Two white females stood on a red carpet, in front of a huge sign that reads 'Naidex Supporting the disability community for 50 years' surround by gold stars. Chloe, is a white female stood with a dress on with her long white chain, Georgia is wearing a dress in her electric wheelchair.
Cerebral Palsy, Disability Rights

Manuscript Submitted, What’s Next?

Howdy, and apologies for the silence, I can’t believe we are 4-months into the year and this will only be my third blog?!! I’ve missed blogging so much! It was never my intention to be as quiet, but my manuscript is submitted and I have so much to update you on! You’ll be fed up… Continue reading Manuscript Submitted, What’s Next?

Cerebral Palsy

Examples of Occupations That Make up My Disabled Activism

In my last blog I explored my activism as a meaningful occupation and how this occupation has grown over the years from what was blogging to now being so much more. Therefore, in this blog I thought I’d break down my activism a little more and show you what I’ve been up to this year.… Continue reading Examples of Occupations That Make up My Disabled Activism

Cerebral Palsy

Is It Time to Take on New Challenges?

Is it time to take on new challenges? This is the question I’m facing at the moment and I’m not talking about career challenges, as I have quite the number of career-based adventure plates spinning at the moment, I’m talking about life-based challenges. At the beginning of the year, I started not only my first… Continue reading Is It Time to Take on New Challenges?

Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist

The Significant Impact That The Occupational Therapy Show 2021 Has Had on Me  

As I’m beginning to write this post, it’s been a few days since I was at the NEC in Birmingham, and I am still on quite a high from The Occupational Therapy Show. I cannot wait to get into this blog, and ‘re-live’ the experience.   Like many of us, I have had a lot… Continue reading The Significant Impact That The Occupational Therapy Show 2021 Has Had on Me  

Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist

Graduating as an Occupational Therapist With Cerebral Palsy

Hey up, it’s been a while! A rather casual entry this week, but this is an blog after all and therefore, this weeks post is going to be exactly that. Not a story about an ableist experience for me to pick apart but a reflection of graduation day, so that I can look back on… Continue reading Graduating as an Occupational Therapist With Cerebral Palsy

Virtual Occupational Therapy Placement 2020

To Disclose or Not to Disclose?

Welcome to the second blog in my #OTalk series and the last blog of my placement for a few weeks whilst I'm on Easter break. I was debating just carrying on, but I have an assignment to get done and a few to start so I don't want to overdo it! I’ve talked about disclosure… Continue reading To Disclose or Not to Disclose?

Virtual Occupational Therapy Placement 2020

An Insider’s View of Occupational Therapy

On Tuesday night I hosted an #OTalk on Twitter. I was very nervous about making a mistake or a #CPjerk as I like to call them as sometimes due to my involuntary movements, I do make a typo or two. But it went well, I struggled to keep up, but I think I managed to… Continue reading An Insider’s View of Occupational Therapy

Virtual Occupational Therapy Placement 2020

What Is a Virtual Occupational Therapy Placement?

Hello people! I'm blogging on here for the first time in 4 weeks and it feels great! It felt strange missing a blog I didn't like it, but I needed some time away and, in this blog, you're going to find out why I've had to take a short break. If you follow me on… Continue reading What Is a Virtual Occupational Therapy Placement?