Unstuck Occupational Therapy

15/12/2025

Light will always outshine darkness

Action is the antidote to powerlessness

May shared horror foster connection

31/10/2025

Friday funnies - when your disability is an asset 😂🎃

28/10/2025

Young people and parents - this one's for you 🚗

💬 Ava’s 17 — and anxious about learning to drive.

Week 1: Ten minutes in a car park.
One calm cue. One simple drill.
By Week 6: Quiet streets… and fewer clashes at home.

At Williams OT, we know it’s not about quick fixes — it’s about finding a steady, realistic plan that works for your teen and your family. 💙

Join our FREE “Learning to Drive with Autism” webinar and learn how to guide your teen with less stress, more calm, and steady progress.

🚗 Register now: https://bit.ly/freewebinarnov2025
✨ BONUS: Join the webinar and enrol in our Drive with me Program by November and receive a FREE VIP session valued at $581

🧭 Check your local licensing rules. In Australia, Williams OT aligns with AHPRA advertising rules and the Assessing Fitness to Drive standards.

28/10/2025

This seems appropriate to share for OT week

The best things that have happened in my life came about because I didn't get what I originally wanted. I'm seriously lucky that I get to do this work every day - all because I didn't get high enough marks to get into physio!

Happy OT week 🙂

I don’t say this because I was taught it at Uni.
I say it because I know it to be true.

𝑶𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆.

Every time I swim in the ocean, I feel it... the energy that moves through me.

When I connect with friends, when I write, when I work on my passion projects... something shifts.

When I run a few hill sprints and go for a run my body my whole physiology changes.
Heart rate, breathing, hormones, neurotransmitters.... all shift in response.
Circulation increases. Endorphins rise. Stress chemicals fall. My body remembers what regulation feels like.

When I get a good night’s sleep my concentration sharpens and my mood steadies.

The things we 𝒹𝑜 matter.

Occupation isn’t just about doing.
It’s not just any occupations.
It’s occupations that are 𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭.

Everyone has their own unique occupational medicine.
What works for me, may not work for you.
Whats your occupational medicine?
And have you had your dose today? ✨ 🩷

16/10/2025

This is shockingly bad. Today I walked along Peel Street and noticed the new “accessible” parking — great in theory except for the 10 out of 12 spaces I walked past being blocked by trees, poles, and café furniture at the rear of the parking space

People with mobility aids or rear ramps can’t even use them 🤦‍♀️

I’ve written to Council about this major accessibility blunder — full email is in the comments if you’d also like to advocate for Council to take another look at this epic fail

05/10/2025

Parking changes are coming to the Tamworth CBD on Monday 13 October.

🎥Don't like reading? Check out my video in the comments where I explain the changes to parking

Here's what you need to know:
💲Peel Street - parking is now paid with a 1 hour limit
✅Fitzroy Street (near my office) - parking is still free with a 1 hour limit
🆓Ray Walsh House car park (access off Kable Avenue) will be free all day parking

🚗 Parking Strategy Updates 🚗

📍 The new parking meters throughout the CBD will begin operating from Monday 13 October 2025.

The meters will be cashless and ticketless, meaning you don’t have to walk back to your vehicle to display a ticket after you’ve paid.

They’re easy to use, simply;
Press the start button
Enter the vehicle’s number plate
Select the amount of time you’re staying for (within the maximum time period advertised)
Tap your card to pay
Alternatively, you can use the EasyPark app to pay.

Drivers who prefer to use cash are able to buy a prepaid Visa or Mastercard card from Australia Post or one of the major supermarkets.

📍 Alongside the introduction of the new meters, changes to some parking zones across the CBD will start rolling out from today, including updated time limits and restrictions. Drivers are again reminded to check signage carefully, including on weekends when some restrictions still apply.

To view our how-to guide for using the new meters or to see the full list of changes to parking zones in the CBD, please visit haveyoursay.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/parking-strategy

30/09/2025

📣 Some changes are coming at Unstuck OT! Don’t worry - nothing scary. I’m trialling the use of AI notetaking to help me spend less time on paperwork and more time focusing on you.

This will always be optional - you get to choose whether AI is used for your notes. To keep things simple, I’ve created a new consent form that also covers privacy and telehealth.

There’s nothing you need to do beforehand - I’ll go through the form with you at your next session (or contact you individually if we meet online).

Watch the video to learn more 💡

23/09/2025

Is this my most professional video? Absolutely not.

Is it raw, authentic, and uncut? You bet.

I refuse to be polite when we are faced with lies that are designed to silence us

Panadol does not cause autism. Actually nothing that women do or don't do causes autism. Autistic people do not need to be eliminated or reduced. Women do not need more guilt.

I can't stop the bu****it, but I will not be silent

03/09/2025

A little update to the office! Can’t wait for you to see it when you’re here

15/06/2025

Here's some good news to end the week with - all parking in the Tamworth CBD is FREE as of tomorrow. Hope this makes finding a park near my office a little easier 🚗

🚗🚙 MORE FREE PARKING IN CBD 🚗🚙

In great news for drivers who park in the CBD, Tamworth Regional Council has taken all parking meters out of service effective from Monday 16 June, 2025.

This means that any drivers who would normally park in a Council off-street carpark with meter parking or use on-street meter parking, there's no need to pay.

However, time limits will still apply and any driver who is parked for longer than the time limit shown on signage may face fines.

For more, go to: https://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/about/news/latest-news/more-free-parking-in-tamworth-cbd

13/06/2025

The proposed NDIS pricing changes will hurt the people who need support the most

For many of my clients, especially in rural areas, home visits and personalised therapy are the only way they can access care. Cutting travel funding and freezing therapy rates means fewer providers — and more people left without help

This isn’t just about OTs — it’s about people losing vital supports they rely on to live safe, connected, and meaningful lives

If you have the spoons, please:

Sign the petition 🖊️

Contact MPs and NDIA executives (details in comments)🗣️

Share this message 💛

Let’s make sure decision-makers hear the voices of the people these changes will affect most

OTs are at breaking point.

The NDIA has made a devastating pricing decision—one that freezes therapy support rates for the seventh year in a row and slashes travel funding for occupational therapists by 50%. These changes are already driving providers out of the system and leaving participants without essential care.

Occupational therapists deserve fair pay.

NDIS participants deserve consistent care.

OTA is campaigning for an immediate price uplift, a fit-for-purpose allied health costing model, and a reversal of the 50% travel rate cut – and we need your voice!

Here’s what you can do:
1.Sign our petition to the Australian Government and NDIA
2. Email your MP using our prepared template - it goes straight to your MP + NDIS decision-makers

We also call on our OTA members to share this with your networks. The more Australians who speak out - participants, families, therapists, and allies - the harder it will be for decision makers to ignore the devastating consequences of this pricing decision.

Take action now: https://otaus.com.au/ndis-pricing-campaign

02/02/2025

Did you know there's a simple tool that can help create understanding and compassion for hidden disabilities? In my latest (and first!) video, I’m talking about the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard—what it is, how it works, and why it’s so important. Tune in and learn how this small symbol can make a big difference in fostering understanding and support! 🌻

Prefer to receive this information in written form? You can read it on my blog here: https://www.unstuckot.com.au/blog/hiddendisabilitiessunflowerlanyard

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Australia & New Zealand

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower website: https://hdsunflower.com/au/

How to get a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard for FREE from Transport NSW: https://transportnsw.info/news/2024/extra-support-for-hidden-disabilities