As a neurodiverse affirming occupational therapist, I work very hard to meet my clients where they are at and to honour their needs and autonomy. I come to you with a blog title in the format of declarative language, one form of communication that is helpful for folks with PDA. Declarative language is a communication styleContinue reading “I wonder if you’re curious about Pathological Demand Avoidance?”
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The Role of Occupational Therapists : Nature based practitioners
If you’ve been following along with my blog posts, you may have read my blog about Occupational therapy and where you might find us (click here to read). I have reached out to some friends and colleagues to help share their roles and scope of practices in the occupational therapy profession. My hope is thatContinue reading “The Role of Occupational Therapists : Nature based practitioners”
Day 5 of my Self care challenge: completing passion projects
Five days ago I was inspired to challenge myself to 10 days of self care, with the hopes to start setting myself up for a good pattern of self care for the new school year. I really just intended to share it in blog posts to normalize self care looking different than fancy spa activities.Continue reading “Day 5 of my Self care challenge: completing passion projects”
Day 3 of my self care challenge
Today’s self care post comes from a different space. Yesterday’s post above was about working through challenges to do nice things; my neon green manicure is still bringing me so much joy today 🙂 Today’s overall theme was giving myself grace. This morning I woke up and needed extra time than I had planned toContinue reading “Day 3 of my self care challenge”
Quote of the Day 💚
Today’s quote of the day comes as I am on a long weekend between the transition from summer camp programming to more structured “school year” programming at work! At the outdoor facility I work at as an Occupational Therapist, our day programs look different during summer vs school year. In the summer the biggest goalContinue reading “Quote of the Day 💚”
Children and the patterns between sensory processing needs and leisure preferences – OT Journal Club
A while ago I had the idea to start a little OT Journal Club where I would read an open access article, summarize it briefly and share my insight. My first one was something I was super proud of (read here) but then I fell off the wagon and haven’t been able to finish anotherContinue reading “Children and the patterns between sensory processing needs and leisure preferences – OT Journal Club”
Grounded to Grow: professional exploration in Occupational Therapy
The countdown is on! In less than a week I’ll be flying to the United States to meet up with 24 other nature based Occupational Therapists for a weekend of connection and professional development. Last year, four OTs got together and created this love child event in which occupational therapists that practice in nature couldContinue reading “Grounded to Grow: professional exploration in Occupational Therapy”
OT book review: Interoception How I Feel
**As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases** In August 2022, I went with my manager and another colleague on a very small nature based retreat run by Occupational Therapists. We flew out to Chicago and met 20 other OTs who utilize nature in their practice, and spent the weekend sharing stories and teachingContinue reading “OT book review: Interoception How I Feel”
Be Your Own Sunshine 