Occupational Therapist, Disabled Activist, Author, PhD Candidate
Having cerebral palsy means that I go on a lot of unexpected journeys. Read my stories to see how these journeys that have enriched my life
Itโs been a while, at one point I was debating if theyโd be a blog at all this month! The thought of not posting a blog for more than a month does not sit well with me. Therefore I thought why do not a general life update seen as itโs a year since I finishedโฆ Continue reading A Year Into Being an OT With CP
In my last post I touched upon disrupting, what that actually means and exploring the power of a blog when disrupting. This made me think about blogging as an occupation. Of course, as occupational therapists we all know about creativity, writing, by extension blogging and how meaningful this can be. When I first started bloggingโฆ Continue reading Using My Blog Purposely With Cerebral Palsyย
Happy Occupational Therapy Month (well itโs more predominant in the US but weโre going to go with it for the sake of the blog). Anyway, letโs get onto itโฆย For Occupational Therapy Month I wanted to talk about my views of occupational therapy and how this has changed, not just since qualifying but in recentโฆ Continue reading How My Ambitions Have Changed Since Qualifyingย
Iโve discussed my relationship with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in various posts over the years but as it is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, I thought why not give you an update. As yet again my relationship with AAC has changed since I entered the working world! Iโve gone on about my relationship with AACโฆ Continue reading My Post-Graduation Communication Challenges
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and a big shout out to those who have been working through the festive period. With the arrival of the New Year, NSTP gets a year older. Itโs been a very organic growth, it wasnโt planned, itโs just the way it happened. I wanted toโฆ Continue reading 3 Years of Not So Terrible Palsy
Hey up, itโs 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 onโฆ Continue reading Graduating as an Occupational Therapist With Cerebral Palsy
Update: This blog was written in October 2021. Since then I have been in touch with the Health Care Professions Council who are very much aware of my experience. Changes have been made, and I am still working with the HCPC to make these changes. Its an ongoing process. But to every healthcare professional andโฆ Continue reading Finally! Becoming a Registered Occupational Therapist
My anxiety has never been as high as it was a year ago when taking my driving test was all I could think about. Although I am more confident than I was Iโd be lying if there werenโt nights where thinking about driving didnโt keep me awake. So seen as itโs been a year sinceโฆ Continue reading Passing My Driving Test: A Year Onย
Yes, you did read the title correctly after debating on whether I would blog about this I decided to take the plunge. This summer never intended to be โthe summer of Georgiaโs raw reflectionsโ but it certainly has been. So, what difference will another make? The post-grad accessible job huntโฆ well, where do I bloggingโฆ Continue reading The Post-Grad Accessible Job Hunt
Since finishing my studies Iโve been experiencing the loss of occupational role. I spent so many weeks counting down to when I would finish at university and being super excited for the summer but now itโs here and I still am looking for a job I'm not enjoying my time off as much as Iโฆ Continue reading My Transition Into Adulthood: An Interview With My Parents
