Writings and Musings

Poster Presentation: Finding Belonging as a Neurodivergent Occupational Therapist
Full text of a poster presentation from the 2025 OTNZ-WNA Clinical Workshops titled ‘Finding Belonging as a Neurodivergent Occupational Therapist: Supporting ourselves so we can support others’ by Rebecca Rae-Hodgson and Lauren Turnbull.

Reflection: OT Exchange 2024
Reflections and learnings from attending the OT Exchange 2024 in Perth. A summary of the talks I attended and how I managed the 2 day event.

New Zealand Trauma Conference 2024
A summary of my notes and key takeaways from listening to Bessel van der Kolk at the NZ Trauma Conference in March 2024.

Values as a guiding force supporting engagement and meaning-making
Poster presentation on creating a values exploration workshop and its relevance to supporting mental health in occupational therapy practice. Presented at the OTNZ-WNA national conference September 2023

OTNZ-WNA Conference 2023
Reflections on presenting at my first occupational therapy conference, including how I managed personally as a person with various support needs, my experience of presenting and reflections on the talks I attended.