Intuitive Living With OT Intuition

🎙️ IT’S HERE! 🎙️ I am so incredibly honoured to bring this conversation to your ears. Many of us do not realise how pregnancy and birth can bring up hidden layers of neurodivergence and mental health struggles we have carried for years. In this episode of The Intuitive Living Podcast, I sit down with Katie Simons. Katie is an occupational therapist, a neurodivergent mum, and a self-employed paedia...

Most people try to hide parts of themselves to fit in, but what if embracing your past and inner contradictions is the secret to true authenticity? Dylan Holloway shares his incredible journey from a small town in Cornwall, where transgender visibility was almost non existent, to becoming an award winning musician, author, and international speaker. As the first trans artist to win a BBC music awa...

Most people expect the journey into parenthood to be filled with joy, but for many, mental health challenges strike unexpectedly, leaving them feeling betrayed by their own minds. Olivia Gascoigne’s story of postpartum psychosis and her mission to change that narrative will inspire you to rethink how we support new parents. Her innovative project, Letter Beams, is a powerful movement transforming...

Most new parents feel the pressure to bounce back quickly, but Nikki Steele Osborne’s raw story reveals the hidden toll of perinatal mental illness that often goes unnoticed. In this deeply honest episode, Nikki shares her journey from the joy of pregnancy to the overwhelming postpartum depression and anxiety she experienced, exposing the societal myths about motherhood and mental health. Discover...

Health Anxiety & the Identity Shift: Jonno’s Story of Paternal Mental Health What happens when the transition to parenthood is immediately shadowed by a perinatal mental health illness? In this deeply honest conversation, I am joined by Jonno, who shares his experience of navigating sever mental health anxiety following the birth of his firstborn son with his wife, Hayley. Jonno speaks honestly ab...

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by Charlotte, also known as The Smart Doula (Instagram: @ the. smart .doula Website: www.thesmartdoula.com Charlotte shares her personal experience of perinatal mental health challenges, lifting the curtain on what can feel invisible, confusing and incredibly isolating in pregnancy and early parenthood. As a doula supporting others throug...

Send us a text You cannot regulate without first entering a place of safety and connection. If you're stuck in fight, flight, or freeze mode, your body isn’t in a state where true regulation and rewiring can occur. The brain is misreading the moment as danger.  An intrusive thought can trigger panic or shutdown. You spiral, trying to solve or escape the thought, but your nervous system is loc...

Send us a text 🎙️ OT_Intuition | The Intuitive Living Podcast Series 1: Perinatal OCD Episode 5 – Katie: From Prison to Parenthood ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of traumatic events, including the loss of loved ones and systemic failure in mental health services. While no graphic details are shared, some listeners may find aspects emotionally triggering. Please take care whil...

Send us a text  Parenthood: From Overwhelm to Intuition - A Personal Journey In this deeply personal episode, I (Jenna – founder of OT_Intuition) step out into the spotlight to share my own lived experience of Perinatal OCD. As a queer, neurodivergent parent and professional, I know what it’s like to feel like you’re losing yourself during the perinatal period. To be both a professional and someon...

Send us a text A quick hello from your friendly OT and Coach - Founder of OT_Intuition Intuitive Living Podcast - Jenna Anderson-Frost. HELLO! :D  Listen for a weee round up on what’s to come. Get in touch if you would like to be considered as a guest to share your stories. Maybe it’s related to OT and how it may have supported you to live authentically. A journey you have had with your own identi...

Send us a text OT_Intuition Intuitive Living Podcast| Series 1: Perinatal OCD | Episode Two: Lisa When the People Meant to Help… Don’t.  In this deeply personal episode, Lisa opens up about her experience with intense anxiety and harm OCD during the perinatal period; and the shame, fear, and judgement that followed. She speaks bravely about the devastating impact of being misunderstood and dismiss...

Send us a text Trigger Warning. Some information shared in this podcast may be distressing to some listeners, please listen with caution and if you need to seek immediate support contact your local crisis line via 111 or Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/branches/bristol/ https://bristolmind.org.uk/help-in-a-crisis/ Jules shares her experience of living with Pure OCD and its many distressing t...