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160. Occupational Therapist Business: How to Stop Fearing Judgement on Social Media
Why does being visible on social media feel so uncomfortable for so many occupational therapists?
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins is joined by Katja Naia to explore visibility,...
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159. The OT Wage Kept Me Trapped. Time and Location Freedom Put Me Back in Control of My Family.
If someone you love got seriously ill tomorrow on the other side of the world, could you just get up and go? Or would you be sat in a staff room checking the rota, counting your remaining annual leave days, and...
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158. OTs - You Don't Need Permission to Lead
Are you waiting for permission or another qualification before calling yourself a leader? Many Occupational Therapists spend years justifying their value and explaining what they do, conditioning themselves to shrink...
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157. Something a Bit Leftfield Is the Whole Point: Why the Spiritual OTs Are Winning
What if the part of your work that feels a little too different is actually the thing that could make your OT business stand out?
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins explores...
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156. Why Your OT Content Is Boring (And How to Fix It)
OTs, your content might be professional, accurate and completely forgettable.
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins explores why so much occupational therapy marketing sounds the same and...
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155. The Deep Breath Moment: The Point Right Before a Client Makes It
What happens immediately before an OT business finally starts to move?
Beki Eakins has seen the same pattern again and again with occupational therapists inside the OT Freedom Collective. A client can spend weeks or...
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154. The Trust Gap: A Lack of Self-Trust Is Destroying OT Dreams
How can an occupational therapist have 20 or 30 years of experience and still not trust themselves enough to pursue the business idea they really want?
Beki sees this constantly. Brilliant, experienced OTs with ideas...
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153. Successful OT Practices Are One Funding Letter Away From Broke
You can have a full caseload, a waiting list and a successful OT private practice, and still be one funding change away from a serious problem.
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins talks...
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152. Can You Start an OT Business Straight Out of University? With Rebecca Haythorne
Every newly qualified OT hears some version of the same advice. Get a few years under your belt. Build your clinical experience. Wait until you know what you are doing.
But wait for what, exactly? And who decided?
In...
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151. The 12 Hour Working Week, A Manifesto for OTs Who Keep Getting Told to Do More
Beki Eakins works about 12 hours a week. And she still feels guilty about it.
Not because the business is struggling. It's growing, her clients are getting results, and she's built the life she wanted. But she'll open...
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150. The Basket Weavers Who Forgot to Weave, Why OTs Burn Out and What Actually Fixes It
Occupational Therapists are the profession built on one idea. Meaningful occupation is medicine. We prescribe it every day. We know the theory works.
So why are we burning out faster than almost anyone?
In this...
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149. Sales for Occupational Therapists, Why OTs Fear Selling and How to Fix It (with Rob Higton)
Selling makes most Occupational Therapists deeply uncomfortable. Not because they lack expertise, but because they fear sounding pushy, dread talking about money, and worry about being judged for charging properly for...
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