JOANNE Q., OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST EXTRAORDINAIRE

Published: Sept. 12, 2016, 6:39 p.m.

Links from the show:
This is My Brave
Weighted blankets
Wasted
Madness
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Blue Day Books
Girl Interrupted 
Shawshank Redemption
Inside Out
Stress Balls
Jenga
DBT Skills Training Manual

People mentioned:
Joanne's Mom
Brené Brown
Marsha Linehan
Marya Hornbacher
Andrew Solomon  
Carl Rogers
Kurt Vonnegut

Show notes:

  • Joanne’s super cliche answer to Rob's super cliche question. [3:31]
  • Joanne’s various friend crushes. [5;50]
  • Why Joanne chose occupational therapy over clinical psych. [7:20 ]
  • Full-on sensory integration. [10:29] 
  • The magic of weighted blankets. [13:34]
  • Back to the friend crushes. [16:42]
  • This is My Brave. [20:07]
  • Suicide Prevention. [22:28]
  • Joanne and I attempt to explain axis 2 disorders. [24:49]
  • Defining Depression. [27:19]
  • Occupational therapy applications for treating depression. [28:27]
  • Getting rained on. [30:02]
  • Jenga as therapy?! [31:08]
  • Rob tries to impress Joanne by using the word ‘proprioceptive’. [33:17]
  • Free puppies for all, and advocating for ground up, community based programs. [33:40]
  • Books Joanne has gifted. [36:27]
  • Planning OT groups in acute inpatient psych hospitals. [38:32]
  • Joanne’s morning routine. [40:12]
  • A visit from future Joanne. [42:20]
  • The best laid plans.
  • How Joanne got through her own bout with depression. [47:18]
  • Rapid fire questions (more theft from Tim Ferriss). [48:47] 
  • Joanne’s nuanced belief’s about forensic patients, et. al.. [50:42]