Wellbeing Therapy Solutions Blog
Why Christmas 2020 is certainly NOT ‘cancelled’
Despite the pandemic, positive vibes will keep us smiling Last week, I felt myself getting annoyed about something and I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was, until I heard it someone say it out loud … ‘Christmas is cancelled’! I have seen the phrase ‘Christmas...
Why I am training to be an OT
I am an BSc Occupational Therapy student currently in my final year. Here’s a little bit about my journey to OT and why I love it… Like many people, when I first came across Occupational Therapy I had no clue in the world as to what it was. In college I knew I wanted...
My Why – OT week
I first became aware of the role of an occupational therapist when my close friend developed sepsis and spent a period of time in hospital. She was in a critical condition for 5 weeks but has thankfully made a full recovery. When I went to visit her in hospital, she...
Child Mental Health – WMHD 2020
As a society it’s often thought that we overlook the importance of child mental health, in that some fail to recognise the seriousness of it. According to the NHS in 2017 one in eight 5 to 19 year olds had at least one mental health disorder. Although, mental health...
Mental Health & Occupational Therapy – WMHD 2020
World Mental Health Day 2020 is fast approaching and with this year being incredibly tough for so many people across the globe due to the impact of Covid-19, I feel it is more important than ever to raise awareness of mental health conditions. Mental health conditions...
Practicing what you preach
I love my job and get huge satisfaction and reward from almost every aspect of it. There are challenges and disappointments, of course, and not everything goes to plan (the best laid plans and all that!) and being self-employed means that I have found myself having to...