# 133. From Blood Pressure Meds to Closing His Clinic: How OT Ivan Hardcastle Built a Freedom Business in 2 Years Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/133-from-blood-pressure-meds-to-closing-his-clinic-how-ot-ivan-hardcastle-built-a-freedom-business-in-2-years Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/133-from-blood-pressure-meds-to-closing-his-clinic-how-ot-ivan-hardcastle-built-a-freedom-business-in-2-years.md Podcast: [OT Yourself to Freedom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935) Published: 2026-04-17T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.bekieakins.com/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom/episodes/2149190955 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149190955.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/episodes/133-from-blood-pressure-meds-to-closing-his-clinic-how-ot-ivan-hardcastle-built-a-freedom-business-in-2-years Duration seconds: 4251 ## Resource Are you an Occupational Therapist feeling burnt out… stuck in back-to-back sessions… and wondering if there’s another way to use your OT skills? In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast , Beki speaks with former client, and Occupational Therapist Ivan Hardcastle, who is closing his paediatric clinic to move fully online as an ADHD parent coach. After being told by his doctor he was “killing himself” due to dangerously high blood pressure, Ivan knew something had to change. What followed was a complete shift from clinician to OT entrepreneur,  building a high-ticket parent coaching business supporting families raising children with ADHD. Connect with Beki Are you ready to leave the whinger mindset behind and embrace your inner go-getter? Beki helps OTs worldwide design, launch, and scale their online business Free Resource: Download Beki’s free overnight mindset meditation for free to help you build confidence, overcome money mindset challenges, and develop self-belief. Join OT Yourself To Freedom Membership : Discover the only membership designed specifically for OTs to create freedom-based businesses by leveraging the skills you already have. Learn to design and sell  offers, market effectively, and align your work with your purpose. Learn how to tap into your purpose and create an offer that sells with ease.. In This Episode, You’ll Learn Why traditional Occupational Therapy roles often lead to burnout  How to transition into an online OT business Building an ADHD parent coaching offer as an Occupational Therapist  The identity shift from clinician to OT entrepreneur  What happens when social media accounts get shut down  Why diversifying across platforms protects your OT business How mindset work supports business growth an… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/episodes/133-from-blood-pressure-meds-to-closing-his-clinic-how-ot-ivan-hardcastle-built-a-freedom-business-in-2-years/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ot-yourself-to-freedom-6665935/133-from-blood-pressure-meds-to-closing-his-clinic-how-ot-ivan-hardcastle-built-a-freedom-business-in-2-years.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.