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The Moxie OT Podcast invites occupational therapy practitioners, consumers, and friends of occupational therapy to talk about evidence based practice. The Moxie OT Podcast provides evidence based resources for occupational therapy advocates, building thei

Sarah Zera, OTD


    • Jan 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 80 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Moxie OT Podcast

    Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C and Victoria Cisneros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 42:30


    Two Year Anniversary Episode! Exploring the Sensory Experiences of Autistic Mothers as Occupational Beings

    Asfia Mohammed, OTR, MOT

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 58:11


    Addressing Body Image with the Oncology Population

    Lisa Marshall, OTR/L, CLT, CLWT

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 34:20


    Occupational Therapy's Role in Cancer Rehabilitation

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    Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, CDP, CFPS, CGCP

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 33:55


    Living Well While Aging With Breast Cancer

    Season 2 Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 2:23


    We're making some exciting changes!

    Amy B. Smith, OTR/L, CEAS, CWE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 43:49


    Occupational Therapy's Role in Work Rehab

    Michelle Jackson, MS, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 30:04


    Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

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    Diamond Rashad, OTD, MHS, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 38:41


    Incorporating Postpartum Mental Health into Pediatrics

    Deirdre Azzopardi, OTR, OTD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 36:41


    Social Emotional Learning in the School System

    Catherine Hoyt, PhD, OTD, OTR/L and Kelly Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 43:47


    The Role of Researchers in Allied Health Professions

    Lisa Mahaffey, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 62:55


    Dignity of Risk

    Adeola (Toni) Solaru, MS, OTD, OTR/L, QMHP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 42:02


    Providing Equitable and Culturally Responsive Care

    Kate Barlow, OTD, OTR/L, IMH-E®

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 29:32


    International Interprofessional Mentorship

    Cheryl Albright, OTR/L, C-IAYT, E-RYT 200, YACEP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 44:01


    International Occupational Therapy Collaborations

    Sarah DiMeo, PhD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 33:03


    The Early Skills Vocational Program (ESVP)

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    Katie M. Polo, DHS, OTR, CLT-LANA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 36:16


    Health and wellness programming for cancer survivors.

    Heidi Carpenter, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 32:52


    How adult learning theory impacts professional development.

    Amy Cohen, OTR/L, CDP, CMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 25:28


    Geriatric Care Management

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    Nicole Thonn, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI and Riley Spreadbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 39:38


    On this episode we talk with Nicole Thonn, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI and disability advocate Riley Spreadbury about driver rehabilitation. Driving impacts so many of our occupations day to day and drivers rehab is a vitally important service for our clients.

    Asha Rao, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 36:52


    On this episode we talk with Asha Rao, OTD, OTR/L about her OTD project developing a screening tool for mothers experiencing perinatal loss. Increasingly as a profession we are identifying emerging areas of practice. Spaces where a person's life events or health has led to or is likely to lead to occupational imbalance. Perinatal loss is certainly one of those spaces.

    Liz Graczyk, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 39:38


    On this episode we talk with occupational therapist Liz Graczyk, OTD, OTR/L about her use of self-management interventions for chronic pain. Occupational therapy practitioners are increasingly using self-management approaches and Liz's project is a great example.

    Mark Pedziwiatr OTR/L, ATP and Navzer Engineer, MD, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 30:48


    On this episode we talk with Mark Pedziwiatr OTR/L, ATP and Navzer Engineer, MD, PhD about Vivistim - Vagus nerve stimulation for clients with chronic hemiplegia after a stroke. Rarely in OT do we have interventions that have been so rigorously evaluated so this is an exciting opportunity to dive into the evidence.

    Danielle Costanzo, MS, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 33:40


    On this episode we'll be talking to Danielle Costanzo, MS, OTR/L about OT's role adolescent mental health in the school system. Danielle co-authored a recent article about her program in OT Practice and is an adjunct faculty member at Moravian University.

    Lindsay Davis, OTR/L and Megan McKim, MOT, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 45:49


    On this episode we talk with occupational therapists Lindsay Davis, OTR/L and Megan McKim, MOT, OTR/L about their use of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach with youth with mental and behavioral health challenges.

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    Ana Paula Mejia-Ramos, OTD, OTR/L and Michelle Marchetti, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 37:49


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

    Lara Barros, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 34:45


    On this episode we talk to Dr. Lara Barros about her evidence-based clinical practice guideline, (CO-OP) Principles for Participation (P4P). Her guideline utilizes intervention principles from the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance Approach to frame school-based occupational therapy practice.

    Lindsey Vestal, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 39:46


    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.

    Dr. Meena Harper and Dr. Maud Makoni

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 29:41


    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".

    Bonus Episode: OT Spouse Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 19:53


    On this bonus episode we have some light hearted fun with four brave OT spouses. OTPs love talking about OT and therefore their spouses get to know a lot about the profession. So we thought it would be fun to find out just how much they know!

    Sheela Ivlev, MS, OTR/L, CIMHP

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 32:19


    On this episode Sheela Ivlev, MS, OTR/L, CIMHP discusses OTs in mental health and how racisim impacts mental health.

    Fatima Hendricks B.OT, MBA, MS, MA, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 52:40


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

    Halloween 2022: The Moxie OT Podcast is ... The Rewatchables!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 62:10


    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 phrases, don't miss this episode.

    WFOT 2022 Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 61:25


    WFOT 2022 Retrospective

    Meg Proctor, MS, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 40:25


    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.

    Sally Wasmuth, PhD, OTR

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 29:18


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

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    Dr. Sherrie All, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 42:43


    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.

    Karrie Stanley, OTR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 35:24


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

    Moira P. Bushell OTD, MEd, OTR/L, BCP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 42:54


    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.

    Lauren Koch, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 41:18


    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.

    Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 37:27


    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.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 70:35


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022


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

    Kira Meskin, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM and Laura VanPuymbrouck, PhD, OTR/L discuss their role in advocacy and policy change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 67:05


    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.

    Jeffrey Despommier, OTR, OMS, CUA, ATP Discusses OTs Role in Bowel and Bladder Management.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 25:17


    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.

    Dana Lingle, OTD, OTR/L, CHT Discusses OT's Role in Ergonomics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 71:45


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

    Amanda Speights, DHSc, OTR/L discusses culturally-informed interventions to support Autistic student participation during virtual instruction.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 25:21


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 38:54


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

    Amanda Conway, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 34:23


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

    Kyle Fahey, PT, DPT and Adaptive Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 31:07


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

    Andrea LeFlore, OTD, OTR/L and Nina Robins, PhD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 70:35


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

    Hannah Philipp, OTD, OTR/L

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 28:11


    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

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