Occupy Yourself
Bringing the benefits of purposeful occupation to all the land! Nicole is an AOTA Board Certified Pediatric Occupational Therapist with 20 years of experience working (mostly) with children and teens. Val is a Quinnipiac University OT student working on this podcast as her final level II fieldwork. Our vision is to bring understanding of occupational therapy concepts to all the land. Our approach is to connect the dots between everyday personal experiences, and integrate them with the often underutilized OT body of knowledge. Everyone could use an OT friend these days, and we’re here as your virtual OT pals, to promote the beauty of intentional occupation for everyone! Join us with your favorite tasty beverage, and don't forget to occupy yourself with intention! Transcripts available at www.occupyyourselfpod.com
Episodes
10 episodes
9. FWPE U L8R 🌶
Season 1 Finale! This guy gets one pepper because although we talk about occupational therapy the whole time, the theme of transitioning into a new career is relatively universal, and if you are new to occupational therapy, it's a good...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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55:30
8. Word Choice 🌶
It's OT Month, and also Nicole's birthday month! In this brief little treat of an episode, we talk about word choice. She's a mild gal on the OT spiciness scale. We begin by examining some terms identified by Brock Cook, in the
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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16:50
7. Nicole Fidanza: We're all Interconnected 🌶🌶
This week it was Val's time to shine! Cip was somehow able to suppress her impulsivity using all the strategies (taking notes instead of talking, sipping her beverage, and at times, spacing out on purpose), to let Val have a chance to take the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:02:35
6. Sheila Frick: Delighting in Another 🌶🌶
We recently sat down with the delightful Sheila Frick, OTR/L for a two pepper-sode! Sheila is the founder of Vital Links, an education resource for all sorts of sensory integration, motor development, self-regulation, and trauma-healing techniq...
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1:08:08
5. Midterm! 🌶🌶
Join Nicole and Val (and the wind whistling across the block) for a leisurely stroll through their occupational histories relative to work and education. This episode is rated 🌶🌶, not necessarily because you need to know a lot about occupationa...
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1:18:19
4. Shannon Downey: Craftivism as Intentional Occupation 🌶
OK guys, here comes the first 🌶 episode (remember, our OT Spiciness Scale is out of 3, so we're in mildtown tonight)! We met virtually with Shannon Downey: artist, activist, craftivist, community builder, and general instigator at www.badasscro...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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50:30
3. Roseanna Tufano: Families in Transition 🌶🌶
Roseanna Tufano is a professor at Quinnipiac University who joined us to talk about her dual licensure in occupational therapy as well as marriage and family counseling. We talked about her background with these two degrees, and the ways ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:03:16
2. Marli Cole: Decades of OT Evolution 🌶🌶🌶
Marilyn "Marli" Cole. What a delight! Marli was our very first interview for this podcast and we loved every minute! She has written so much on a variety of topics in OT such as group dynamics, applied theories, productive aging, ...
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1:16:55
1. The OT Practice Framework: Describing a Flavor 🌶🌶🌶
CW: We discuss the rehab aftermath of a child being hit by a car (spoiler alert, it turned out OK)Have you ever tried to describe a completely new food? Tricky right? In our first episode, Nicole and Val attempt to describe the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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50:03
