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Brookline Rotarians Susan Rack, Joyce Graff, and Elias Audy discuss the role of the service organization on a global scale as well as within the Brookline community. They also share information regarding their upcoming Thanksgiving fundraiser. To learn more about the Brookline Rotary and upcoming events please visit: https://brooklinerotary.org/ 

CW: This episode mentions sexual abuse, pornography and sex work during the conversation. Bex joins the podcast to discuss her new book “Illuminating The Dark Side of Occupation.” Bex defines the Dark Side of Occupation as occupations that have not yet been discovered or explored deeply and may range from the mundane to the extreme, risky or harmful. She discusses with Karen her motivations for researching and writing on this topic and they discuss in depth the chapter they collaborated on regarding looking to the future and the possibilities for furthering the understanding of peoples' occupations. To learn more about Bex’s work, visit: https://thedarksideofoccupation.wordpress.com/

Kathleen is a transportation and urban planner and is currently the Assistant Administrator for the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA). She joins us to discuss how public transit is responding to and evolving with changing public safety needs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Catching up with Sarah Tuberty of “Disarming Disability” podcast

Sarah Tuberty returns to the podcast to update us on what she’s been doing since she last appeared to talk about her podcast “Disarming Disability.” In additional to creating season 2 of the podcast, Sarah shared new ventures with us, including her new YouTube channel, “Sarah Lives Life.”. She also shared news about upcoming plan s to publish her writing regarding resources for parents raising children with congenital limb differences and other disabilities, and lastly announces her exciting cross country trip with Jessica Cox and Patrick Chamberlain to reach Washington DC for the Flight of Hope with former Senator Tom Harkin, the author and lead sponsor of the ADA to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passage of the landmark ADA legislation. You can learn more about Sarah and all of her projects at sarahtuberty.com

After being diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and failing to find relief through traditional medicine, Arun ultimately found success to his pain challenges through exploration of the connection between mind and body. He has since started his own company, Remedy health, which offers tools and practices to support people on a journey of health recovery for their chronic pain. Learn more at Remedypain.co.

Moving to a different country may impact an individual’s ability to engage in familiar roles, routines, and habits. Such a transition influences occupational performance, occupational identity, relationships, and overall health and wellbeing. 

Our guest, Dr. Inbal identified the profound need to support trailing spouses in the process of relocation and created a workshop called "Occupational Therapy Guide for Relocation" to address it. 

Inbal volunteers as a team member at Inspire. Inspire is a network for accompanying partners to inspire, support, and motivate each other.

Website: www.inspire-partners.org/ 
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/InspireRelocatedPartners/

Robert is the founding program director for the masters of OT program at Tennessee Wesleyan University in Knoxville, Tennessee.
He wrote his recently published book serves as a guide and resource for those experiencing job loss during this time. It shares daily tasks and thought provoking questions to help guide the reader towards what they need to focus on not only to regain employment but meaningful employment.
Robert can be reached at [email protected] and his book can be purchased at lulu.com.

Brittany is an OT specializing in mental health and telehealth and is founder of “Simplicity of Health” which focuses on health literacy and giving people tools to make informed decisions about their health and be better able to advocate for themselves. She also shares with us an excerpt from her recent children’s book, “Why is there a person in my computer.” You can learn more at www.simplicityofhealth.com and reach Brittany at [email protected].

Vicki is an OT with decades of experience in the field. She focuses on a mind body system that she created called the ABC of prevention and fitness alignment breathing and centering. The ABC’s is a method that everyone, not just healthcare professionals, benefit from knowing. Vicki walks us through a few stories to demonstrate the power of this practice and walks us through a guided meditation. To learn more or reach Vicki, you can contact her at [email protected].

Katerina Dejkoska joins us from Macedonia. She is the director and producer of the documentary “Overcoming.” The documentary exposes how individuals cope with the consequences of traumatic brain injury that are different in any one of them, and most importantly, the documentary shows the possibilities of moving on with positivity after sustaining traumatic brain injury. To learn more, visit online and watch a trailer at overcomingtbi.com.