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The BRAVE OT Podcast | Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers

The BRAVE OT Podcast with Carlyn Neek is all about empowering occupational therapists to step-up, level-up, blaze some trails, and maybe engage in a little conscious rebellion in service of the profession, our clients, our work, our businesses, and living our mission wholeheartedly. We are all about keeping it real, doing hard things, unhuslting, being curious, trying new things, growing through our challenges, and finding joy and fulfilment along the way. Really, we are OTing ourselves and each other. About This Podcast The BRAVE OT Podcast features authentic conversations with occupational therapists doing innovative and interesting work, from private practice owners to clinicians pioneering new approaches to OTs, creating entirely new paths for the profession. Through real conversations, we explore the challenges of trailblazing, the reality of navigating uncertainty, and how OTs support each other through it all. Whether you're an OT practice owner facing uncertainty, a clinician exploring new directions to escape environments that contribute to burnout, or an occupational therapist who's ready to do things differently, these conversations will resonate. We talk about the messy middle of building something meaningful, the isolation that can come with going your own way, and what it really takes to create sustainable work that aligns with your values. Host Carlyn Neek brings her lived experience as a multipassionate ADHDer, her decads of work with adult mental health with high achievers and her OT mentorship and business coaching to these conversations. Creating space for honest dialogue about the challenges we face as innovators in our profession is her superpower. The BRAVE OT Podcast is perfect for: Occupational therapists in private practice, OTs exploring entrepreneurship, clinicians seeking inspiration and community, and anyone interested in the evolving landscape of our profession. We aim for 2 episodes per month. 💌 An invitation from Carlyn: If you're an OT who has built a solid private practice but it's time to evolve to make your business work for you in this next phase of life, I'd love to talk to you. I provide coaching for occupational therapists and support for overwhelmed OT practice owners who want to THRIVE without the HUSTLE through my ACTivate Vitality program, an evidence-based approach to building entrepreneurial resilience with a neurodiversity-affirming community where you can find your people as well as the strategy to make intentional, values-led changes in your life and business. https://www.balanceworks.online/avprogram Let's create clarity together by figuring out what you need to make this important shift away from your business running you toward loving your life with a business to support it. 🤗 Book a Clarity Call: https://www.activatevitality.online/call 🔗 Connect with me: https://www.balanceworks.online/contact-links

info_outline Ep. 54: ACT for Occupational Therapists - Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Any OT Setting 01/22/2026
info_outline Ep. 53: Deinstitutionalizing OT - Field Research, Folk Wisdom & Creating Your Own Path with Dr. Josie Jarvis 01/12/2026
info_outline Ep. 52: Using AI to Ease Documentation Burden Ethically, with Tech Leader Raj Paul 12/16/2025
info_outline Ep. 51: Redefining Brave When Everything Changes With Trish Williams 11/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 50: Sustainable Practice - Purpose + Profit with Jason Stein 10/09/2025
info_outline Ep. 49: Neurodivergent OTs Discuss Creating a Practice That Actually Works for You With Guest, Breanna James 09/17/2025
info_outline Ep. 48: The Mindset Shifts That Move You Through Fear and Into Entrepreneurial Action With Guest, Dr. Lorne Brown 08/29/2025
info_outline Ep 47: The Messy Middle of Multiple Income Streams - My Behind-the-Scenes Business Reality 08/08/2025
info_outline Ep. 46: Multi-Passionate OTs Creating Work They Love, One Layer at a Time with Guests, Áine O'Dea & Jen Trzeciak 08/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 45: Burnout and Attuning to Your Inner Wisdom to Transform Your Business With Guest, Dr. Jess Reynolds 08/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 42: Navigating Competition and Collaboration as OT Copywriters with Guests, Jenny Gill and Krista Frahm 08/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 41: The Making of an OT Entrepreneur with Guest Interviewer Jacqueline Buhler 08/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 44: A Conversation with STEMinist Fiction Author and OT, Jaima Fixsen 07/07/2025
info_outline Ep. 43: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Perfectionism with the Scientific Method 06/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 40: Embracing Professional Curiosity Through Supervision in OT with Guest, Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw 03/01/2025
info_outline Ep. 39: Technology, Reflective Practice, and Business Transitions with Guest, Ruth Duggan 02/03/2025
info_outline Ep. 38: Sisterhood in the Storm - Understanding Perimenopause with Guest, Dr. Fiona Lovely 01/15/2025
info_outline Ep. 37: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in OT, A Practical Guide 11/26/2024
info_outline Ep. 36: Erin Clarelli on Challenging Norms with Neurodiversity-Affirming OT 11/17/2024
info_outline Ep. 35: Mindfully Occupied, Out and About Mental Health OT With Guest Sarah Good 11/04/2024
info_outline Ep. 34: Beyond Business - Real Stories from ACTivate Vitality Members 10/29/2024
info_outline Ep. 33: Scarcity Mindset to Sustainable Growth - Jessica Earle’s ACTivate Vitality Story 10/15/2024
info_outline Ep. 32: Failing Upward - Embracing Personal Growth as a Trailblazing OT with Guest, Dana Solomon 10/09/2024
info_outline Ep. 31: Find Your Flow - Explore Your OT Business Through the Kawa Model 09/23/2024
info_outline Ep. 30: From Being the Therapist to Coaching Therapists With Guest, Landy Peek 08/31/2024
info_outline Ep. 29: Defining Entrepreneurial Success on Your Own Terms with Guest, Ashley Ballou 07/15/2024
info_outline Ep. 28: The Role of Occupational Therapists in the AI Revolution With Alyson Stover and Karen Jacobs 06/03/2024
info_outline Ep. 27 Giving Your Therapy Business A Life of Its Own With Guest, Gary Thorne 05/08/2024
info_outline Ep. 26: Burning Out in a High-Pressure World with Guest, Mel Homan 04/22/2024
info_outline Ep. 25: Simplify Your Business with ChatGPT, Guest Brettany Sorokowsky 04/08/2024
 
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