The Chronically Resilient OT

06/02/2026

04/02/2026

I'm presenting a session on Values-Based Practice next week as part of The Becoming Collective's OT Realignment Experience, and there are still a few spots if you'd like to join. I've just finalised the slides and activities handout.

It's an 8-week live experience for OTs who want to reconnect with their professional identity, get clearer on their unique value, and find more alignment in their practice.

I'll be running a 90-minute session on connecting your personal values to your OT practice - something I'm genuinely passionate about.

If you've been feeling a bit disconnected from your "why" or are not feeling inspired in your work as an OT right now, I recommend joining.

Bradley Williams is keeping the registration open for a couple of extra days.

Use code REBECCA50 at checkout for a $50 discount.

Registration closes this Friday:

An 8-week immersive for experienced occupational therapists ready to reconnect with their foundations and build a practice that feels authentic and energising.

04/02/2026

I'm working on becoming more aware of the early signs that my autonomic nervous system is struggling so that I can adjust what I'm doing and hopefully avoid larger flares more often.

It can be really difficult to stop doing something when I'm in a flow though!

Great info here on what to look for from HyperResilient

02/02/2026

29/01/2026

Sensory Stress is common for Autistic people but it's also something that many other neurodivergents experience too. As sensory stress gradually builds, we experience increasing signs of distress.

Daily stress from systemic trauma, capitalism, the collapse of democracy, the violence we witness, and the fears we face, pushes us further along this continuum so that sensory averse input becomes even more likely to cause fatigue, overload, meltdown, shutdown, and burnout.
✏️ I'm crowdfunding my current work in progress: The Nervous System Study Guide. This is a workbook covering holistic nervous system science from a neurodiversity paradigm lens with an aim towards collective healing, not just individual soothing. Details here: https://traumageek.thinkific.com/courses/nervous-system-study-guide

🧠 If you don't want to wait for me to finish writing the Nervous System Study Guide, you can get all the info now in video format. Topics include polyvagal basics and criticism, energetics of the ANS, the BioPscyhoSocial nervous system, Neurodivergent trauma, attachment trauma, systemic trauma, and pathways to healing. Details here: https://traumageek.thinkific.com/courses/holistic-nervous-system-science-study-group-recordings

27/01/2026

I had the honour of being in some of the initial focus groups in the development of this model and love what The OT Lifestyle Movement and Michelle Luken have created.

Love the idea of focusing on burning in and the factors that support us to burn in

23/01/2026

I didn’t think I could be hypermobile until I learned about stiffness in hypermobility from an episode of the podcast The Rest Room.

It was so reassuring to learn that I could be both stiff and hypermobile and helped me feel comfortable seeking a diagnosis.

23/01/2026

We really need to be considering all the things going on for a person not just one label as there’s so much interconnectedness going on

21/01/2026

Want novels that are feel good while also tackling important topics? Can highly recommend these two.

So heart-warming and I literally smiled multiple times while reading.

They are set in a world where magical people must be registered and many magical children are in state run orphanages. A government official goes to visit one of these orphanages and his life is changed.

Beautifully joyful, q***r and celebrating of differences.

Balm for the soul and just what I needed during a tough start to the year.

Photos are covers of the books The House in the Cerulean Sea and Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune.

17/01/2026

Autism and ADHD are also linked to higher rates of gynaecological issues.

If you're neurodivergent, you're more likely to be hypermobile. Hypermobility such as HSD or EDS is more likely to have gynaecological problems. It took me until I was 45yo to have all of this confirmed and have a path towards healing. Hopefully this helps the younger Rainbow Zebras on their journey.

"Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes are a group of inherited connective tissue disorders. Features seen across all types include joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility & tissue fragility. This happens because of changes in genes that affect the structure & function of collagen & related connective tissue proteins 🧬

Those with Ehlers Danlos experience a higher prevalence of gynecologic issues than the general population 🔍

🩸Heavy bleeding and bleeding between periods: EDS can worsen periods because collagen defects weaken the blood vessels in your uterine lining. The fragile blood vessel walls can’t contract properly to stop blood flow when they should, leading to heavier, more painful periods.

💢Higher rates of painful periods could come from abnormal smooth muscle function leading to uncoordinated, excessive and prolonged contactions. Weak connective tissue can also lead to tilted uterus (retro version) which changes and stress in contraction mechanics

💥The relationship with vulvodynia and painful in*******se may be due to pelvic floor dysfunction from EDS, the strong association with neuropathic pain mechanisms and mast cell activation (accumulation of mast cells in vulvar tissue).
�Important: there also appears to be a link between EDS & endometriosis. Those with endo are 7 times more likely to have EDS 📚"

Hugon-Rodin et al. Gynecologic symptoms and the influence on reproductive life in 386 women with hypermobility type ehlers-danlos syndrome: a cohort study. Orphanet J Rare Dis.2016

Castori et al. Gynecologic and obstetric implications of the joint hypermobility syndrome (aka Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type) in 82 Italian patients. Am J Med Genet A.2012

Hurst et al. Obstetric and gynecologic challenges in women with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Obstet Gynecol.2014

Hernandez & Dietrich. Gynecologic Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol.2020

Malfait & De Paepe. Bleeding in the heritable connective tissue disorders: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment. Blood Rev. 2009

15/01/2026

This happens a lot!

Like there’s so many things and they get stuck together in the doorway