S2E39: Heavy Work as Rx with Emily McCarthy and Tiffany Higgins
The idea for this show all started when Emily wrote this blog about her son Ryan.
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NOTES:
2:00 intro to encore guest 3:00 background about Emily as a mother 5:00 things Ryan would do that made the family take note 8:00 school referral, diagnosis from OT 12:00 evaluation and concept of “heavy work”
14:00 Emily's S1E1 episode 15:00 explanation of GORUCK and how heavy work is for a child to remind them their body is connected 17:00 what rucking looks like for their family and day to day
18:00 importance of prescription that doesn’t include pharmaceuticals
20:00 how the GORUCK community lifted Emily up and served as a safe space and community 26:00 what daily life looks like for Ryan now with heavy work incorporated 30:00 importance of sharing your sticky story 32:00 rapid fire - what’s in your rucksack?
36:00 what is proprioception (heavy work) in OT terms? 37:00 how your senses work in development 38:00 why heavy work is effective 40:00 examples of carry-push-pull 42:00 when should parents seek an OT if they suspect a sensory processing concern? 45:00 what a preventative therapy journey looks like
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