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Day 3 summer gratitude journal – Small lessons
Day 3 of my summer gratitude challenge! Even though it is only 3 days into the 30 days, I am celebrating sticking to this commitment for this long (the amount of gratitude journals I have around my house that I’ve forgotten about is sinister). I am continuing with my approach of self compassion and being…
30 Day summer Gratitude journal challenge
It’s my first summer not working in the day program I used to work at and I am slowly building up my own business, which means my days look much different lately. I have more time to rest and do things that are good for my body, heart and mind. I am trying to fill…
Day 2 summer gratitude journal – What’s your song of the summer
Day 2 of my summer gratitude challenge! If you missed day 1, you can click here to go back to that page! I’m trying to be flexible in my expectations of journalling so that it is ok if I miss a day, so if you join late that’s ok! I wanted to get back into…
Day 1 summer gratitude journal – let’s get started
Day 1 of my summer gratitude challenge! I wanted to get back into journalling in a low barrier way, so I have sought out a bunch of different questions and will be trying to do this in 30 days in a row… will it happen that way? I don’t know but it’s ok if it…
Self compassion Guided Meditation
Self compassion is the practice of extending the same kindness, care, and understanding to yourself that you would offer a good friend. Instead of self esteem where you may feel good about yourself only when you have hit certain checkpoints or goals (ex: my self esteem goes up when I have worked out more and…
Approaching Occupational therapy from an access lens instead of a capability lens
Occupational therapy (OT) is the practice of supporting and empowering your clients to be able to do what they need to do, want to do and are expected to do. If you have just recently graduated from your OT degree, you probably have had that drilled in your head over and over. The thing that…
Reflecting on starting my own practice as an Occupational Therapist
May 2026 was the start of a new era for me, I started my own occupational therapy private practice after working for 5 years in the field and 4 years in an intensive day program for kids, teens and adults with a variety of different disabilities. I loved my job originally because it gave me…
Using the Sensory Profile assessment for strategy building and validation
When completing your masters, in occupational therapy, a lot of the things you learn are very black-and-white. I remember sitting in a classroom and learning about standardized assessments, and how you had to stick exactly to the script that was given. We practiced on each other and reflected on how to best administer the assessment.…
Re-emerging after burnout
I haven’t posted on this blog in quite some time despite my dreams to post more regularly and share what I’m learning as I grow as an occupational therapist (OT). I’ve been a registered OT in Ontario since 2019 and have worked at a day program for about 5 years of that. I loved working…
Quote of the Day
Today’s Quote of the day comes from an incredible woman, Maya Angelou. It’s a famous quote that I’m sure is not new to you, but it is forever relevant and today came up in my reflection as I explore my new role as an Occupational therapist who just started her own private practice. “I’ve learned…
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