Season 3 Episode 2: Building Something Different, On Your Own Terms with Jamie

In this episode, we chat with Jamie - a regional paediatric OT who’s blending community therapy with the launch of a sensory-friendly café. Jamie shares her unique career journey. From early roles in aged care and burns to leading services across rural and remote settings. Now running her own business, she reflects on the challenges of working solo in a large region, the realities of clinical burnout, and how she’s building a new model of service delivery rooted in flexibility, family values and neurodiversity-affirming practice.

We explore:

• Starting over in a new region
• The headspace required to run both a clinic and a café
• Balancing solo work, motherhood and executive function
• Using AI tools with caution and intention in clinical practice
• Reframing creativity and rest for business owners

This is an honest and insightful conversation about burnout, boundaries and bringing new ideas to life.

Brought to you by Alyce Svensk at The OT Coach Australia

Alyce Svensk is an experienced paediatric occupational therapist, business mentor and founder of The OT Coach Australia. She supports therapists at all stages of their career - whether you're just starting out, building a business or redefining your next chapter.

Through The OT Coach Australia, Alyce offers career mentoring, business Solutions Sessions, and ongoing support through clinical supervision, business mentoring and sole trader guidance. Need support with your next step in practice or business? Explore your options at www.theotcoach.au