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,…
NOURISHING 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 a sense…
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,…