# 124. OT Abroad: How One Occupational Therapist Built an Online Business While Living Overseas Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/124-ot-abroad-how-one-occupational-therapist-built-an-online-business-while-living-overseas Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/124-ot-abroad-how-one-occupational-therapist-built-an-online-business-while-living-overseas.md Podcast: [OT Yourself to Freedom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935) Published: 2026-02-14T02:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.bekieakins.com/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom/episodes/2149161292 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149161292.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/episodes/124-ot-abroad-how-one-occupational-therapist-built-an-online-business-while-living-overseas Duration seconds: 2649 ## Resource What happens when your OT career is suddenly put on pause because life takes you abroad? In this inspiring episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast , host Beki Eakins sits down with occupational therapist and entrepreneur Rachel Dexter to explore her journey from NHS clinician to business owner, after relocating overseas and being unable to practise as an OT. Rachel shares how moving to Denmark forced her to think differently about her career, how she turned her occupational therapy skills into an online business, and how she now balances NHS work with entrepreneurship to create a lifestyle that truly works for her and her family. If you are an occupational therapist dreaming of more flexibility, considering living abroad, or curious about starting a business alongside clinical work, this episode will open your eyes to what is possible.   What You’ll Learn in This Episode In this honest conversation, Rachel and Beki explore: What it feels like to give up your OT role when moving abroad How Rachel used her occupational therapy skills to build an online business from scratch The mindset shifts required when becoming an entrepreneur as an OT Why confidence often comes after action, not before How coaching and support made a huge difference in Rachel’s early business journey Turning 1 to 1 work into scalable online courses, memberships, and digital resources     Key Takeaway for Occupational Therapists Rachel’s story is a powerful reminder that you already have everything you need. Your communication skills, creativity, problem solving, and ability to build relationships are not “just common sense”. They are highly valuable and deeply transferable. You do not need endless extra qualifications to create something meaningful. You need belief, support, and… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/episodes/124-ot-abroad-how-one-occupational-therapist-built-an-online-business-while-living-overseas/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/124-ot-abroad-how-one-occupational-therapist-built-an-online-business-while-living-overseas.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.