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Spring Conference Rules

May 7, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

My conference this week was absolutely amazing. I have a million thoughts rattling in my head and they need some time to condense into ways to explain myself, to share with you about what I […]

Running & Learning

March 12, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

(descriptions of the images throughout this post are all contained at the end so that they tell one coherent narrative :)) It might, or it might not, surprise you to learn that I am very […]

I Trust Your Body

March 12, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

When some kids come to me, they don’t know how to break outside of the school model. They aren’t sure what to explore, with the freedom to explore whatever they want. They aren’t sure what […]

Danny Go

March 4, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

We are currently on a VERY big Danny Go kick in my household, and I love them almost as much as my daughter does! The elementary schools I work at love using Danny Go videos […]

Vestibular Input

October 23, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

Most people — not all, but most — find rhythmic vestibular sensory input to be soothing. Rhythmic: regular, repeated, predictable. Vestibular: having to do with your inner ear, your sense of balance and movement. It […]

Sitting

July 17, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

Sitting is not morally better than standing. Sitting is not morally better than pacing. Sitting is not morally better than wandering. Sitting is easier for some adults to handle than standing, pacing, or wandering. Why […]

3-Step Problem Solving

April 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

[Though I don’t currently have the bandwidth to accept any new consultation requests by email, I am still working through the backlog of consults that I did with people a couple of months ago when […]