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Self reflection
Enjoy our resources, edicated to sharing valuable knowledge, practical tips, and evidence-based strategies to inspire and empower OTs in their professional journey.
When a Cricut machine causes a crisis of confidence and reflections on the discomfort of learning
I have a lot of ideas. In fact, my brain is often buzzing and fizzing around with 1000 ideas or projects. Things I want to do, to make, to create, things to start, things to improve other things and so on… This is both in my work life and in my private life. I...
Receiving feedback
In a clinical setting as an OT, it’s really important to be able to give feedback to a client. This might be about the outcomes of an assessment where we need to share with them the findings of that assessment and what we found (and importantly what we’re going to do...
Reflections on 2022 or when more doesn’t equal better… Plus updates for 2023!
Gosh, it’s been another while since I’ve written in this blog! This last month and a bit has been hectic in my role for a university with all the end of year marking madness and for a while there, being totally honest, I felt like I was trapped in this Groundhog Day...
Stressed spells desserts backwards but that doesn’t help!
I’ve been really stressed lately. I hate admitting this because I talk and write about burnout and excessively high levels of stress are a key contributor to burnout; although not the only factor because stress and burnout are complex constructs. It’s not just the...
On saying “No” and the best yes…
I feel like every blog post starts with an apology or some kind of confession and over share about an issue in my life and so I spend hours working out how to start off the post more professionally, with then limited success! And after all, I value transparency and...