Tag Archives: anxiety

Reflective practice and self care for OTs and therapists

As a preceptor who takes placement students, I’ve been asked many times about what is missing from curriculum for Occupational therapist and Occupational therapy Assistants. One of the recurring thing that keeps coming up is the importance of reflective practice and self-care as a therapist. I am speaking from occupational therapy as my lens, butContinue reading “Reflective practice and self care for OTs and therapists”

Planning for my first airplane trip after COVID 🙏🏻

It’s been almost exactly 3 years since I’ve been on an airplane. I’m sure this is not a big shock to anyone; many people don’t fly frequently, but these 3 years obviously were very different, and a lot has changed since then. Before COVID, I had what I called “plane anxiety”; I would get nervousContinue reading “Planning for my first airplane trip after COVID 🙏🏻”

Starting a Podcast: The h(OT) take

Today I took the energy and the adrenaline I had after work and finally took the big step I was nervous to take for so long – I published my first episode of my podcast ! When I started hosting placements for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students, I started realizing how limited ourContinue reading “Starting a Podcast: The h(OT) take”