Meet The Hosts
Brandy Archie, OTD, OTR/L, CLIPP
Dr. Brandy is the Founder and CEO at AskSAMIE. She holds a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and is a certified Living in Place Professional. With 16 years of experience in home health and elder-focused practice settings, her expertise in occupational therapy, particularly in home modifications and adaptive equipment, is the driving force behind AskSAMIE's vision and strategy for making aging in place possible for anyone. She's a regular guest lecturer at university occupational therapy programs and provider of continuing education courses for professionals on home modifications and aging in place strategies.
"Our bodies are made to move. It's our best medicine!"
Emilia Bourland OTR, ECHM
Emilia Bourland, OTR, ECHM is the president and founder of Higher Standards Caregiver Training, as well co-founder of WCN University for family caregivers. She has been an occupational therapist for over 10 years, working in adult settings ranging from home health to the ICU, and everywhere in between. Emilia has worked as adjunct faculty at Texas Woman's University, teaching masters level occupational therapy students both hands on clinical skills and advanced professional reasoning. She has taught safe handling and care skills to nurses, caregivers, and clients/patients since the start of her career as an occupational therapist, and has worked extensively in the community providing home modification recommendations and fall prevention consulting to help people and organizations operate safely and successfully.
"You either take control of your love life or it takes control of you. It’s that simple."