Tag Archives: Health and Wellness

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”

Self compassion challenge

Happy day everyone! I posted this on my Instagram account and I thought I’d share this here as a bit of an interactive conversation starter! In one of my previous Quote of the Day posts I shared a bit about self compassion and how we can incorporate that more in our lives instead of selfContinue reading “Self compassion challenge”

Summer guided visualization 🏖️

As an Occupational therapist, I often find myself using my yoga teacher skills and passions to engage my clients in self care. I am a big advocate for using nature as a co-therapist as well as a tool for self care. I have been reading a lot about forest bathing, experimenting with various nature basedContinue reading “Summer guided visualization 🏖️”

Falling back in love with reading after university

As a child, some of my fondest memories revolved around books and reading. When I was a small child, my mom would read me a bedtime story every night, which translated into us exploring various novels together as I got older. She fostered my love of reading and introduced me to many of the interestContinue reading “Falling back in love with reading after university”

Quote of the Day💛

Today’s quote of the day I found online somewhat randomly while looking for ideas for a blog post, but very much matches the past weekend. Today’s quote is a reminder that your emotions are valid, whether positive or not, and that it is ok not to be ok. This is true for all scenarios andContinue reading “Quote of the Day💛”

Quote of the day 🧡

This morning I woke up not feeling the greatest, and was feeling down about “ruining the weekend” up North. Often times as an occupational therapist, I’ll catch myself not using the tools I preach so heavily in my sessions with my clients. I caught myself in that harsh mindset and remembered you’ve been teaching SELFContinue reading “Quote of the day 🧡”