Dear OT, You are where you need to be. Trust in your gut and in the process. Trust your values and your intuition. I’ve been stuck holding onto the idea that one day I will be awakened and will finally get it. Finally, I will get what OT is and thus be fulfilled and accomplished in …
What’s inside the Visible Toolbox? – Theraputty – Pencil grips – Goniometers – Bath boards – Over toilet frames – Body socks – Fidget tools – Pressure mattress – Noise cancelling headphones Whats inside the Invisible Toolbox? – Curiosity – Empathy – Compassion – Creative caring – Energetic frequency – Emotional Intelligence – Leadership – …
Occupational therapy needs to be more spiritual, less clinical. More “what matters most to you?” Less “what’s the matter with you?” More how it ‘could be’. Less how it ‘should be’. More passion and purpose. Less policies and procedures. More hope and possibilities. Less presumptions and predictabilities.
Dear Occupational Therapist, Don’t be so hard on yourself. You don’t need to know it all. You don’t need to be armed with answers. You don’t need to prepare for every clinical scenario. You don’t need to collect yet another certificate. But you need to listen. Listen deeply. Not just with your ears. But with …
I’m not concerned with the diagnosis. I’m concerned with the individual standing in front of me. Human to human. Soul to soul. A diagnosis can limit our idea of what we believe is possible. We revert back to medical frameworks. We try and put people in boxes, to help our mind simplify the complexities of …
Sometimes evidence based practice isn’t always ‘best’ practice. Sometimes best practice means suspending our evidence for how it ‘should be’ and instead looking through the lens of another human soul and understanding how it ‘could be’. This poster was pinned to my Nana’s next door neighbours door in her aged care facility. I took this …
For a very long time I felt like I had to walk into a session carrying my OT bag of tricks. Now, I walk into a session with nothing but myself. Yesterday I walked into a session totally (and deliberately) unprepared. I knew what the goals were and knew the direction I wanted to move …
My creative tap is turned on. Inspiration is flowing through me. I’m a vessel for The OT Lifestyle Movement, and the vision’s unfolding. I’m not sure exactly what’s ahead, but it doesn’t matter. Right now feels right, now. I’m seeing things differently, like I’ve never seen them before. There’s a shift. An awakening. And you’re …
We need to constantly refocus and recalibrate. We need a framework that puts our clients at the centre. Their needs. Their values. Their beliefs. Their life. We need to unshackle ourselves from the “I am the expert” narrative. We need to listen. Deeply. Without judgement. We need the courage to do what’s right. Right for …
There’s no denying 2020 was a heavy year. From violent flares of corona crisis to racial injustice and forest fires crippling our current way of life. We’ve ridden the wave of anxiety, heartbreak, depression, despair, desperation and disconnection. It’s in these exact moments of brokenness that we need to come together and rekindle the human …
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