Podcast
Listening to podcasts can be invaluable in fostering a sense of belonging. Research indicates that podcasting provides social surrogacy (substitution for social interaction), allowing users access to information and the opportunity to form healthy parasocial relationships, which can be ideal if social support is limited due to your institutional makeup.
Select a streaming service below to direct you to podcast episodes.
Podcast Directed Towards
Latinx Occupational Therapy/Healthcare Students
¿Quién are We?
The amusing and informative ?Quién Are We? Podcast promotes Latinx voices in media. The May Otrega-hosted podcast covers fashion, art, music, job choices, and entrepreneur success stories. Every episode celebrates Latinx culture and teaches listeners about it.
Podcast Directed Towards
Black Occupational Therapy/Healthcare Students
Therapy for Black Girls
This podcast focuses on the mental health and well-being of Black women. The podcast is hosted by clinical psychologist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, who provides resources and support for Black women seeking to improve their mental health.
Podcast Directed Towards AAPI Occupational Therapy/Healthcare Students
Bamboo & Glass
An enlightening podcast that shares Da Eun Kim and Sophia's common experience with society and culture. In each episode, they discover the many possibilities of who they can be, demonstrating the power of a different perspective with guest.
Podcast Directed Towards Indigenous People Occupational Therapy/Healthcare Students
All My Relations Podcast
All My Relations is a group of people who are concerned about representations and how Native peoples are portrayed in mainstream media. We have decades of combined experience working in and with Native communities, as well as writing and speaking about issues of representation.
Educational Podcast Directed Toward OT/Healthcare Students
OT Potential
This podcast shares their insight and knowledge on how it pertains to occupational therapy. The two-weekly episodes ignite conversations that explore research findings in tangible ways giving valuable takeaways for our practice.
Do You Have Recommendations?
We would love to hear more Podcast that offers information on sense of belonging and education