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Art journaling – a Recovering perfectionist’s hobby

What is your favorite hobby or pastime? As someone that sells identifies as a perfectionist, I sometimes have a really hard time engaging in creative hobbies because I put a lot of pressure on myself. I love the process of painting and crafting, but for a long time I avoided doing it because it wasContinue reading “Art journaling – a Recovering perfectionist’s hobby”

Appreciating the little things, a practice of gratitude

Practicing gratitude daily is something that I have tried to implement not only in my own life, but in the days of my clients at the therapeutic day program I work at ! The adult group of clients I work with head to the forest for my forest program each day for 30 minutes, andContinue reading “Appreciating the little things, a practice of gratitude”

Create a dopamine menu with me!

I watched this tik tok this morning about “dopamine menus” and realized, this is what I have focused on both in my personal life and with many of my clients recently ! I just didn’t have a name for it! A dopamine menu is basically, in the most simplest form list of activities that youContinue reading “Create a dopamine menu with me!”

Quote of the day ✨

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a quote of the day, but it has been an interesting journey of life as of late and I thought this was an appropriate one! Today’s quote of the day comes from Jim Rohn – In the last while I have been going through some personal challenges asContinue reading “Quote of the day ✨”

Easy read book for neurodiversity: Good Different

(Teen fiction) I have a hard time keeping up with book clubs and reading non fiction for work, so when I can read a fiction book that is related to my job and MAY be a good recommendation for a client to read, I take advantage! I heard about this book on tik tok andContinue reading “Easy read book for neurodiversity: Good Different”

Diving deep into self-care

It has been a while since I have had the time and energy to write a blog post, but this prompt of the day connected well with me right now. ****amazon affiliate links present**** What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? As an occupational therapist, I am constantly learning and creatingContinue reading “Diving deep into self-care”