OT Yourself to Freedom
By Beki Eakins
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Episodes: 160
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The Podcast that shows OTs how to build a life of freedom using skills they already have!
Tired of feeling overworked, underpaid, and stuck in a system that doesn’t value your worth? It’s time to break free.
Welcome to OT Yourself to Freedom, the only podcast that teaches Occupational Therapists across the world how to sell high-ticket offers online — using the skills they already have.
Hosted by Beki Eakins, a former OT turned business coach, this podcast dives deep into:
✔ How to create a profitable, freedom-based business without burnout
✔ The truth about selling high-ticket offers (and why it’s the fastest way to success)
✔ The long way vs. the shortcut to freedom – no sugar-coating, just facts
✔ Real stories from OTs who’ve made it (or are making it right now!)
We don’t do fluff. We don’t do overwhelm. We give you the real, actionable strategies to take your OT skills online, build a business that actually pays, and create a life you love.
Ready to OT Yourself to Freedom?
Hit play and let’s get started.
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160. Occupational Therapist Business: How to Stop Fearing Judgement on Social Media
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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159. The OT Wage Kept Me Trapped. Time and Location Freedom Put Me Back in Control of My Family.
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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158. OTs - You Don't Need Permission to Lead
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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157. Something a Bit Leftfield Is the Whole Point: Why the Spiritual OTs Are Winning
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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156. Why Your OT Content Is Boring (And How to Fix It)
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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155. The Deep Breath Moment: The Point Right Before a Client Makes It
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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154. The Trust Gap: A Lack of Self-Trust Is Destroying OT Dreams
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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153. Successful OT Practices Are One Funding Letter Away From Broke
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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152. Can You Start an OT Business Straight Out of University? With Rebecca Haythorne
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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151. The 12 Hour Working Week, A Manifesto for OTs Who Keep Getting Told to Do More
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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150. The Basket Weavers Who Forgot to Weave, Why OTs Burn Out and What Actually Fixes It
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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149. Sales for Occupational Therapists, Why OTs Fear Selling and How to Fix It (with Rob Higton)
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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148 What Makes an OT Brand Stand Out in a Crowded Market
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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147. Starting Your Online OT Business, Featuring Beki Eakins (Repost from The OT Lifestyle Movement)
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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146. Why Your Life Story Is the Foundation of Your OT Online Business
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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145. Why the OTs Who Make It Big Are the Ones Who Refused to Wait
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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144. How I Scaled My OT Business by Letting Go of Control
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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143. The Cycle That's Keeping You Broke, Burnt Out and Buried in Clinical Hours
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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142. A Disruptive Approach to OT.
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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141. Do It Messy: Mel Homan on OT Burnout Recovery, Premium Sensory, and Playing a Bigger Game
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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140. The Scam Story That's Keeping OTs Broke
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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139. Why OTs Are Perfectly Positioned to Lead the Somatic Nervous System Revolution with Sarita
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May 29, 2026 |
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138. Life Beyond OT Burnout: Are You Hungry Enough For Change?
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May 22, 2026 |
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137. The Role of Ego in an OT Online Business - Is It Damaging Yours?
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May 18, 2026 |
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136. OT Pay in 2026: Why Occupational Therapists Are Still Underpaid and the One Shift That Changes Everything
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May 08, 2026 |
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135. OT Imposter Syndrome Is Killing Your Business: How High-Achieving Occupational Therapists Get Unstuck
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May 01, 2026 |
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134. Energy Is Everything: The One Business Asset Occupational Therapists Keep Neglecting
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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133. From Blood Pressure Meds to Closing His Clinic: How OT Ivan Hardcastle Built a Freedom Business in 2 Years
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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132. Why OT Business Owners Avoid Their Numbers, and What To Do Instead, with Accountant Fiona Jansen
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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131. OT Burnout or Loss of Control? Why Busy OTs Stay Stuck (And How to Break Free)
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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130. What a 12-Hour Work Week Looks Like: How I Designed My Freedom Life as a Former OT
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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129. Why Your OT Business Is Draining You — and How to Flip the Model for More Freedom
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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128. Finding Your OT Niche: What Do You Want to Be Known For as an Occupational Therapist?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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127. OT Online Business: How to Keep Selling After a Launch That Didn't Go to Plan
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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126. How to Start an OT Business: What Every Occupational Therapist Needs to Know First
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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125. Trapped in Your OT Business? How Occupational Therapists Accidentally Lose Their Freedom
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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124. OT Abroad: How One Occupational Therapist Built an Online Business While Living Overseas
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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123. Why Good OTs Leave: The Hidden Cost of Compromised Values
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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122. Starting an OT Business Feels Messy — Here's Why That's Normal and What to Do Next
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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121. OT Burnout Is Not Inevitable: Why Occupational Therapists Keep Burning Out and How to Stop
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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120. How This OT Built a Business on Maternity Leave, with Helen Buteux
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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119. Every OT Who Sends Paper Handouts Needs This Episode with Laura Simmons
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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118. 2025: Leaving the NHS as an OT: 6 Years On — What Happened When I Outgrew the System
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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117. OT Success Stories: Real Occupational Therapists Share How They Beat Burnout and Built Freedom Businesses (Special Episode)
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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116. OT Hyperfocus and Drive: Why Your Obsession Is the Key to Building an Online Business That Works
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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115. Healthcare Benefits That Box You In: Why Your “Security” Is Costing You Wealth
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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114. The OT Path to Freedom: Burnout Recovery, Alignment & Farm OT with Alex Viera
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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113. Ageing as an Occupational Transition: Why OTs Are the Ones to Lead
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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112. How This OT Built a Sensory Parenting Business Online — Anna Willis on Turning OT Skills into Income
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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111. Your Hormones Aren’t the Problem. Your Business Model Is - with Renae Fieck
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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110. How to Build an Online OT Practice Using Somatic and Yoga Therapy — Sarita Sloane's $21k Launch Story
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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109. OT Supervision as a Business: How Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw Built a Scalable Wellbeing Service for Occupational Therapists
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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108. Do I Need Kajabi or Not?
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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107. Why OTs Struggle to Sell — and Why Selling Your Services Is the Most Ethical Thing You Can Do
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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106. From Baker to OT to Business Owner: How Brad Williams Created a Driving Programme for Neurodivergent Learners
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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105. OT Business Goals: Are Your Daily Habits Actually Moving You Forward? A Brutally Honest Reality Check
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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104. What the OT Freedom Lifestyle Really Looks Like: Nature, World-Schooling, Travel and Working 12 Hours a Week
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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103. OT Burnout vs Burn In: How to Reignite Your Passion for Occupational Therapy with Rhiannon Crispe
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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102. Creating a Freedom-Based Business with Beki Eakins and Rachel Elliott
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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101. Freedom After the Storm: Redefining OT Success Beyond the Clinic with Alyce Svensk
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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100. 100 Episodes: What I've Learned Helping OTs Build Freedom Businesses - and What's Coming Next
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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99. From Clinical to CEO: How Lisa Baxter Hong Built a Digital Empire in Dementia Care
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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98. How to Stop Waiting and Finally Start Your OT Business — What's Really Keeping Occupational Therapists Stuck
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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97. How Kelsey Baker Built Two OT Businesses From Scratch — Including a $35,000 Launch
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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96. OT Perfectionism Is Killing Your Business: How High-Achieving Occupational Therapists Get Unstuck
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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95. Scaling Doesn’t Mean Selling Your Soul: Why More Growth Shouldn't Mean More Graft
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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94. Are You Showing Up Ready? OT Strategies for Success
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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93. What I Wish I Knew at the Start of My Business
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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92. Pivoting a busy OT practice to Get your time back
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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91. Finding Freedom Through Meaningful Occupation: A Journey from Burnout to Purpose
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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90. Is It a Pay Cut… or a Wake-Up Call?
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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89. Doing Less, Receiving More – A Radical OT Business Shift
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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88. Clients, Cash & Confidence – The OT Business Trifecta
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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87. Collaboration Over Competition: Why There's Room for All of Us; with Reina Olivera.
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May 30, 2025 |
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86. Breaking Myths About Passive Income for Occupational Therapists
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May 23, 2025 |
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85. Take the Busy Out of Business: The Shift OT Entrepreneurs Must Make Now
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May 16, 2025 |
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84. Why Perfectionism Will Hold You Back in Business
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May 09, 2025 |
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83. Empowering OTs: Building a Freedom-Based Business with Clare Batkin
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May 02, 2025 |
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82. Mindset and Energetics – The Engine of Your OT Business Success
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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81. No Business Idea? Uncover Your Hidden Genius with OT Freedom Collective
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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80. OT is not suited to traditional healthcare systems - Reclaiming our Roots
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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79. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Why Occupational Therapists Struggle
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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78. Ditch the Paperwork: How to Run an OT Business with More Freedom
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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77. Debunking Cold DMs: Mindset, Strategies, and Authentic Connections for OTs
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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76. Why Running a Business Gives You More Freedom
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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75. What’s Your Paradigm? And how it rules your life.
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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74. Pressing Your Reset Button
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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73. Nature, Mindfulness, and OT: The Sarah Good Episode
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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72. No gas left in the tank?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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71. Stress, Success, and Starting Over: Lessons from Clare Welsh
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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70. Are You the Whinger or the Go-Getter?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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69. Pleasure And Purpose: Tanya Peterson On OT And Sexuality
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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68. Why Paediatric OTs are so Ideally Suited to Online Business
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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67. Happiness in Action: Ivan’s Path to His Dream Life
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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66. Is Your Traditional OT Business Model Leading to Burnout?
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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65. Quality Over Quantity: Hanna’s Approach to OT Business and Wellness
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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64. Leaning into Trust and Surrender
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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63. From Burnout to Book Writing, with Brittany Ferri
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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62. The 3 Principles that Guarantee you Fast Results
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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61. The Tactics OTs are missing in Sales - with Rob Higton
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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60. Unleashing Your OT Genius: Building a Successful Online Business
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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59. Taking Risks to Build a Successful OT Online Business
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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58. The Power of Self-Belief: How Confidence Transforms Your OT Business
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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57. Find Your Authentic Sales Voice
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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56. OTs Rising
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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55. Reflecting on growth and stepping inside the OT Freedom Collective with Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw, OT Supervisor.
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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54. Moving into Alignment
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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53. Total Freedom
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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52. The Darkness of the Entrepreneurial Guilt
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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51. Are you ready for Expansion?
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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50. How Human Design can help your Business
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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49. Why do OTs pull each other down?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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48. Navigating unhelpful projections from family or friends
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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47. The Energetics of Content - Part 2
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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46. The Energetics of Content Part 1
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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45. You struggle to trust that you have what it takes?
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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44. An OT business with energy and functional medicine, with Troy Shelton
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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43. Embracing your Unique Journey
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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42. How to Strengthen Your Self-Identity
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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41. Speaking a Visual Language with Photographs, with Suzanne Fells
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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40. Building Your OT Business on Three Core Pillars
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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39. Take the BUSY out of BUSINESS
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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38. Pleasure and Energetics
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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37. It's ok to ruffle a few feathers
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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36. When you already have a business
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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35. Reducing your work hours
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May 30, 2024 |
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34. Setting Boundaries
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May 23, 2024 |
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33. A 23k launch
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May 17, 2024 |
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32. How to energise and become magnetic, with giggles and joy with Bethany OT
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May 10, 2024 |
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31. Self Sabotage
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May 03, 2024 |
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30. Positioning yourself on the market
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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29. I would love to start a business but I need more experience or qualifications
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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28. Heal burnout with pleasure, with sex coach Jem Ayres
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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27. Dealing with Overwhelm at the Start of a Business
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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26. Why creating a website will slow your business growth
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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25. What lifestyle do you really want?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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24. Understanding Human Design, with Meg, Wholebeing OT
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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23. Why rushing for passive income will slow your financial growth
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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22. Using your body to move through resistance and feeling stuck with Aja Perry
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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21. Raising Your Awareness of Your Money Mindset Blueprint
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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20. Alex Viera, coaching for Dysregulated Moms
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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19. This one thing, that the most successful entrepreneurs have.
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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18. Release What’s Holding Your Back. The Possibilities are Endless!! With Timothy Waterman
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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17. Worldschooling
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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16. The Energetics of Success
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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15. Your Social Media Mindset
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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14. Interview with Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw, OT Supervisor
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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13. Running a Business from a Campervan!
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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12. Shaenelle and her Parent Coaching Business
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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11. Giving Hope
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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10. Gratitude
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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9. Setting Your Intention
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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8. How to waste your time as an Entrepreneur
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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7. Short of Time? Or is it in your head?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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6. High Ticket Offers
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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5. Do you Dream Big Enough?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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4. Mindset and a Daily Wellness Regime
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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3. Why are OTs so suited to online business creation?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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2. What Freedom Really Means for Occupational Therapists
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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1. How I OT'd Myself to Freedom
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Oct 26, 2023 |