapy as she steps into retirement. Mandy
184 – 2025 in Review & Setting Intentions for 2026
In this reflective end-of-year episode of Occupied, hosts Brock and Jess take a moment to pause, look back, and make sense of 2025 — both personally and professionally. Together, they
183 – Lived Experience and Practice: A Conversation with Mental Health Nurse Ayden Riethmuller
In this episode of Occupied, Dr Jessica Levick sits down with mental health nurse Ayden Riethmuller to explore the powerful intersection between lived experience and professional
182 – Doing, Being, Becoming Collective ft Brad Williams
In this episode, Brock sits down with Brad from The Becoming Collective to unpack what it really means to come into alignment with the profession of occupational therapy —
181 – Leading Change and Shaping the Future of Occupational Therapy with Professor Elspeth Froude
In this episode of Occupied, Dr Jessica Levick chats with Professor Elspeth Froude — Professor of Occupational Therapy and National Head of the School of Allied
180 – Knowledge Translation and Lifelong Learning with Dr Kieran Broome
In this episode of Occupied, Dr Jessica Levick is joined by Dr Kieran Broome — occupational therapist, educator, and researcher, to explore how we can bridge
179 – Private Practice with a Recovering People Pleaser ft Joey Peppas
In this episode, I’m joined by Joey Peppas, an occupational therapist running her own private practice. Together, we dig deep into the less-talked-about realities of our
178 – Life and Leadership with the new AOTA President – Dr Arameh Anvarizadeh
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, the newly elected president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). We dive into her journey into
177 – A New Clinical Reasoning Model with Dr Craig Greber
Join Brock and Jess as they chat with Dr Craig Greber about an exciting new model of clinical reasoning he’s helped to develop. Craig shares
176 – Reflections from the 2025 Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference
Brock and Jess chat and explore her firsthand experiences attending the 2025 Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference. She explores the highlights, key insights, and areas
175 – Academia Highs and Lows
In this candid conversation, Brock and Jess dive into the rewarding yet challenging world of academia within occupational therapy. They discuss the genuine highs, the
174 – Recovery-Oriented Practice in Mental Health with Martin Staines
In Episode 174 of Occupied, host Dr Jessica Levick speaks with Martin Staines, an Advanced Occupational Therapist with a deep commitment to recovery-oriented practice in mental
173 – OT Australia’s Chief Occupational Therapist Michelle Oliver
In this episode of Occupied, I sit down with Michelle Oliver, Australia’s first-ever Chief Occupational Therapist, for an inspiring and insightful conversation about her journey, her vision for
172 – Navigating Complex Clinical Environments with Dr Theo Theodoros
In Episode 172 of Occupied, co-host Dr Jessica Levick speaks with consultant psychiatrist Dr Theo Theodoros to explore the realities of working in challenging, complex and
2 Fast 2 Curious: Occupied Reloaded
Welcome back to the Occupied Podcast! After a significant hiatus, we’re rebooting with fresh perspectives, exciting content, and most importantly, a brand-new co-host—Jessica Levick. In
170 – Digital Identity Influencers and Mental Health ft Dr Jessica Levick
In this episode I sit down with Dr. Jessica Levick to explore the intersection of identity, social media, and the commercialisation of mental health. Together,
169 – EquipMeOT ft Lindsay DeLong
In this inspiring episode of Occupied, I sit down with the multi-talented Lindsay DeLong, an occupational therapist and online content creator known for her innovative
168 – Critical Thinking 101
In the latest episode of our podcast, we delve into the fascinating topic of Critical Thinking and its significance in our daily lives. We aim
167 – How to improve your Interviewing
Today’s episode is all about mastering interviews, whether you’re sitting in the hot seat or the one steering the conversation. We’re unpacking everything from breaking
166 – Call out your Whiteness ft Helen Harrington and Marielle Turner
Welcome to the latest episode where we explore the intricate dynamics of racial identity, privilege, and the role of white individuals in addressing systemic racism.
165 – Celebrate the Little Wins
Never in my wildest dreams did I see us getting here. Last night we clocked over….half a million downloads!! That’s right…500,000 🫣 164 episodes500,000+ downloads98
164 – OTAus2023 Reflections
1 Month on from the OT Australia National Conference in Cairns and these are some reflections from the event! Look after yourself, look after others,
163 – Do we all need to be Occupational Scientists?
Was listening to OT & Chill recently and something from this episode triggered my brain into thought! Occupational Scientists are important but do we all need
162 – Trauma Informed Occupational Therapy ft Marie Bell
I explore my friend, Marie’s, journey into working with kids with trauma and some of the considerations that need to be made by clinicians when
161 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Assoc Prof Genevieve Pepin
Genevieve Pepin Associate Professor Higher Degree Research Director Deakin University, Australia Session title Occupational Therapy and Eating Disorders…. Seriously, it is that hard to understand? Session details (CW &
160 – Catching Up with Ms OT Flourish ft Mandy Chamberlain
If you’re on social media and don’t know Mandy then are you really on social media? Mandy is not only a beautiful person but has
159 – The Independence Myth
What does being Independent mean? why does it always seem to be an OT’s goal for their clients? Is it even possible? A long time
158 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Karina Sanson-Fisher
Karina Sanson-Fisher Occupational therapist in Mulubinba (Newcastle), Australia Instagram @doing.therapy Session title Doing Drugs: Occupational therapy and alcohol and other drugs Session details This session explores an occupational therapy
157 – Lessons I’ve Learned Pushing OT Into The Digital World
Absolutely honoured to be asked to deliver the keynote for the Wisconsin OT Association virtual conference. This is that presentation as well as the Q&A
156 – The Memory OT ft Allison Brush
If you’re like me you are aware that memory is a thing. You may even know there are different types etc but for many this
155 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Clare Hocking
Time for a secret sneaky episode! featuring the one and only Claire Hocking doing her All About Occupation Seminar For more and how to register
154 – The State of the Profession
So I’ve been asked a fair bit about where I think the profession is at right now and where I think it’s going. So here
153 – How To/Not to Enact Change in the Profession ft Clarice Grote
Clarice and I connected online after a little social media break when I arrived to a bunch of online controversy regarding a movement being pushed
152 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Jaime Leite Junior
Session Title: Dissident Genders and Sexualities and Life Possibilities Session Details This seminar aims to create a dialogue about the possibilities of life faced by the
151 – Can Anyone Be a Dope Leader?
This Episode was recorded around April 2021. Leadership is a topic that everyone has come across during their studies, career, sports engagement or just general
150 – Why do we need to talk about Occupational Therapy?
Welcome to Occupied 3.0. Some of you may have noticed a lack of episodes recently, and for that unannounced break I apologised. But I’m back
149 – Rural Practice as a Newgrad ft Holly Gawthorne
You may have heard her on the Holly the OT podcast and if not then definitely get on that! Holly works in a super remote
148 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Sakshi Tickoo
Session Title Sexuality as an Occupation Session Details Human sexuality is an ongoing occupation that develops at each stage of an individual’s life. This session will focus
147 – Should Therapy be Conducted Outdoors
Our Roundtable Brad: Brad Williams is an occupational therapist based in Adelaide, Australia and enjoys thinking deeply about why we do things the way we
146 – Eating Disorders Program Followup ft Carissa Gualano
Carissa returns to the podcast! During her last episode (OCCUPIED 123) she discussed her personal experience with eating disorders and was about to embark on
145 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION – ft John Knight
Session Title Digitally Occupied: Alienation, Autonomy and Resilience Session Details This session will cover the learnings from a number of years research into digital workers’ occupational
144 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Should Every OT Practitioner Be A Fieldwork Educator?
Our Roundtable Guest: Nancy is an occupational therapist in Maryland who has worked in a skilled nursing facility for 3 years, the first year as
143 – An Exploration of Creativity ft Moo Smith
I am a fan of Moo Smith. A YouTube creative who’s style and attitudes towards creativity align quite closely with my own. I’ve observed Moo’s
142 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Do Occupational Therapy Practitioners Make Good Entrepreneurs?
Our Roundtable Guest: Tomeico is an occupational therapist in North Carolina and entrepreneur extraordinaire. She is the host of the Therapy Entrepreneurs and Leaders of
141 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Allison Sullivan
Session Title “How Did I Get Here? One Occupational Therapist’s Search for Meaning” Session Details (TW // sexual violence) The purpose of this session is to
140 – OT and Pain ft Natalie Khan
Natalie has an amazing breadth of experience for such a young clinician. This ep we have a look at that experience and then funnel down
139 – WFOT Congress with WFOT President Samantha Shann
Today is a VERY special episode! Firstly I got the opportunity to talk with our WFOT President Samantha Shann. We explored her journey through the
THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 138 -Who is the Imposter?
Our Roundtable Guest:Alondra is an occupational therapist in Bay Area California and currently, she provides services via Hippotherapy, which entails incorporating horses And utilizing the
137 – BecomingOT ft Dr Tailor Blaine
You may know Tailor best as @BecomingOT on instagram, an account she started to share the transition from “anxious OT student to growing practitioner”. Her
136 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Daniela Castro De Jong & Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney
Daniela Castro de Jong, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra (Australia) & Georgia Pike-Rowney, Practitioner and researcher in the transdisciplinary space
135 – MOHO 101 ft Ruth Hambling
I’m the first to admit that I never used the MOHO much in clinical practice for a number of reasons. Conversations with Ruth started to
134 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Danielle Hitch
Outcome measurement in Occupational Therapy – What are we scared of? Dr. Danielle Hitch, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Deakin University, Australia & Allied Health Research
133 – An OT’s Perspective of His Own Traumatic Injury ft Collin Hernandez
Collin Hernandez loved working with his hands. Building things was a job that continued as a hobby. That was until he had a traumatic accident
THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 132 – What Impact is Isolation Having on People’s Habits, Routines and Health
Our Roundtable Guest:Tegan McKay is a provisional psychologist who owns The Mindful Hub and is also one half of the Strong Minds Club podcast. Her psychology background adds an important
131 – Political Competency in OT ft Dr Nick Pollard
Dr Nick Pollard is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Sheffield Hallam University, teaching occupational therapy students at undergraduate and post graduate level, and
130 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Moses N Ikiugu
Understanding Meaningful Occupation and its Healing Qualities Moses N Ikiugu, PhD, OTR/L, Professor and Director of Research, Occupational Therapy Department, University of South Dakota Session
114 – All About Occupation Series ft Karen Whalley Hammell
OCCUPIED is proud to announce a partnership with the All About Occupation series of seminars being hosted by Rebecca Twinley from the University of Brighton.
111 – Happy Birthday Occupied
A nice, short and sweet episode reflecting on the last 3 years of this podcast. So much work but for me personally its resulted in
108 – Creativity V Depression ft Erik Johnson
DURING THIS PODCAST TOPICS SUCH AS SUICIDE, SELF HARM AND MENTAL ILLNESS ARE DISCUSSED. IF THIS IS A TRIGGER OR MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, LOOK AFTER
054 – Mental Wellbeing and Occupational Therapy
This episode I wanted to reflect on an idea that I’ve been playing around with for a few weeks and that’s the difference between Mental
010 – The Grey Revolution: Aged Care’s Young Leaders
Samantha Bowen is an Occupational Therapist from Perth Australia who found her passion in the aged care sector. Samantha started Acorn Network, an entrepreneurial venture
009 – How do Values fit with OT practice?
A rather spontaneous recording whilst getting some vitamin D, sitting outside, and relaxing. You know what they say, strike while the iron is hot, so whilst
008 – Dr Jessie Wilson and the Co-Op approach
Dr Jessie Wilson is a former colleague of mine who now works at Western University in Canada. Her paediatric and mental health clinical background led
007 – Why SMART Goals are Dumb
Goals…..we’ve all heard of them and all been advised that we should be using them both personally and clinically….but why and how are we using
006 – The Business of Women’s Health and Occupational Therapy
Melissa LaPointe is a friend I’ve known for a number of years and I’ve watched her entrepreneurial journey building from her original passion area, Occupational
005 – What can Minimalism teach Occupational Therapists
So in this episode, I explore some random reflections I’ve had after coming across the concept of “minimalism”. It started when I found a documentary
004 – Newgradoccupationaltherapy.com with Dom
This episode I delved into the world of the New Graduate Occupational Therapist!! I had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only
003 – Reflecting on Reflection
Every now and then a small thing happens during my day triggers some much more extensive thoughts/reflections (ironic right?). Discussing with my Occupational Therapy students
002 – Occupation based Pediatrics with the Rocket OT
Simone contacted me on Reddit following the release of Occupied episode 001 saying she wrote a blog called the Rocket OT and had created a
001 – Operation Occupation
Operation Occupation was a project that I undertook a few years ago and was a turning point in my career for my personal growth into
Intro
For the longest time I’ve wanted to start a podcast. The blend of technology, creative expression and Occupational Therapy has always appealed to me greatly.