The Moxie OT Podcast

On this episode we talk with Ana Paula Mehhia-Ramos, OTD, OTR/L and Michelle Marchetti, OTD, OTR/L about their capstone projects exploring how to support fieldwork students in challenging situations.

On this episode we talk to occupational therapist Lindsey Vestal about her work in pelvic floor therapy. Lindsey is the founder of the Functional Pelvis, her goal is to empower women and men to listen to the wisdom of their own bodies — without resorting to invasive surgeries or prescription drugs — so they can heal and get back to enjoying life again.

On this episode we are talking with Dr. Meena Harper and returning guest Dr. Maud Makoni about Meena's capstone project, "Neurodynamic Testing and Neural Mobilization Intervention in Occupational Therapy".

On this episode Sheela Ivlev, MS, OTR/L, CIMHP discusses OT's role in mental health and how racism impacts mental health.

On this episode occupational therapist and educator Fatima Hendricks B.OT, MBA, MS, MA, OTD, OTR/L discusses decolononial praxis in OT.

This year, producer Bryan and I are dressing up as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar from the 1992 Comedy "Wayne's World" for Halloween, so we’re also dressing up the Moxie OT Podcast as The Rewatchables, which is one of our favorite movie podcasts. If you’re ready for a Halloween treat of light-hearted, hopefully entertaining discussion about an early 90s film that launched a thousand annoying catch...

In this lighter episode we talk about our impressions of the WFOT 2022 congress but we also have some fun talking about a few of our other experiences while traveling.

On this episode Meg Proctor, MS, OTR/L discusses her strengths based, neurodiversity-affirming approach for autistic clients. Meg is the owner and primary instructor of Learn Play Thrive which provides continuing education trainings for professionals working with autistic people. She is also the host of the Two Sides of the Spectrum podcast.

On this episode Sally Wasmuth, PhD, OTR discusses arts-based recovery initiatives as a means of stimulating community conversations.

Sherrie All, PhD is the founder and owner of the Chicago Center for Cognitive Wellness. On this episode we discuss how OT and neuropsychology can collaborate to best serve our clients’ needs.

On this episode occupational therapist Karrie Stanley discusses her practice supporting clients with dementia and their caregivers.

On this episode Moira P. Bushell OTD, MEd, OTR/L, BCP talks about how occupational therapy practitioners can use their knowledge of education law to advance their practice.

On this episode Lauren Koch, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS discusses her capstone project providing education on fall prevention for care managers and others. Lauren describes the resources she created and helpful lessons learned while implementing her capstone project.

On this episode Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L talks about her work helping occupational therapy practitioners to understand policy.

Angela Fuentes, MOT, OTR/L, BCTS discusses how to address occupational justice in every occupational therapy practice.

Breanne Grasso, OTD, OTR/L discusses how to address sexuality with your clients

On this episode Kira Meskin, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM and Laura VanPuymbrouck, PhD, OTR/L talk about their creation of the PPE for People with Disabilities coalition which led to their work helping to draft and pass Illinois Bill SB 921.

On this episode Jeffrey Despommier OTR, OMS, CUA, ATP, founder of AppleTree CEU discusses how OTs can support their client's bowel and bladder management.

On this episode Dana Lingle, OTD, OTR/L, CHT discusses how she has incorporated two of her passions in OT: ergonomics and education.

On this episode Amanda Speights, DHSc, OTR/L discusses her post professional doctoral project focusing on culturally-informed telehealth interventions for Autistic students.

Hannah Brock, OTD, OTR/L discusses OT's role in advocacy and population based interventions.

On this episode Amanda Conway, OTD, OTR/L discusses her capstone project, "Enhancing Participation & Engagement in Meaningful Activities Among Persons with Dementia."

On this episode Kyle Fahey, PT, DPT discusses adaptive yoga and his exciting evidence based book.

On this episode Andrea LeFlore, OTD, OTR/L and Nina Robins, PhD, OTR/L, discuss their work in homeless and community-based services.

On this episode we talk with Hannah Philipp about her capstone project, "Enhancing Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Education & Intervention in Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab". Want to see us in action? Watch our rough cuts on our website www.moxieot.com/podcast