In this episode of Master My Balance, Occupational Therapist & coach Áine O’Dea (Radiance Consulting) explains how everyday “occupations” – from cooking a meal to topping‑up a Leap Card, are fundamentally linked to brain‑based executive‑function skills and our money habits.✅

What you’ll learn:

* Money management is an **occupational skill** just like dressing or caring for a child.

* Executive‑function deficits (planning, self‑monitoring, working‑memory) drive budgeting problems for people with ADHD, dyspraxia/DCD, autism or depression.

* Simple OT tools – budgeting boards, handheld scanners, smartphone shopping‑list apps, cut cognitive load and anxiety while shopping.

* Early financial‑literacy builds lifelong confidence and self‑efficacy.

* The **Work & Access Scheme** (launched July 2024) can fund up to **€20 000** for neuro‑inclusion training and workplace OT assessments – any size organisation can apply.

🕒 Chapter markers

00:00 – Welcome & intro to Master My Balance

00:45 – What “occupation” really means in OT

02:30 – Mental‑health challenges & everyday finances

04:55 – Executive‑function skills → budgeting, planning, self‑monitoring

07:20 – Practical OT tools for adults (budget boards, scanners, apps)

09:45 – Neuro‑divergent adults (ADHD, dyspraxia/DCD, autism, dyslexia) & money

12:10 – Work & Access Scheme – up to €20 k for workplace training/assessments 14:30 – Teaching money skills to kids as young as 3‑5 (self‑efficacy)

16:55 – Áine’s coaching for professionals, self‑employed & SMB owners

19:04 – *End of Part 1*

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Website: https://www.radianceconsultinghub.com

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