Home Health Occupational Therapy Explorer (aka Till and Water)

This episode is about making amends. If being a listener to the seasons of this podcast has impacted you in a way that you have unanswered questions or need more information about a previous episode, please reach out to me via this email: n2strengths@gmail.com. Please allow at least one week for a response. And thank you for being part of this journey of exploration!! Keep following YOUR INSPIRATI...

Bringing you a trial run of a mini concert with Jake Martini (aka tiny car concert) just for you in your car. Plus, we dig in to what’s helped this Nashville musician with his own transitions of change. [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or product...

Sarah Lyon*, OTR/L and founder of OTpotential.com is also a leader, community-builder, and a Nebraska-creative. She joins us for entertaining and practice-shifting dialogue on research, beginnings, and even summer camp. Join us for the funny and sincere stories that started as a friendship between two camp counselors in Nebraska. Tune in for how Sarah's mission with the OT Journal Club is well...

Special guest Mary Platt* is (a now happily retired) OT who trained with Claudia Allen (of the Allen Cognitive Model). She worked private pay after investing years in home health OT. She began serving clients, their families, lawyers and guardians using the Allen Cognitive Model to guide her practice and recommendations. *This episode was recorded in 2019 and is a wrap up episode for Season 2. Wan...

Recorded in the summer of 2019, Meredith Castin often calls home health the "non-clinical incubator" and she is an advocate for therapists to understand their OWN needs in order to find the BEST fit to use them. As a home health OT, there is room to navigate your needs. Claim this space, starting here. Meredith is mother of The Non-Clinical PT and joins us to stir inspiration. She dives...

Ever wondered what home health OT could bring (including evidence-based products that produce results) to a client post CVA? Feed that curiosity today with guest OT and leader at Saebo, Scott Thompson. We explore how this resource can help enrich your practice and therefore your client's lives. *This episode was recorded in 2019 and is a wrap up episode for Season 2. [Yes, after Season Two the...

*Karen Vance, BSOT, is back and we dig in deeper in this second part episode for more specific examples of home health occupational therapy interventions and real life stories. Karen currently works at Senior Managing Consultant and a Clinical Operations Specialist. She has served on committees ranging from AOTA all the way to National Association of Home Care & Hospice.  Monika brings her own...

Recored in 2019, but still delicious. Karen Vance, BSOT, is one of our favorites because she knows home health OT inside and out. She currently works at Senior Managing Consultant and a Clinical Operations Specialist. She has served on committees ranging from AOTA all the way to National Association of Home Care & Hospice. She helps us dialogue about interventions versus treatments in this epi...

Hear how it applies, where to start and new legit resources for a leadership perspective on navigating Covid-19 in home health. [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

Unfiltered journal entry of today’s inspiration and struggles. Leaving it unfiltered is energy conservation. [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

A spoken journal entry from a home health OT amidst a new chapter in... the (COVID-19) world.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

Whoah. Saying a tender hello and that y’all are in my prayers. Period. Stay light. Stay bright.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

We can do hard things. A friend told me this recently and it’s appropriate to say here as we face decisions about how WE will handle the changes from PDGM now in place.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com...

Since it's a new decade, let's start with a non-traditional kick-off to a new rhythm with the same intention of bringing you high quality conversation to help you maximize your life and career.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or product...

In this episode, we just keep it real and keep you updated.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

Hear an invention and OT story with Kelly (of Access Trax) as we learn how this product can serve surfers and the changed abilities of individuals of all ages as well. Another practical and mind blowing episode.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info...

A live podcast from the AZ state conference for OTs as we discuss leadership and meet a local entrepreneur, owner of Purposefully Home, Emily Reilly, and the program director of Huntington University's OTD program, Dr Ruth Ford. [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the m...

OT and life coach, Dan Eisner, cracks the nut of "self care" in a brand new way and how it relates to US as home health providers. You can even experiment with it before the episode ends.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, c...

Heidi Carpenter. She’s a local (and native) Arizona OT who has found (at least one of her) niches in home health OT. Plus she’s a passionate leader and lover of community and embodying OT. Another potent episode.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info...

Karen Vance and her work (Ah hem, game changing CEU/book written with Carol Siebert) changed my world in an enriching way for the long term. Now she’s here to stir the pot of support and inspiration.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products,...

OT Clarice Miller (AOTA Advocacy and Policy Coordinator for the Home and Community Health Section) joins us to share her passion and advocacy plus tips for transitioning.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.c...

Now that you’ve admitted to yourself that you really want to try home health (HH) OT, a next step to consider is looking at companies and types of positions. Start here to get some fuel for clarity.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products,...

Welcome to season 2! You are not alone in debating or making a transition into home health occupational therapy. Tune in for stories to inspire and support.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandwater.com]

Simple things can create epic results. Hear about three simple things that create epic-ish results in my home health practice PLUS ponder a question as we enter into a 3-week summer break from this podcast.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or pr...

Driving rehab specialist and OT, Susie Touchinsky with Adaptive Mobility Services, helps address the overlap of driving issues in clients AND strategies for the home health OT.  [Yes, after Season Two the podcast goes on hiatus while the creator discerns how best to honestly use her creative bandwidth. Keep stirring YOUR inspiration! For the most up-to-date info or products, check out www.tillandw...