mOTivation with mikayla

After listening to Glass Half Full's "Nature- Based Therapy" podcast, I am once again amazed at how versatile and adaptable the profession of occupational therapy is. I chose this podcast not knowing it had anything to do with the pediatric population, but I quickly learned it could have great benefits on early development. Getting to the roots of occupational therapy, therapy that doesn't feel like therapy is the most beneficial. Especially for children, who shake with excitement when it's time for recess, going outside and using the environment as a makeshift therapeutic media is perfect! A child's role is to be a child and the occupations involved are playing outside, socializing with others, and learning. The learning done in the classroom is different than the learning done outside the classroom and with others. This type of learning is where occupational therapy comes in! I like that inside the therapy room, there is structure and routine, but there is...

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To me, blissful ordinariness can't be defined by a definition but by experiences. Everyone experiences it and it looks different for everyone. An example that I think everyone can relate to is it's being reminded to not take your health for granted when you're sniffly and can't breathe out of your nose. The blissful ordinariness of being able to breathe easily. It's the things that we don't even think twice about doing until we can't do them anymore and have to come up with different ways to do them. Another example would be getting up in the morning and getting dressed, brushing your teeth, and making breakfast - things you do every day without thinking about the steps involved. When you are unable to mindlessly do your every day activities because of an injury or illness, occupational therapy is there for you. OT practitioners approach client intervention holistically, so we consider your roles, occupations, performance patterns in your specific environmen...