Have you ever fumbled to explain what you do as an OT?
Questioned your place in the profession because the reality feels so far from what you were taught?
Shrunk your words just to be understood – and still weren’t?
Felt unseen, undervalued or like you care too much in systems that don’t?
You’re not alone.
Correcting someone who thinks you’re a physio…
Trying to justify your value in a system obsessed with KPIs…
Shrinking your occupation-based words just to make them easier for someone else to sit with…
Wondering if the version of OT you believed in still exists.
This solo episode is a raw and real reflection.
We talk about the disconnect so many OT practitioners are feeling.
This isn’t a teaching episode.
It’s a truth-telling one.
A space to speak what so many of us have been carrying — and maybe haven’t said out loud.
And if any part of this lands with you, I’d love to invite you to join me for: The Identity We Weave — a FREE, live global event for OTs where we’ll be diving into these exact conversations, alongside Emeritus Professor Gail Whiteford and Professor Elizabeth Townsend.
It’s free. It’s real. And it’s for you.
