Each week we’ll go deep on all things business, self, energy and freedom. There's growth, giggles AND tears, as we lean into the best version of our business - and selves too. We’ll also get to chat with some incredibly inspiring women who will generously share their stories on finding that magic. If you’re looking for deep conversations, no gatekeeping, practical advice all with a little bit of chaos, you’re in the right place. I'm your host Mia Poklepovich, a previously burnt out mental health occupational therapist and business owner, who found her way to fall back in love with business and life all over again. This podcast was created to be your safe space to learn AND unlearn all the things about scaling your business, without losing yourself in the process. Each week will be talking about ALL the things. And feeling ALL the feels. Because business is a wild ride, at all stages. So if you need an extra dose of inspo, a soft landing or just a moment to unwind you are SO welcome here. Give yourself permission to take some space for you, and let’s be besties. I can’t wait!
Okay, I'm going to say the thing nobody wants to hear. You cannot hate social media and expect it to work for you — to monetise for you, to grow the online communities and programs you keep telling me you want to build. And I get it, because I hear this everywhere: in my DMs, in conversations with colleagues, with clients, this little wave of resentment every time we have to show up online. "Ugh, that's just not me." "It does...
Okay, come behind the scenes with me for this one, because I love hearing other people's lists — what they're doing, how they're showing up in a season — and I find it a little bit inspiring. So I thought I'd take you through mine.
We're heading into the last couple of quarters of the year, the last little push, and I've got so much coming up that I'm genuinely so excited about. But more exciting things also means I'm go...
If you’re a therapist who’s ever had a big intuition feeling decision of following a vision in your business? You’re going to love this one. Chloe is a women’s health physio, founder of Soult Physio in Northern Rivers, and someone I’ve had the joy of being an actual patient of.
In this chat we get into what pelvic floor work actually is (spoiler: it’s not just Kegels), why stress shows up in the b...
We just ran our biggest workshop ever — over 750 therapists in the room — and I've had SO many questions about how we actually did it. So today I'm pulling the curtain right back and giving you the honest, behind-the-scenes rundown of the marketing. Not the shiny version. The real one.
And I'll be upfront: the thing that made those numbers so big is the thing none of us really want to hear. I prioritised content. I doubl...
We've just had the biggest couple of months in business, in life, in all the things — and I wanted to pull the curtain back and take you properly behind the scenes. Because from the outside it probably looked like a stack of shiny wins in a row. The reality had a flooded house, two planes, and half my furniture on the kerb in it too.
The wild part isn't the chaos though. It's that on paper this should have been one of the mess...
Natalie is a paediatric OT in Queensland and the founder of Discover OT. She’s also an auntie to seven little people, and you can feel how much she genuinely loves kids and families in the way she speaks about her work.
But what I love most about Nat is this: she didn’t just leave a clinic job and start a business. She rebuilt the whole way she works so it actually fits her life.
In this conversation, Nat talks honestly a...
In this special episode, Mia sits down with Taylor, a paediatric speech pathologist and Freedom Therapist Club member, who recently left her 9-to-5 to build a business that feels fully aligned and fulfilling. Within just two months, Taylor launched Bloom Together, a freedom-based speech therapy practice in remote Western Australia that has given her back her energy, time AND LOVE for life and work. This conversation dives into Tayl...
You've been listening. You know you need to do this. And you're still not registered for Friday. I don't think that's because you need more information — I think it's because you're not sure whether this is actually for you. In this episode I'm giving you three honest questions to sit with. Answer yes to any of them and I genuinely think you need to be in that room on the 19th.
IN THIS EPISODE:
You can write a session plan in fifteen minutes. You've done it a thousand times — you don't overthink it, you don't stare at the blank page, you just do it. So why have you been sitting on your digital offer for six months?
In this episode I'm getting into the one thing nobody ever taught us — and why once you have it, everything changes.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Have you ever had that thought — can I really charge for this? Like, why would someone pay money for this from me? Is it really something people will want?
If you have, you are absolutely not alone. And the reason that thought feels so sticky isn't random - it's deeply embedded in the systems and training that shaped us as therapists. In this episode, we're naming it, getting curious about it, and doing the real work of figuri...
There is a visual schedule sitting in your downloads folder right now. A social story from three months ago. A parent handout you typed from scratch because nothing that existed felt like the right fit. A home program template you've made seventeen versions of. And I want you to know — that is a business. That is already a business. You just haven't looked at it that way yet. Because income beyond the one-to-one doesn't have ...
We're told that growth means doing more. More content, more strategies, more visibility, more of ALL the things.
But some of the biggest shifts in my business — in income, in capacity, in how I actually feel day to day — came from stopping things. Not adding more. Subtracting.
In this episode, I'm sharing the five things I stopped doing urgently that changed how my business runs and how my nervous system feels inside it.
Y...
If you’re posting consistently… putting real thought into your content… and it still feels a bit quiet — this is probably why.
There’s one part of social media that most therapists are skipping. And it has nothing to do with your content.
In this episode, I’m breaking down the 15-minute habit I recommend to every client — the one that actually builds connection, increases engagement, and ge...
This is one I get asked about constantly.
How the business actually runs when I’m not in the clinic or on a completely different time zone.
Because from the outside, “working remotely” can feel daunting but it was the best and most sustainable shift I ever made for my business.
In this episode, I walk through the exact systems, tools and processes that hold my business day-to-day.
And we go even deeper on that - on wh...
Hiring your first team member can feel exciting - and terrifying - at the same time.
Most therapists I speak to are asking the same questions:
Am I ready? Can I afford this? What if I get it wrong? What if this makes things harder, not easier?
In this episode, Mia walks you through the three checks she always comes back to before hiring whether it’s your first role or your next one.
These are the foundations that stop hiring beco...
This conversation goes deep into how we're actually working as therapists — what we're carrying mentally every single day, and what changes when we start paying attention to it.
I'm joined by Imogen Nolan, occupational therapist, mentor, and founder of Occupationally Neuro — and someone I've had the absolute privilege of watching build something incredibly thoughtful in this space.
Imogen runs a community-based OT service...
There's also something BRAND NEW coming next week that I know you're going to love — and it ties directly into everything we just talked about. My email community gets first access.
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You sit down to post.
Open a blank page.
Two hours later… you’ve got something you don’t even like.
And quietly, you start wondering if this is even worth it.
This ...
Natalie is a paediatric OT in Queensland and the founder of Discover OT. She’s also an auntie to seven little people, and you can feel how much she genuinely loves kids and families in the way she speaks about her work.
But what I love most about Nat is this: she didn’t just leave a clinic job and start a business. She rebuilt the whole way she works so it actually fits her life.
In this conversation, Nat talks honestly a...
If you’re spending hours on your content and your community still isn’t growing… this episode is for you.
If you’re rewriting captions. Tweaking hooks. Trying to make every post “valuable enough.”
And it’s still slow.
There’s one type of content you’re probably not creating — and it’s the one that actually brings new people into your world.
It takes five minutes. It doe...
This is the first ever Monthly Faves (WOO WOO!) episode, a new segment where I share the things I’m genuinely using, returning to and leaning on in my work and life. Because we ALL want the tips and tricks that make things EASIER!
I’m talking all the things that are helping me protect my energy, reduce mental load, enjoy my work and stay regulated while running two businesses.
In this episode, I share what’s been su...
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