Online body doubling
Affordable, structured co-working sessions that give you the focus and accountability to start and finish your CPD, business or life admin tasks.
Body doubling is a neuroaffirming productivity technique
Why join a body doubling session?
Struggling to get started? Body doubling helps overcome task paralysis and inertia - common for neurodivergent women.
Need structure and accountability? Online co-working sessions provide external cues and gentle accountability, so you don’t rely solely on willpower.
Finding CPD overwhelming? Use this quiet, focused time to complete online CPD courses, webinars, journal reading or CPD log updates you’ve been putting off.
Business tasks piling up? Dedicate time to practice management, website updates, pricing reviews and business development projects without distraction.
Feeling overwhelmed by an endless list of tasks? Body doubling helps you narrow your focus and make real progress.
Want to actually enjoy the process? Many people find working alongside others makes CPD, business tasks and life admin feel lighter, calmer and less isolating.
Want consistency? Regular body doubling sessions build a routine of steady progress on CPD, admin and business development.
It’s easier together
Especially supportive for neurodivergent women, but valuable for everyone, body doubling offers a gentler entry into tasks we may otherwise put off. With structure and quiet company, the starting point softens. Completing tasks feels lighter and more achievable.
What is body doubling?
Body doubling is a co-working method that involves intentionally using the presence of another person or group (the ‘body double’) to help initiate, sustain and complete tasks.
The body double’s calm presence creates subtle, low-pressure encouragement to commence tasks that would otherwise feel boring, stressful or difficult to start.
Research on executive functioning highlights that external structure, environmental cues and social accountability can reduce the cognitive load involved in initiating, sustaining and completing tasks.
This is why body doubling has become widely recognised as a helpful productivity strategy for autistic adults and those with ADHD, who often experience executive functioning challenges - particularly with task initiation, planning, organisation and task completion.
Body doubling isn’t about ability - it’s about support
Among all your other unique qualities, you’re probably capable, empathetic, thoughtful, intelligent and creative. Which is why it might be confusing and frustrating that starting and completing certain tasks feels effortful at best and impossible at worst.
It’s not that you don’t know what needs to be done or how to do it. It’s probably more the case that you’re feeling overwhelmed by the volume of things you need to attend too, which may lead to a feeling of task paralysis. Pretty soon you become stuck in cycles of avoidance and self-criticism… and it’s likely you feel very alone in this.
Body doubling often helps by providing the neuroaffirming companionship and structure needed to support you to start and complete tasks. It might be the missing piece that relieves tension and promotes a feeling of ease when getting things done.
Tailored body doubling sessions for women
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Professional development
Complete those CPD courses and webinars you purchased. Update your CPD log. Check in with the latest research in your area of practice.
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Business admin
Update your website, reconcile your accounts, develop products and services, write that blog post and respond to those emails you’ve been putting off.
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Life admin
Organise those appointments, pay those bills, complete those forms and clear our your inbox. You might even schedule your next holiday!
Mindfully facilitated by experienced occupational therapist, Kimmy Lane
Kimmy is experienced in facilitating online body doubling for neurodivergent women, allied health professionals and business owners.
Kimmy currently runs monthly professional development body doubling, fortnightly body doubling for business tasks and weekly life admin body doubling.
Session times are open for the remainder of the year and you’re welcome to pre-book until then.
In practice, body doubling works by:
Reducing executive load
Providing external structure and environmental cues
Supporting co-regulation of attention
Providing gentle accountability
Minimising avoidance cycles
Enhancing task persistence
Improving task efficiency
Increasing the sense of safety and ease involved in the task
Body doubling sessions with Be You OT
Delivered online, accessible anywhere
Body doubling session range from 30 minutes for life admin to 1 hour for professional development and business-related activities. Sessions are scheduled in Brisbane (Australia) time and are conducted on Zoom. You’ll receive the Zoom link in your booking confirmation email. You’re welcome to join the session a couple of minutes early to settle in.
Quiet & distraction free
Mics remain muted throughout the session. The chat function is only available for the first 5 minutes of the session for those who wish to share what CPD or business task they’ll be focussing on. The rest of the session is without the distraction of unmuted mics or chat activity. Sessions will quietly close without announcement at the end of the hour to avoid interrupting those people who would like to continue focusing on their tasks.
Your comfort matters
You’re welcome to bring something to eat and drink to the session. Video is optional for your comfort. Without or without your video on, you’re welcome to move and be in ways that support you. The sessions are not recorded to protect your privacy.
Book Your Body Doubling
Book Your Body Doubling
It’s easier with body doubling
Online group body doubling with Kimmy is designed to give you a calm container to start, sustain and finish your CPD, business activities or life admin. Simply book the session that suits you and I’ll provide the online space for you to complete your tasks.
Can’t find an ongoing session time that suits you? No problem! Email with a request for your preferred times and we’ll do our best to provide other options.
Session options
Body doubling - professional development
Engage in professional development activities of your choice with quiet company online. This is a group session.
Session: 1 hour, online
Price: $16.50
Body doubling - biz blitz
Undertake business-related activities of your choice with quiet company online. This is a group session.
Session: 1 hour, online
Price: $16.50
Body doubling - life admin
Complete life admin tasks in the quiet company of others doing the same online. This is a group session.
Session: 30 minutes, online
Price: $10
Frequently asked questions
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Even though you’ll have the benefit of having your online body doubling group facilitated by an experienced therapist, this is not therapy session.
These body doubling sessions are designed to provide you with a structured co-working space to hopefully make completing your tasks easier.
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Body doubling sessions are currently offered in an online group format.
You’re welcome to contact Kimmy on info@beyouot.com to request 1:1 body doubling sessions if this is your preference.
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Absolutely not!
You’ll enter the online group space quietly and without the need to introduce yourself.
You can keep your video off if you prefer not to be seen.
All mics are muted for the whole time, so there’s no expectation for you to talk or listen to other people.
You’re welcome to pop what you’re working on in the chat during the first five minutes if you like, but this is not necessary. The chat is closed for the remainder of the session.
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You’re invited to make a mindful purchase of your ticket for each session you book. All tickets are non-refundable.