NOURISHING SELF CARE FOR THERAPISTS AND TEACHERS by Christina Pandolfo, MS, OTR/L (School-Based Occupational Therapist, Ascend Rehab Services, Inc.) Part 4: Creating Your Own Self-Care Plan This is the last of our 4-Part Series on Self-Care where we get started on creating our own individualized self-care plan. If you have already embarked on this journey,…
STRESS REDUCTION AND SELF CARE FOR THERAPISTS AND TEACHERS by Christina Pandolfo, MS, OTR/L (School-Based Occupational Therapist, Ascend Rehab Services, Inc.) Part 3: Healing Chronic Stress Through Nourishing Self-Care: 7 Healing Habits Establishing a nourishing self-care program is vital when working to heal and reverse the effects of chronic stress. The goal is to regain…
NOURISHING SELF CARE FOR THERAPISTS AND TEACHERS by Christina Pandolfo, MS, OTR/L (School-Based Occupational Therapist, Ascend Rehab Services, Inc.) Part 2: The Effects of Chronic Stress and How to Help Repair the Damage Many of us say it often, myself included: “I’m so stressed”. We are overwhelmed by our to-do lists, balancing work and home,…