Integrative Wellness Solutions LLC

01/10/2026

Whittling. We know the benefits first hand. And we whittle with our clients- as early as 5 years old.

Why is whittling therapeutic? We asked AI… and the answer Is spot on!

🧠 Mental & emotional beneifts:
Stress Relief & Mindfulness: The repetitive cutting motion is calming and meditative, offering a natural escape from daily worries and screens, and can help with anxiety.

🎯 Improved Focus & Concentration: Whittling requires sustained attention to detail, enhancing cognitive skills and awareness.

💪 Increased Patience & Self-Esteem: Slow, deliberate progress builds patience, while completing projects provides a sense of accomplishment and boosts confidence.

🎨 Creativity & Problem-Solving: It encourages artistic expression as you shape wood, fostering problem-solving as you adapt to cuts and challenges.

Physical & Skill-Based Benefits
🖐️ Fine Motor Skills & Coordination: Precise knife movements strengthen hand muscles and improve hand-eye coordination, crucial for writing and other tasks.

✍️ Dexterity: Develops general hand dexterity and a better understanding of tool use and force application.

🦺 Respect for Labor: Teaches appreciation for craftsmanship, order, and focused physical work.
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12/30/2025

The model we treat by 💙💛

This is the Burn In flame.

At the centre is the inner flame.

➳ BEING
Who you are.
Your values, beliefs, identity and sense of meaning.

➳ DOING
Meaningful doing.
The activities, work and contributions that matter to you.

➳ BELONGING
The felt sense of safety in places and relationships.

Notice the arrows.
Being, doing and belonging are always shaping one another.
When one is out of sync, the flame may flicker.

The more these three are in alignment
➳ who you are (Being)
➳ what you do (Doing)
➳ who and what you’re connected to (Belonging)

the greater the conditions for authentic BECOMING.

➳ BECOMING
Who you are growing into over time.
Across seasons, roles and life stages.
You’re authentic self.

Burn out happens when there is a misalignment in life.
Burn In happens when there is alignment.

Same flame.
Different conditions.

✨The professional development course is coming in 2026. And we CANNOT WAIT! ❤️‍🔥

12/29/2025

What is THERAPY.

The simple act of being present while doing. Life is therapy if you let it be.

It’s not a magic pill. It’s not hours spent “on the couch”. It’not this program or that one.

Therapy is engaging in occupations while consciously digesting all that life throws at you. Tuning into your body. Mantras. Affirmations. Routines. Occupations.

That is THERAPY.

12/24/2025

12/16/2025

Occupation is medicine. ❤️‍🔥
I know this to be true not because I learnt it at University,
But because it is my lived truth.

What we do each day shapes how we feel in our bodies, our minds and our sense of self.
Some occupations nourish us.
Some deplete us.

When our daily doing aligns with our values, needs and desires…..,something shifts.
Our nervous system settles.
Our energy returns.
Meaning finds its way back in.

This is the heart of occupational therapy.
What’s your occupational medicine?
And more importantly, have you had your dose today? ✨🫶🏼

12/10/2025

Sweet sweet nights at the clinic 💙💛

12/05/2025

It’s a chilly morning at the clinic. Warm coffee and a Christmas mug and Rays of sunshine are exactly what we need! 💙💛

12/03/2025

🥂Cheers to 5 years as Professor Heppding!!

One of the greatest gifts Is teaching future therapists how to be the best they can be ❤️‍🔥 so grateful 🥹

11/19/2025

Self sabatoge is much more present than we acknowledge. Sometimes we don’t even recognize it until after the fact.

11/17/2025

What areas could you grow in?