Trusting What My Body Already Knows

Some weeks the body really reminds you who’s in charge. A few weeks ago I injured my foot while rowing. The pain was significant enough that it was initially treated as a fracture and I was placed in a moon boot and told to rest. A CT scan later showed there was no...

Home Modifications

After months of waiting for the NDIS to approve the home modifications, nothing has happened. My team have suggested recommendations and despite constantly nudging and them saying they’ll escalate it, there is no change. These modifications improve my home and make it...

Self-Advocacy vs Advocacy: Why Having a Voice Matters

Advocacy is powerful. It can protect rights, open doors, and ensure needs are met. As both a stroke survivor and an occupational therapist, I have experienced advocacy from two deeply personal perspectives; as a professional who supports others, and as someone who has...

When Support Becomes a Safety Net… Not a Ceiling

Twenty years ago, my life changed in ways I never could have imagined. A stroke doesn’t just interrupt your body, it changes your relationship with it. Pain has become something I learn to live with, movement requires thought and intention and my emotional and...

A Conversation With Myself on the Yoga Mat

In my yoga practice the other day, the teacher said to us whilst moving towards a balancing pose: “So yogis just to let you know, my balance is so off when my brain is scattered, which is today. Iso  have no hope of holding this pose.” In that split...