At the end of 2021, Theratrak’s founder Laura Simmons was interviewed by Balance the Grind about her work routine and work-life balance.
Balance the Grind is a publication that shares ideas and conversations showcasing healthy work-life balance in different careers and lifestyles.
In this interview, Laura shared:
her career history and how she evolved as an occupational therapist to build a tech startup
what work-life balance means to her
work routines and habits
favourite books and podcasts
thoughts and questions to ask yourself to create more work-life balance
Read Laura’s interview with Balance the Grind here.
Excerpt from the interview:
1) To kick things off, could you tell us a little about your career background and current role?
I currently wear two hats in my career. On one side, I’m a paediatric occupational therapist (OT), and on the other, I’m the founder of a digital health tech company, Theratrak.
I’ve worked as a paediatric therapist in Sydney for almost a decade. I’ve spent time in the community, in school settings, in private clinics on the northern beaches. I currently split my time between my own solo practice and Theratrak.
I love the impact that early intervention can have on kids and families lives, and I believe OT is such a crucial part of that. I think OT is still a bit of an underrated profession though, as a therapist working with kids, I get to support kids with the most incredible goals.
Some of my favourite examples of these goals are supporting kids to learn how to ride a bike, learn how to explore and learn how to eat a wider variety of foods.
After realising busy families need more help with therapy at home, I created Theratrak to be an asynchronous telehealth patient engagement platform designed for allied health therapists. The mobile app and web platform enable therapists to work collaboratively to create and track custom therapy home programs for their participants.
My team and I are working towards solving a massive problem in the allied health space – How do we support people to be as independent as possible outside therapy sessions so they can implement strategies into everyday life and graduate from therapy faster?
