Occupational Therapist, Disabled Activist, Author, PhD Candidate
Using my occupational therapy knowledge to make sense of how my physical health impacts my mental health…
The aim of my blog is to capture both good experiences and bad experiences I have had and continue to have throughout my, life. Yes, I’ll admit I’m a positive person and even with the negative blogs I always seem to try and find a ‘positive ending’. However, I’d be lying if I said that… Continue reading Mentally Balancing the Positives and Negatives of My Disability
How great is it that normal life or the ‘new normal’ way of life is resuming? I’m very much enjoying seeing friends and family again and doing things other than sitting on my garden. However, as I am classed as more vulnerable, I’d be lying if I said that returning back to somewhat normal isn’t… Continue reading How Post Lockdown Is Affecting Both My Physical and Mental Health
I've recently just turned 20 and have just written a blog- What I Would Tell My 10-year-old Self which explains a bit about what my disability has taught me over the past 10 years. Since being 20 I've reflected a lot, and a big topic that always comes up is my independence. As I’m getting… Continue reading How Will I Define ‘Independent’ as an Occupational Therapist?
At the end of the week, I am turning 20 however, before I look forward to the third decade I wanted to reflect on my last decade and talk about what I've learnt. I was debating discussing everything that I've learnt in the past 20 years but then I realised that it was only around… Continue reading What I Would Tell My 10-year-old Self
HELLO AND HAPPY WORLD CP DAY 2019!!! As some of you may know World Cerebral Palsy day is my favourite day of the year, and I am so excited to finally share with you what I've been up to for World CP Day 2019! I cannot express how overwhelmed I have been by the response… Continue reading World Cerebral Palsy Day 2019- Catching the Bus
A few months ago I wrote a blog post on How My Physical Disability Can Be Perceived in which I kind of defended myself in saying I'm not always as complicated as I seem. I've mentioned on multiple occasions that I don't like the fact that when I say I did maths at college people… Continue reading The Hidden Elements of My Disability
Everyone needs a holiday, disabled or not we all need a few days or weeks off to just wind down and get our heads out of the game! Well, I certainly do, I'm always ready to go on holiday and in need of a break when times comes to it. So, I thought I'd tell… Continue reading What Going on Holiday Means to Me
Will I ever be totally independent? I've finished university for the summer now and I don't go back until September- this means that I have a lot of time on hands and don't get me wrong, I've spent most of my first 3 weeks off being run down. So, I'm certainly in need of a… Continue reading Restricted Independence
As I am getting older, I am becoming more aware of the stereotypes that people make when initially meeting me. When it comes to stereotypes, I have mixed feelings, I don't hate the fact that I get judged because that's just part of life and everyone gets judged regardless of having a disability or not.… Continue reading How My Physical Disability Can Be Perceived
At the moment, I am on my placement and going on placement and getting into a new routine has been extremely difficult as my body is adjusting to a new body clock! Therefore, energy levels are low and fatigue is making more of an appearance! Due to this fatigue, at times I just get more… Continue reading Saying No Is Not Always as Possible as It Seems
