Oh, the things I never thought I would have to explain. I’m 28, and I hobble into the physio rooms using a walking stick and the wall, trying for the life of me to pretend that everything is [...]
Following on from Not just surviving the holidays: Part 1, in this post we discuss some more challenges people with hypermobility can face during the holidays and some suggestions on how we might [...]
For a lot of people, the holidays are a really exciting time. There are cookies and chocolate, hot cocoa, Santa, presents, shopping and family time. Those exact same things can be the most [...]
If you’re heading to the Ehlers-Danlos Society Learning Conference in Australia in December, here are my 10 tips for surviving conference day, from a seasoned conference attendee! 1. Stay [...]
This time of year can be stressful, as well as exciting and joyful. To keep the stress to a minimum we’ve come up with 7 ways to crisis-proof the holidays with hypermobility. 1. [...]
All occupational therapists have similar core skills, the ones taught in university. Where we end up after university determines the solidifying of our core skills and the development of skills [...]
People often hold off seeing health professionals until things are really, really bad. They think “Oh, I’ll just see if I can cope a little longer on my own”. When it comes to Occupational [...]
What’s one of the ways your ‘Daily Dose of Movement’ can help you? Exercise is beneficial for management and prevention of acute and chronic mental illness. It is a fantastic part of your tool [...]
Service dog. What flashes in your mind when hearing those words? A blind man with a vision dog, a veteran who is an amputee? While these are two valid types of work of service dogs, there are [...]
Caring for the most important part of you (your mental health) while simultaneously managing an unpredictable physical condition is nothing short of… complicated! I have a million other words I [...]