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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 worrying about who would cover your caseload?

I’ve been in both positions. Years ago, when a family crisis hit, a low OT wage and a rigid work structure kept me trapped when my children needed me at home. A few weeks ago, when my mum suddenly needed open heart surgery in Australia, my reality looked completely different.

This episode isn't about sipping cocktails on a beach while a business magically runs itself. It's an honest look at how building an online business for Occupational Therapists put me back in control of my family, and why time and location freedom are closer than you might think.

 

IN THIS EPISODE

  • The contrast between handling a major family medical crisis on an OT contract versus running my own business.

  • What Daniel Pink’s research on autonomy and Bronnie Ware’s The Top Five Regrets of the Dying reveal about how clinicians work.

  • The no-filter truth about leaving a low OT wage, working a 12-hour week, and relying on a team while travelling.

  • How having an independent income gave me the strength to leave a marriage that wasn't working and take my kids away for three months.

  • Why the 40-hour working week is a 100-year-old factory rule, and why time and location freedom come before full financial freedom.

  • Three honest questions to ask yourself this week to start moving towards being "free enough".

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About the Host

Beki Eakins is a business mindset and lifestyle coach for occupational therapists. After leaving traditional OT practice, she has helped hundreds of OTs worldwide design aligned online businesses that support freedom, income, and purpose, without burning out.