This is day 6 of my summer gratitude journal challenge and It has been a big practice for me to push myself to actually journal regularly. It feels nice though to be able to write down and reflect on positive things (almost like I’m an occupational therapist who encourages gratitude practices for my clients….)! SometimesContinue reading “Day 6 summer gratitude journal – just joy 🩷”
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Day 5 summer gratitude journal – Thank goodness you’re here!
This is day 5 of my summer gratitude journal challenge and thank you for being here with me! Today was an easy journal day as I just felt such gratitude at the end of the day which started off with lots of anxiety. I am an occupational therapist and starting off with new clients givesContinue reading “Day 5 summer gratitude journal – Thank goodness you’re here!”
Day 4 summer gratitude journal – Celebrating small wins
This is day 4 of my summer challenge, and I have to be completely transparent that I right after I celebrated posting for 3 days straight, I missed 2 days because I was two tired and having too many fun experiences (what a sin right haha) AND I am posting this two days after postingContinue reading “Day 4 summer gratitude journal – Celebrating small wins”
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 beingContinue reading “Day 3 summer gratitude journal – Small lessons”
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 fillContinue reading “30 Day summer Gratitude journal challenge”
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 intoContinue reading “Day 2 summer gratitude journal – What’s your song of the summer”
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 itContinue reading “Day 1 summer gratitude journal – let’s get started”
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 andContinue reading “Self compassion Guided Meditation”
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 thatContinue reading “Approaching Occupational therapy from an access lens instead of a capability lens”
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 meContinue reading “Reflecting on starting my own practice as an Occupational Therapist”
Be Your Own Sunshine 