‘Be you’ blog — helping you grow as an OT or allied health leader
Our director Kimmy Lane delves into topics that celebrate and honour our humanity. This is a dedicated space to explore kind practices that support self-discovery and the experience of fulfilment. Kimmy offers insights into OT, professional supervision, leadership and EFT
Transitioning to work as an OT after maternity leave
In this vlog, Kimmy chats with another OT about her pending transition back to work after having her second baby. They talk about the impact of becoming a parent on their sense of self and the way they show up in their role as an OT. They also discuss the type of work environment needed to nurture a supported transition back to work after maternity leave.
Connected in motherhood
The transition into motherhood and back to work after maternity leave can be a vulnerable experience. These transitions call for tenderness, compassion and connection within the workplace and in the broader contexts of our lives.
Enhancing the emotional wellness of OTs through music
Listening to music to express and transform our emotional states aligns with the occupational therapy profession’s commitment to holistic wellness and engagement strategies.
One of our protective factors against burnout
Kimmy and Jaimie talk about why we go away together several times a year as an investment in our wellness, our relationship and our ability to optimally perform as OTs.
OT week 2023 - unity through community
Kimmy Lane and Jaimie talk about how they resonated with the OT week 2023 theme of ‘unity through community’.
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Emotional Freedom Techniques is a kind, gentle and effective therapeutic technique that yields multiple benefits.
How to prepare for an EFT tapping session
Preparing for your tapping session by taking self-nurturing actions before, during and after your session may support your emotional release, the integration of new insights and the processing of memories.
Information to include in your professional supervision agenda for client-related discussions
Providing your professional supervisor with relevant contextual information about clients enables a respectful, strengths-based, safe, effective and empathetic therapeutic approach. It helps to enhance the quality of occupational therapy involvement, leading to improved outcomes for clients.