Take a moment to stop and bring attention to your breathing. Breathe in, and then a big sigh out. Where is your brain taking you right now? Today’s Bloganuary prompt will take us on a journey of mental health and the importance of living in the present ; Do you spend more time thinking aboutContinue reading “Past, future, and living in the present”
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The importance of play for kids AND adults
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? “Playtime” sounds like something you would expect children to do. Many adults forget that there is importance in playing for us too! As an occupational therapist that works with children, teens and adults, I am lucky to constantly be reminded of the importanceContinue reading “The importance of play for kids AND adults”
Self care checklist
My goal this 2024 year is to continue working on expanding my therapeutic knowledge and insight to be able to share it with others! I shared this post on my instagram and thought I would share it here as a reminder about the importance of self care and what self care looks like! Feel freeContinue reading “Self care checklist”
A cute way to self care
“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”–Deborah Day As humans, we are our own harshest critic. We are the ones that hold ourselves to impossible standards and who hold the longest grudges. We are often so compassionate towards our friends and family, and so hard on ourselves in challenging timesContinue reading “A cute way to self care”
The Role of Occupational therapists: Regional Treatment centre
If you’ve been following along with my blog, you know I’m an Occupational therapist that works with kids with neurodiversity. In 2020 I started mentoring in my role as a preceptor for Occupational therapy and Occupational therapy assistant students in their programs. I remembered how big and scary the world can be graduating from schoolContinue reading “The Role of Occupational therapists: Regional Treatment centre”
“I only want Chicken Nuggets!” : Exploring New Food with Hesitant Eaters
In September, I had the opportunity to explore a new area in my practice! I am an Occupational therapist that works in a day program with individualized programming for children, teens and adults… aka I am NOT a specialist! I am always trying to learn something new and to expand my knowledge as an OTContinue reading ““I only want Chicken Nuggets!” : Exploring New Food with Hesitant Eaters”
Art therapy tonight – junk journaling?
Happy fall!! 🧡🍁
Returning back to the gym!
Day 10 of my self care challenge: social downtime
Today is the “last day” of my self care challenge, but hopefully I can continue my intentional self care moving forward! It’s been a great reminder of how many intentional choices I can make to be kind to myself and take care of myself, and something I think I should repeat in the future asContinue reading “Day 10 of my self care challenge: social downtime”
Be Your Own Sunshine 