Occupational Therapist, Disabled Activist, Author, PhD Candidate
โChallenging the profession correctly not only enhances practice but also furthers our understand of different communities.โ It is a fact that not just in occupational therapy but any profession needs to reflect the diverse population it serves, so I donโt think I need a whole blog banging on the representation drum. However, when thinking aboutโฆ Continue reading Untangling My Activism Within Occupational Therapy
A month since the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress in Bangkok and I still canโt quite grasp that Iโve 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 Iโฆ Continue reading WFOT Congress 2026 Reflections
โIn my personal statement, I spoke about my personal experiences of occupational therapy and how my disability is my tool, and now Iโve kind of made a career based on that fact!โย When I saw this next quote on my list, I was very tempted to skip it, as, letโs be honest, Iโm pushing itโฆ Continue reading From Blogging in My Bedroom to an International Stage: Reflections Before WFOT 2026
Weโve all received the email notification weโve been dreading: It is re-registration time for Health Care Professions Councilโs (HCPC) registrants and a stressful time for those who have been called for audit.ย What you will have noticed if youโve already reregistered that there has been some additional equality monitoring information this time round and Iโฆ Continue reading HCPC Re-registration Time: Whatโs new, and whatโs not?
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 quiteโฆ Continue reading Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me: A Year On
Happy New Year and happy 6 years of blogging! I know, Iโm quite good at writing a corny blog reflecting on previous years etc, etc. Therefore, this year Iโve been trying to think of what I can do that still marks the significance of my blog without getting too cheesy. I have a few blogsโฆ Continue reading Not So Terrible Palsy Is 6!
It was a highly momentous occasion for me to finally attend an in-person Children Young People and Families (CYPF) Conference (Royal College of Occupational Therapists Special Section, RCOT-SS) after attending the 2021 and 2022 conferences online. I have been looking forward to connecting to many of my colleagues within childrenโs occupational therapy for a whileโฆ Continue reading Attending #CYPF 2024!
I have now been qualified as long as I was studying - on one hand studying seems like a lifetime ago on the other hand it feels like I still have no clue what Iโm doing in the working world. Yet, a lot has happened since I finished my studies, and I write this blogโฆ Continue reading Three Years Post Qualification Update
A few weeks, ago I wrote about the simple changes that can be made within healthcare to reduce everyday ableism I also linked this to previous blogs about systemic ableism. Therefore, this blog isnโt going to be anything new, itโs just going to hopefully link everything together.ย As said before, sometimes noticing ableism isnโt easy,โฆ Continue reading Ableism on Micro, Meso and Macro Levels Within Healthcareย
Often when we talk about ableism we talk about it being systemic, integrated within the systems we work in on micro, meso and macro levels. It important to understand this and see the bigger picture, and how important it is that we act acs anti-ableist allies. Yet, sometimes looking at this bigger picture can beโฆ Continue reading Do You Notice Ableism Around You?
