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Lifestyle By Design: Helping You Solve Everyday Challenges | Occupational Therapy | Health and Well-Being | Self-Help

Lifestyle by Design is hosted by Karen Jacobs, an Occupational Therapist and a professor in Occupational Therapy at Boston University. Lifestyle By Design’s motto is “helping you solve everyday challe... Read more

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Raul Fernandez: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the intersections of public service and higher education

Raul Fernandez: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the intersections of public service and higher education

Dr. Raul Fernandez is the Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at BU’s Wheelock College of Education &am... Read more

16 Dec 2019

42mins

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Episode 4: Agents of Change - Sorrel King and Nataly Zukerman

Episode 4: Agents of Change - Sorrel King and Nataly Zukerman

In this episode we meet two incredible women, both agents of change. We first meet Sorrel King, who speaks about her wor... Read more

12 Apr 2018

21mins

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Episode 30: Sex and Intimacy in Occupational Therapy with Kathryn Ellis

Episode 30: Sex and Intimacy in Occupational Therapy with Kathryn Ellis

Kathryn Ellis is an OT, and Certified Sexuality Counselor. She runs a training program on Sex and Intimacy for Occupatio... Read more

23 Sep 2019

23mins

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Episode 6: World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Cape Town, South Africa

Episode 6: World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Cape Town, South Africa

In this episode, Karen interviews from all over the world at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in... Read more

2 Jun 2018

37mins

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Episode 21: Becoming an Occupational Therapist with the US Public Health Service

Episode 21: Becoming an Occupational Therapist with the US Public Health Service

Samora Kasmir joins us for a conversation at Boston University on how she became an Occupational Therapist with the US m... Read more

5 Feb 2019

27mins

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Episode 12: James Norris of Handi Capable Fitness

Episode 12: James Norris of Handi Capable Fitness

In this episode we meet a dear friend, James Norris, who uses his online platform called “Handi Capable Fitness” to shar... Read more

17 Sep 2018

22mins

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Episode 7: Linda Miller and Sarah Putt

Episode 7: Linda Miller and Sarah Putt

In this episode we meet Linda Miller and Sarah Putt. Linda is an Occupational Therapist (OT) and shares her lived experi... Read more

14 Jul 2018

26mins

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Episode 17: Obesity in the field of Occupational Therapy

Episode 17: Obesity in the field of Occupational Therapy

In this episode we hear from Vanessa Grijalba on her personal and professional journey toward incorporating occupational... Read more

20 Nov 2018

23mins

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Episode 27: David and Melissa Bernstein and the 5 powerful things you can do to live longer, healthier, and happier

Episode 27: David and Melissa Bernstein and the 5 powerful things you can do to live longer, healthier, and happier

Dr. David Bernstein and his wife Melissa join us to discuss his latest book, “The Power of 5: The Ultimate Formula for L... Read more

27 May 2019

29mins

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Episode 8: Tracey Milner and Brain FX

Episode 8: Tracey Milner and Brain FX

In this episode we meet Tracey Milner, an Occupational Therapist and CEO/Co-Found of Brain FX, an Ontario-based company ... Read more

28 Jul 2018

20mins

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Episode 32: Entrepreneurship in OT with Gigi Jordan and David McGuire

Episode 32: Entrepreneurship in OT with Gigi Jordan and David McGuire

Gigi and David join us from Nashville to share their entrepreneurship journey. David is building a continuing education ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

25mins

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Episode 23: Occupational Therapy in Morocco

Episode 23: Occupational Therapy in Morocco

This episode joins Karen on a service-learning trip to Morocco lead by Dr. Said Nafai and Dr. Mohamed Brahimi. Karen met... Read more

25 Feb 2019

33mins

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Episode 15: The Hidden Disease

Episode 15: The Hidden Disease

In this episode, our guests, Rivka, Robie and Amy share their lived experiences living with or caring for someone with M... Read more

4 Nov 2018

29mins

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Episode 34: Adrienne Kisner returns with "The Confusion of Laurel Graham"

Episode 34: Adrienne Kisner returns with "The Confusion of Laurel Graham"

Author Adrienne Kisner joins us again to share her latest YA novel, "The Confusion of Laurel Graham," in which A teen co... Read more

28 Oct 2019

24mins

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Episode 22: Disarming Disability

Episode 22: Disarming Disability

Nicole Kelly and Sarah Tuberty are the hosts of a new podcast launching this week called Disarming Disability. Their goa... Read more

18 Feb 2019

25mins

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Episode 20: Shelley Francis, Author of No Child Left Unwrapped

Episode 20: Shelley Francis, Author of No Child Left Unwrapped

In this episode, we meet Shelley Francis, an audiologist and author of No Child Left Unwrapped. Shelley has been practic... Read more

26 Jan 2019

25mins

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Episode 31: What does love for yourself look like with Heidi McAlpine

Episode 31: What does love for yourself look like with Heidi McAlpine

Heidi shares her personal journey of coping with different challenges such as health and life transition and discussing ... Read more

30 Sep 2019

19mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 11: Exploring Leadership with BU Rotaract

Episode 11: Exploring Leadership with BU Rotaract

In this episode we meet two Graduate OT students and BU Rotaract members, Sara and Jenna, who talk about their experienc... Read more

4 Sep 2018

19mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 26: The Law, Your Money, and You

Episode 26: The Law, Your Money, and You

In this episode we get to know Roberta Saphire, an attorney and Camille Baron, a financial advisor, both from the Boston... Read more

19 Apr 2019

26mins

Ranked #20

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The role OT can take in gunshot violence rehabilitation and reintegration with Tara Calhoun and Cynthia Abbott Gaffney

The role OT can take in gunshot violence rehabilitation and reintegration with Tara Calhoun and Cynthia Abbott Gaffney

Our guests Tamara Calhoun and Cynthia Abbott Gaffney discuss their work related to gunshot survivors and how they are me... Read more

21 Oct 2019

25mins

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