New Heights Occupational Therapy and Wellness

10/31/2025

Fall sensory fun you have to try 🍂

Homemade fall-scented playdough is one of our favorite OT-approved activities for building fine motor skills, hand strength, and sensory exploration — and it makes your home smell amazing while you play! 🍎

It’s the perfect cozy activity for a windy fall day — keeps little hands busy, minds engaged, and hearts happy. ✨

Comment "🧡" below and I’ll send the recipe straight to your DMs!

Happy playing!

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10/22/2025

OT is more than therapy — it’s about helping people do what matters most to them.
This OT Month, join us in celebrating the incredible impact of occupational therapy across Alberta. 💛

10/21/2025

To the mom you’re becoming — a love letter from a maternal health OT. 💌

This season isn’t about getting it all right.
It’s about growing into the woman and mother you want to be — gently, imperfectly, and with so much grace. 🤍

You’re learning, unlearning, and remembering that you matter too.
Your needs, your rest, your joy — they’re not extras. They’re essentials.

No one is better suited to love and guide your children than you.
Let’s choose grace over guilt.
Presence over perfection.
Intention over overwhelm.

You are becoming — and that becoming is beautiful. 🌿

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10/09/2025

Book a free connection call to get started feeling better! https://newheightswellness.janeapp.com

💛 OTs support mental health.
We help people living with mental health challenges engage in meaningful activity and improve overall well-being.

Taking care of mental health helps us cope with stress, make positive choices, and maintain meaningful connections. Occupational therapists understand that mental, emotional, and physical health are all connected.

✨ Here’s how an OT can help:
✅ Assess mental, emotional & physical health to see how it affects daily life
✅ Create personalized therapy plans built on strengths & goals
✅ Build everyday skills like stress management & healthy routines
✅ Encourage activities & hobbies to boost mood and self-esteem
✅ Teach coping strategies for stress and anxiety
✅ Recommend environment changes to reduce stressors
✅ Collaborate with family, community & healthcare providers for holistic care

💡 OTs empower people to live meaningful, balanced lives. Visit https://otalberta.ca/improve-mental-health/ for more information and resources.

10/09/2025

Unfortunately… I do love all of these things 🙈💜

Sometimes it’s the little quirks and contradictions that make us who we are — and honestly, leaning into them is part of finding balance. ✨

Whether it’s craving bedtime at 9 p.m., buying another journal, or indulging in ice cream despite lactose intolerance, it’s all part of the messy, human, perfectly imperfect life we’re living. 🌿

At New Heights, we believe wellness isn’t about perfection. It’s about noticing what fills you up, giving yourself compassion, and making space for what matters most.

👉 What’s your “unfortunately, I do love…”? Drop it in the comments!

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10/06/2025

What do OTs do in Parental Health? Check out this OT Practice Document to know more! 🔗https://caot.ca/document/8397/Parental%20Health%20EN.pdf

Qu'est-ce que font les ergothérapeutes en santé parentale? Consultez le Document de pratique ergo pour le savoir! 🔗https://caot.ca/document/8400/Document%20de%20pratique-%20La%20sant%C3%A9%20parentale.pdf

10/01/2025

Postpartum depression can feel like exhaustion, shame, and loneliness rolled into one. For many moms, everyday tasks start to feel unbearably heavy — and the desire to just feel like yourself again can feel out of reach. 💔

If you see yourself in these words, please know: you are not alone, and you do not have to carry this silently. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are common, and they are very treatable. 💛

At New Heights OT & Wellness, I specialize in prenatal and postpartum mental health. My approach is holistic, compassionate, and focused on helping you regain balance, energy, and hope. And I offer home visits, walking sessions and virtual sessions meet you where you need!

✨ You deserve support, and healing is possible.
📩 Reach out today — you don’t have to do this on your own.

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07/16/2025

Summer can bring a different kind of pressure for new moms.

☀︎ Pressure to be out and about
☀︎ Pressure to attend all the family and friend events
☀︎ Pressure to enjoy “every moment” and keep up with the sunny hustle

But the truth is — postpartum doesn’t take a vacation.
Your needs for rest, regulation, and support are still valid… even in July.

So here’s your gentle reminder:
It’s okay if your version of summer looks like staying home, saying no, or choosing shade and stillness over stimulation.

Swipe through for 4 ways to support your mental health during this season — and know that slow is still strong.

You’re doing beautifully. ♥

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