In this empowering episode of OT Yourself to Freedom, business mindset and lifestyle coach Beki Eakins dives deep into the real reason many Occupational Therapists stay stuck - and how to break free.

If you’ve been waiting for more time, more energy, or more qualifications before creating your dream business, this episode is your wake-up call. Beki shares powerful mindset shifts inspired by Bob Proctor, Napoleon Hill, and real-life success stories from OTs who’ve doubled their income in just six months.

You’ll learn why freedom isn’t found in another degree, but in changing your paradigm, making decisive moves, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Whether you want to work 10 hours a week, earn £10K months, or simply reclaim your time, this conversation will show you exactly how to start - now.

What You’ll Discover:

Why waiting for “the right time” is keeping you stuck

The paradigm shift that changes everything

How repetition rewires your brain for success

Stories of OTs making 5–15K months and beyond

Practical steps to start your own freedom-based business today

Perfect for OTs ready to create change, overcome self-doubt, and finally live life on their terms.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

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Key Time Stamps:

00:57 – Why wanting freedom means you must change something
02:19 – The trap of collecting qualifications instead of taking action
05:02 – Understanding your paradigm and how it shapes your reality
07:10 – How repetition rewires your brain for success
17:02 – OT success stories: doubling income and breaking income ceilings

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

Welcome back to OT Yourself to Freedom! In this soul-nourishing episode, I’m joined by Kelsey, an inspiring OT, entrepreneur, and deeply intuitive human for a conversation about the power of the pause.

Together we unpack what it means to trust yourself, how to honour your own timing in business, and why rest can be a radical act of alignment. Kelsey shares how she navigated uncertainty, release, and recalibration in her business journey, and how she came out the other side clearer, stronger, and more in tune with what freedom really means.

Whether you’re in a season of hustle, healing, or holding, this episode is a permission slip to trust the wisdom within.

Listen in as we explore:

Letting go of the pressure to always be doing

Why spaciousness is often where the magic happens

How Kelsey embraced a season of pause without guilt

Learning to listen to your body, not just your business plan

The importance of building safety within your nervous system for long-term sustainability

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

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Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Meet Kelsey – a woman who beautifully weaves together her clinical expertise with deep intuitive wisdom. Through her work at B.well tots, she supports families with a holistic, nurturing approach to child development and lactation, while also guiding fellow OTs in building a business rooted in alignment, nervous system regulation, and self-trust.

Connect with Kelsey:

Facebook: @kelsey.baker1
Instagram: @bwelltots
Website: bweltots.com

Main Topic:

[4:13] – "The Power of Pausing"

[10:45] – "Building Safety in the Nervous System"

[15:26] – "Trusting the Season You’re In"

[22:08] – "Letting Go of the Hustle Mindset"

[27:33] – "Running a Business with Heart"

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

Are you constantly overthinking, planning everything to a tee, and still not making the moves you want in business?

This episode is for the high-achieving OTs, the perfectionists, and the planners who feel stuck despite giving it their all.

Beki is joined by Aaron Shaw, Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, Strength Coach, and Host of the Healthspan Digest podcast, for an honest and powerful conversation about perfectionism and how it can quietly sabotage your success.

Together, they explore:

- The hidden roots of perfectionism for OTs
- Why you don’t need everything perfectly planned to start
- How high standards become self-sabotage in business
- The mindset shifts to embrace progress over perfection
- How to build emotional and physical resilience without burning out

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Aaron is an Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, and Strength Coach who helps hands-on professionals build physical resilience for long, sustainable careers. He’s also the host of the Healthspan Digest podcast, where he breaks down healthspan science into practical, actionable advice.

📌 Aaron’s Top Links:
▶️ YouTube: Healthspan Digest Podcast
🌐 Website: healthspanpillars.com
📘 Facebook: Aaron Shaw
💼 LinkedIn: Aaron Shaw on LinkedIn
📸 Instagram: @aaronshawfitness

Main topic

[00:00] Introduction: Why Perfectionism Matters

[01:00] Where Perfectionism Comes From

[03:00] Why It Slows You Down in Business

[06:00] Celebrating Progress, Not Just Results

[14:00] Shadow Work, Self-Sabotage & Moving Through It

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this empowering episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, host Beki Eakins – a business mindset and lifestyle coach – dismantles the harmful belief that scaling a business inevitably leads to burnout and longer hours.

Through her personal journey and inspiring client success stories, Beki shows how Occupational Therapists (OTs) can grow purpose-driven, freedom-based online businesses without compromising their time, wellbeing, or lifestyle. She introduces key concepts like automation, delegation, and strategic planning – essential tools for any OT ready to scale sustainably.

Beki shares the mindset shifts required to move from operator to true business owner, offering clear, actionable advice to help OTs overcome fear, manage bottlenecks, and build businesses that align with their values. This episode is a must-listen for OTs in private practice, aspiring OT entrepreneurs, or anyone seeking greater work-life balance and business freedom.

Why scaling doesn't mean working harder

The real reasons many OTs stay stuck in “operator” mode

How to recognise and fix the bottlenecks in your OT business

The role of automation and early delegation in sustainable growth

Practical strategies to design a business that supports your ideal lifestyle

Mindset coaching tips tailored to occupational therapists

Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

00:00 – Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission
00:49 – Debunking the Myth: Scaling Equals Losing Freedom
01:30 – Running a Successful Business in Limited Hours
03:01 – Mindset Shifts for OT Business Success
03:25 – How Beki Helps OTs Achieve Freedom-Based Growth
05:31 – Delegation and Automation for Occupational Therapists
09:11 – Breaking Through Common OT Business Barriers
16:27 – Creating a Freedom-Focused Business Model
20:16 – Final Thoughts and Membership Opportunities

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, host Beki Eakins, a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists, emphasises the importance of how we show up in our lives and businesses. Beki shares personal anecdotes illustrating the impact of maintaining self-care rituals even when life feels good. She advises decluttering one's life, both physically and digitally, to create space for growth and success. Beki underscores the significance of discipline, commitment, and small daily habits in achieving a life of freedom and joy. She also discusses the various programmes she offers to help OTs build their own online freedom-based businesses and highlights the critical role of showing up ready and committed to making dreams a reality.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission

00:49 The Importance of Showing Up

01:47 Personal Anecdote: Self-Care and Relationships

05:02 Helping OTs Create Their Own Freedom

06:47 Decluttering for Success

10:49 The Power of Daily Habits and Choices

12:15 Client Stories and Overcoming Challenges

13:59 Mindset and Meditation

15:14 The Importance of Taking Control

25:34 Final Thoughts and Programme Options

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins, a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists, shares invaluable lessons she wishes she had known before starting her own online business. Beki discusses the advantages of high-ticket sales, how self-belief impacts business success, and the importance of simplicity in achieving freedom-based entrepreneurship. She also provides practical advice and insights on how OTs can harness their skills to build lucrative and fulfilling businesses.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Main topic

00:00 Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission
01:01 What I Wish I Had Known Before Starting My Business
01:54 The Ease of Selling High-Ticket Items
04:34 Helping OTs Create Their Own Freedom
07:42 The Importance of Self-Belief in Sales
14:10 Simplicity as a Superpower
20:54 Recap and Membership Options

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins, a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists, discusses how OTs can transform their practices to reclaim time and experience true freedom. Drawing from her extensive experience, Beki addresses the challenges OT entrepreneurs face, such as burnout, managing teams, and maintaining quality service. She explores the importance of automating tasks, delegating effectively, and leveraging existing resources to create a balanced and sustainable business. Beki also highlights the value of having a clear mission, a sound marketing strategy, and the right mindset to develop a successful freedom-based online business. Listeners are encouraged to consider her one-to-one coaching for personalised strategies or the OT Yourself to Freedom Membership for a structured approach to enhancing their practice.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Main topic

00:00 – Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission
00:44 – Welcome to the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast
00:50 – Challenges Faced by OT Entrepreneurs
01:40 – Redefining Success and Productivity
05:13 – Creating a Freedom-Based Business
10:45 – The Power of Automation and Delegation
17:09 – Personal Experiences and Strategies
24:20 – Tailored Support for OT Entrepreneurs
25:34 – Membership Options for OTs

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, host Beki Eakins, a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists, shares her powerful personal story of hitting rock bottom through extreme burnout and how she rebuilt her life by reconnecting with meaningful occupation. Beki discusses the importance of aligning daily activities with personal values and purpose to achieve genuine fulfilment and avoid burnout. She also provides practical advice for OTs on how to assess and realign their daily occupations, and offers insights into creating a freedom-based online business that is both meaningful and successful. Listeners are encouraged to evaluate their own occupational balance and make the necessary changes to live a more inspired and purposeful life.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Main topic

00:00 – Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission
00:50 – A Love Letter to Occupational Therapists
01:47 – Beki’s Personal Journey Through Burnout
03:50 – The Camper Van Adventure and Pandemic Struggles
05:44 – Helping OTs Create Their Own Freedom
08:25 – Rediscovering Meaningful Occupation
13:32 – Aligning Occupations with Values
20:35 – Practical Steps to OT Your Own Life
28:16 – Building a Freedom-Based Business

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this deeply personal episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, host Beki Eakins — a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists — discusses the challenges faced by OTs across the world due to systemic changes in healthcare. Beki shares her journey from leaving the traditional OT profession to helping hundreds of therapists create their own online, freedom-based businesses.

The episode explores the current issues affecting healthcare professionals, particularly in the US, UK, and Australia, and the expectations placed on OTs to compromise their values and working conditions. It addresses the shifting landscape, the cultural stigma attached to healthcare professionals, and the need for a paradigm shift towards entrepreneurship within the OT community.

Beki also highlights how OTs can create a business that energises them, while honouring their worth both financially and ethically. Listeners are encouraged to explore new pathways and build a life that inspires them — whether within the existing system or by forging a new direction.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Main topic

00:00 – Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission

01:11 – The State of the Occupational Therapy Profession

02:50 – Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapists

07:36 – Personal Experiences and Systemic Issues

18:05 – Creating Change and New Opportunities

23:09 – Empowering OTs to Build Freedom-Based Businesses

27:22 – Membership Options for OTs

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.

In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom podcast, Beki Eakins, a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists, delves into the vital concept of ‘doing less and receiving more’. She challenges the ingrained hustle culture mindset and shares her personal experiences and practical strategies to embrace rest and achieve balance in both personal and professional life. Beki highlights the significance of rest in boosting creativity, productivity and the overall health of a business. She also offers insights into automated systems, managing business cycles, and striking a balance between work and relaxation. Tune in to discover how adopting this mindset shift can pave the way for a sustainable and fulfilling lifestyle.

Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief.

Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership:

Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose.

Connect with Beki

Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online businesses. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease..

Follow Beki:

Book an Inspiration Call: Click here

Main topic

00:00 – Introduction to Beki Eakins and Her Mission
00:48 – The Power of Doing Less and Receiving More
01:46 – Personal Journey and Insights on Rest
05:38 – Embracing Business Cycles and Overcoming Hustle Culture
07:54 – Practical Tips for Business Efficiency
18:38 – The Importance of Receiving Energy
21:52 – Automating and Organising for Success
27:22 – Final Thoughts and Membership Options

About the Podcast

OT Yourself To Freedom Podcast helps occupational therapists create a life and business they love. Host Beki Eakins shares practical tips, strategies, and real-world stories to inspire your journey to freedom

Love this episode? Subscribe to OT Yourself to Freedom and leave a review! Your feedback helps more OTs break free from burnout and build a business they love.