Occupational Therapist, Disabled Activist, Author, PhD Candidate
‘Challenging the profession correctly not only enhances practice but also furthers our understand of different communities.’ It is a fact that not just in occupational therapy but any profession needs to reflect the diverse population it serves, so I don’t think I need a whole blog banging on the representation drum. However, when thinking about… Continue reading Untangling My Activism Within Occupational Therapy
A month since the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress in Bangkok and I still can’t quite grasp that I’ve had this once in a lifetime experience. I enjoyed every second of it, right from the day before the conference when we landed (although very jet lagged). The whole experience was so, surreal like I… Continue reading WFOT Congress 2026 Reflections
‘In my personal statement, I spoke about my personal experiences of occupational therapy and how my disability is my tool, and now I’ve kind of made a career based on that fact!’ When I saw this next quote on my list, I was very tempted to skip it, as, let’s be honest, I’m pushing it… Continue reading From Blogging in My Bedroom to an International Stage: Reflections Before WFOT 2026
7 years of blogging! When I started my blog 7 years ago, I hoped I might still be here but I didn’t think it would shape my disability confidence and professional identity as much as it has. My blog has almost been a roadmap for me as it has enabled me to get down and… Continue reading 7 Years of Blogging: Building My Disability Confidence and Professional Identity
‘Occupational transitions have many layers, thus placing occupational therapists in a unique position to help young people and families navigate this period.’ Sorry for the little delay in blogs. This time was frustrating, as it wasn’t because I had writer's block; it was because I had too many thoughts and I didn’t know what order… Continue reading Being Kind to Ourselves During Occupational Transitions
Hello and Happy World CP Day 2025! This year marks probably my momentous World CP Day as I start my PhD in a few days. What, I know, didn’t see that one coming? Me neither! Let’s walk through the past year almost shall we… As you know just over a year ago I finished the… Continue reading Embarking on My Biggest Challenge Yet
We’ve all received the email notification we’ve been dreading: It is re-registration time for Health Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) registrants and a stressful time for those who have been called for audit. What you will have noticed if you’ve already reregistered that there has been some additional equality monitoring information this time round and I… Continue reading HCPC Re-registration Time: What’s new, and what’s not?
‘I must have had so much internalised ableism to believe that an activity most kids that age do was too costly to adapt for my needs.’ Hello, sorry for the delay in part 2 of this series. Last month was hectic, but I cannot wait to tell you what I was working on very soon… Continue reading Disability Pride: Past, Present and Future
‘My life is not something to be pitied, I don’t need to be ‘cured’ and I am certainly not a burden!’ This line here is a line from chapter one of my book ‘Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me’ which is a chapter written around my childhood experiences and this pity is still something that… Continue reading Going Against What Society Tells Me as a Disabled Woman
Can you believe it was a year ago since my book was published? I remember signing my publishing contract in 2022, thinking that the book's publication was so far away in the distant future. Now, a whole year past publication, it feels so surreal! A whole year passed publication and I still am not quite… Continue reading Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me: A Year On
