Occupied

By Brock Cook

Social Sciences Medicine

What's Occupied about?

A creative project exploring all things Occupation, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy

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Occupied episodes:

03.04.2024
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 videos on assistive technologies. Lindsay shares her journey of merging her passion for occupational therapy...
02.16.2024
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 to unravel the mysteries of this crucial skill set, often overlooked yet essential for personal...
02.05.2024
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 down interview myths to post-interview protocols in a way that's easy to digest and even...
12.12.2023
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. In this episode, I'm joined by Helen Harrington and Marielle Turner and we embark on...
09.14.2023
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 amazing guests174+hours of original content released225+hrs of recording556gig of raw audio files160 countries reached58 different podcast...
07.21.2023
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, and always keep Occupied [email protected]@me.com
07.19.2023
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 to be qualified occupational scientists? Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied [email protected]@me.com
07.14.2023
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 working in this kind of area. Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied [email protected]@me.com
07.04.2023
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 & TW // eating disorders) The main aim of this presentation...
06.29.2023
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 been in the online space helping therapists and students grow and learn into the profession....
06.17.2023
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 bug bear that I decided to have a deeper look into. Part of this ep...
06.08.2023
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 role working with people who use alcohol and other drugs, and...
05.26.2023
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; at the end of it for your consumption. Look after yourself, look after others, and always...
05.22.2023
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 is the extent of it. Allison Brush IS the Memory OT. I came across her...
05.09.2023
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 for future seminars, see: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/occupation/
04.01.2023
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 is a short and sweet exploration of that exact topic.....or is it.... Look after yourself, look...
03.21.2023
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 to change the profession in a variety of ways. We decided that we would get...
03.08.2023
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 population who experience dissidence of genders and sexualities. Taking the Brazilian reality as a...
03.02.2023
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 life but how’s your knowledge about what it actually is? This episode we decided to bounce...
02.23.2023
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 and I'm inspired to continue bringing you more regular eps and interviews again! A hot...
01.04.2023
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 Australian town called Lightening Ridge. Her experience of the newgrad transition on top of working...
10.25.2022
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 on understanding the basics of sexuality and the various ways it translates into...
10.18.2022
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 do and shaking things up or trying new things when there might be better ways of...
10.11.2022
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 her doctoral project. She has now completed that project and has come back to talk...
09.19.2022
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 experience. Findings from a four-week diary study, using online data collection and a variety...
08.12.2022
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 a new grad traveler. Nancy loves helping people as cliche as it may seem, that's her...
08.05.2022
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 development and growth in her field for a couple years now. I'm wanting to put...
06.29.2022
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 Color podcast, owner of Fasion Consulting (a business coaching and consulting company for therapy entrepreneurs), an...
06.20.2022
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 provide my personal perspective as a practitioner, educator, and researcher on the topics identified...
06.13.2022
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 into her interest and experience living and working with chronic pain. Check out her work...
05.16.2022
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 profession, How she got involved with WFOT, how she made it to the position of...
05.12.2022
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 movement of the horse Within the treatment sessions. She has a keen interest in imposter...
04.26.2022
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 passion for improving those around her and assisting people to learn from her experiences is...
04.20.2022
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 of music, community, education, health and wellbeing, Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National...
03.30.2022
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 get me to revisit some of the thoughts I'd had for a long while. We...
03.14.2022
OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – Essentialism and Productivity
An exclusive sample clip of one of the Occupied Plus+ Patreon episodes. If you like it and want to get access to the rest of this episode and many more go to patreon.com/occupiedplus and sign up today! This is a model...
03.07.2022
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 & Translation Lead, Western Health, Australia Session Details: Outcome measurement is crucial to proving the...
03.04.2022
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 that severely compromised his ability to engage in the things he loves most. In this...
02.21.2022
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 dynamic to the occupational therapy perspective of the rest of the roundtable. This episode we are...
02.14.2022
OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – The Stress-Vulnerability Model
An exclusive sample clip of one of the Occupied Plus+ Patreon episodes. If you like it and want to get access to the rest of this episode and many more go to patreon.com/occupiedplus and sign up today! This is a model...
02.10.2022
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 course leader of the MSc pre-registration programme. He was previously professional lead in occupational therapy,...
02.04.2022
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 Details In this seminar, we will discuss the following: - The nature of meaningful occupations...
01.24.2022
129 – The Occupational Narratives Project ft Dr. Gail Whiteford
You know her. You love her. I'm honored to have the phenomenal Professor Gail Whiteford back on the podcast. This time we got to talk about a project thats very close to her heart and we lay out a challenge...
01.12.2022
128 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – What are the Occupational Implications of COVID-19?
Our Roundtable Guest:Dr. Jesse Wilson is an Assistant Professor at Western University in Ontario, Canada. She has extensive experience in supporting youth with autism and The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach to therapeutic intervention. Jessie also brings a...
01.11.2022
127 – Occupied Update
Just a short update about where I've been, what I've been up to, and what the plan is for 2022! Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied [email protected]@me.com If you want even more valuable content join <> for bonus podcast...
11.29.2021
126 – The Neurodivergent Experience in a Neurotypical World ft Jacklyn Googins & Greg Boheler
Jacklyn and Greg are OT's, cofounders of social enterprise B3 coffee, and both identify as neurodivergent. This discussion was fascinating being able to discuss this very common and often misunderstood experience. We discuss the wider societal acceptance of neurodivergence, their...
11.22.2021
125 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Paula Kramer
Occupational Disruption in the Pandemic: A Window into the Better Understanding of our Clients Dr. Paula Kramer PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor Emeritus, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA COVID has drastically changed the critically important occupations of many and...
10.28.2021
OCCUPIED Plus+ clip – What do I Need in a Contract
An exclusive sample clip of one of the Occupied Plus+ Patreon episodes. If you like it and want to get access to the rest of this episode and many more go to patreon.com/occupiedplus and sign up today! Been asked a few...
10.20.2021
124 – Lessons from a Career in Occupational Therapy
On October 15th 2021 I was honoured to be asked to give a short guest talk to the graduating class from Central Queensland University. The topic was left up to me and so I thought about what I would want...
10.13.2021
123 – The Real Life Impact of Eating Disorders ft Carissa Dyer
Through her teenage years Carissa experienced the pressure of managing her eating disorder on top of all of life's stressors. How does this hyper focus on food, eating, comparison, judgement and hiding all of the above from your closest people...

What's Occupied about?

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Occupied episodes:

169 – EquipMeOT ft Lindsay DeLong

168 – Critical Thinking 101

167 – How to improve your Interviewing

166 – Call out your Whiteness ft Helen Harrington and Marielle Turner

165 – Celebrate the Little Wins

164 – OTAus2023 Reflections

163 – Do we all need to be Occupational Scientists?

162 – Trauma Informed Occupational Therapy ft Marie Bell

161 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Assoc Prof Genevieve Pepin

160 – Catching Up with Ms OT Flourish ft Mandy Chamberlain

159 – The Independence Myth

158 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Karina Sanson-Fisher

157 – Lessons I’ve Learned Pushing OT Into The Digital World

156 – The Memory OT ft Allison Brush

155 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Clare Hocking

154 – The State of the Profession

153 – How To/Not to Enact Change in the Profession ft Clarice Grote

152 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Jaime Leite Junior

151 – Can Anyone Be a Dope Leader?

150 – Why do we need to talk about Occupational Therapy?

149 – Rural Practice as a Newgrad ft Holly Gawthorne

148 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Sakshi Tickoo

147 – Should Therapy be Conducted Outdoors

146 – Eating Disorders Program Followup ft Carissa Gualano

145 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION – ft John Knight

￼144 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Should Every OT Practitioner Be A Fieldwork Educator?

143 – An Exploration of Creativity ft Moo Smith

142 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Do Occupational Therapy Practitioners Make Good Entrepreneurs?

141 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Allison Sullivan

140 – OT and Pain ft Natalie Khan

139 – WFOT Congress with WFOT President Samantha Shann

THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 138 -Who is the Imposter?￼

137 – BecomingOT ft Dr Tailor Blaine

136 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Daniela Castro De Jong & Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney

135 – MOHO 101 ft Ruth Hambling

OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – Essentialism and Productivity￼

134 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Danielle Hitch

133 – An OT’s Perspective of His Own Traumatic Injury ft Collin Hernandez

THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 132 – What Impact is Isolation Having on People’s Habits, Routines and Health

OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – The Stress-Vulnerability Model

131 – Political Competency in OT ft Dr Nick Pollard

130 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Moses N Ikiugu

129 – The Occupational Narratives Project ft Dr. Gail Whiteford

128 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – What are the Occupational Implications of COVID-19?

127 – Occupied Update

126 – The Neurodivergent Experience in a Neurotypical World ft Jacklyn Googins & Greg Boheler

125 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Paula Kramer

OCCUPIED Plus+ clip – What do I Need in a Contract

124 – Lessons from a Career in Occupational Therapy

123 – The Real Life Impact of Eating Disorders ft Carissa Dyer

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144 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Should Every OT Practitioner Be A Fieldwork Educator?

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OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – Essentialism and Productivity