The Chronically Resilient OT

An invitational worksheet to explore and develop a resource to understand how your capacity, supports and routines might look different on different days depending on your levels of energy and for different kinds of tasks/activities. 21 page pdf download containing: Pages 1-3 - Contents and IntroductionPages 4-5 - Different Levels of Hygiene RoutinePages 6-7 - Different Levels of Household TasksPages 8-10 - Different Levels of Food Preparation, with Snack and Meal ListPages 11-12 - Different Lev

A 24 page pdf download with information and prompts to support you in exploring your sensory needs, preferences, dislikes etc. and determining what you might need in a sensory kit to support yourself throughout the day. It is very much an invitational worksheet to explore and understand your own sensory processing and how you can use sensory inputs to support yourself and do the things you want to do. Page 1 - ContentsPage 2 - Introduction and some definitionsPage 3 - The 8 Sensory Systems an

A series of prompts and questions to help you start to think about the things that support you or bring you closer to overwhelm and what you could change in the task or environment to make things easier and reduce overwhelm. Page 1 - Accommodations explanatory graphic Page 2 - What helps you stay on task? Page 3 - What brings you closer to overwhelm? Brainstorm Page 4 - What can you modify and how? Page 5 - Changing the task or environment Page 6 - Noticing early warning signs Page 7 - Reducing

A 24 page pdf download exploring different categories of nourishing activities, trying things out and how to plan these into everyday life. The examples are not exhaustive and as always do what works for you. You might put things in different categories or find different things calming or alerting and that’s ok. These are ideas for exploration and not advice. Page 1 - introduction Page 2 - 6 categories of nourishing activities with a brief description of each Pages 3-14 - A page of activity idea

A 16 page pdf download. This worksheet is focused on exploring strategies to support your wellbeing. Page 1 - Introduction Page 2 - Supporting different types of wellbeing, 5 types Page 3 - My wellbeing reflection Page 4 - What does it look like when the 5 different types of wellbeing are strong Page 5 - What keeps me well in each of the 5 areas of wellbeing Page 6 - Wellbeing supports Page 7 - Wellbeing drains Page 8 - Early warning signs for sliding out of wellness in each of the 5 areas Page

A graphic series exploring different kinds of rest, with examples. 12 page pdf download. Page 1 - What is rest? Page 2 - Different kinds of rest (spiritual, physical, cognitive, emotional( Page 3 - The 7 Types of Rest by Saundra Dalton-Smith MD Page 4 - Rest barriers and facilitators Page 5 - Changing our language Page 6 - Rest snacks and longer rest ideas Page 7 - Restful activities that aren’t ‘traditional’ Page 8 - Spiritual rest ideas Page 9 - Physical rest ideas Page 10 - Cognitive rest ide

A series of 16 graphics on components of neurodiversity affirming practice for mental health. Also available in this blog https://www.chronicresilienceot.com/blog/neurodiversity-affirming-practice-for-mental-healthPage 1 - Definitions Page 2 - Useful words to know Page 3 - Core principles examples Page 4 - Medical and social model of disability Page 5 - Alexithymia Page 6 - Interoception Page 7 - Sensory processing Page 8 - Communication Page 9 - Co-occurring conditions Page 10 - Missed and mis

A 9 page pdf download of a graphic series on metaphors for explaining chronic illness. Page 1 - introduction Page 2-3 - Spoon Theory Page 4 - Fork Theory Page 5 - Oxygen Tank Page 6 - Animal Scales Page 7 - Splat Page 8 - Individualised Scales Page 9 - Final Comments For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2023 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT

An extension of my sleep hygiene graphic series. This worksheet outlines sleep hygiene and the standard recommendations, then suggests ideas for adapting these for an individual. Lots of reflection questions to help you really explore what would help your sleep and personalise a plan. Page 1 - Background Page 2 - The 24 Hour Sleep Cycle Pages 3-10 - Adaptations to the standard sleep hygiene advice Pages 11-12 - Additional reflection questions Page 13 - My Sleep Plan template Page 14 - Sleep Diar

I've been thinking more about accommodations and dynamic disability, with fluctuating sensitivity to sensory inputs. When I am extra tired, stressed or having a high pain day, things that I would be able to tolerate on days when I have more capacity will send me into overload. It can be really tricky to navigate, takes a lot of planning and being prepared. I've used the analogy of jars to illustrate this point. On some days your jar is very small and fills up quickly. On other days it is larger

Let chance make the decisions and get some household tasks done! Roll a dice for room, task and length of time. A 7 page pdf download. Pages 1-3 - example with rooms and tasks filled in. Pages 4-7 - blank version for you to fill in. For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2023 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT

A set of graphic describing the concept of recovery in mental health, recovery models and the overlap with occupational therapy. 10 page pdf download Page 1 - intro Pages 2-4 - definitions of recovery (personal and clinical) Pages 5-8 - recovery frameworks (CHIME, Power-Threat-Meaning, Re-covery model, SPICE) Page 9 - recovery-oriented services Page 10 - recovery and occupational therapy Related blog post hereFor personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no chan

A 5 page worksheet that explores what self-care is, different types of self-care, and ideas for self-care with space for you to write in what works for you and create plans for self-care on days with different energy levels or when you’ve only got certain amounts of time. Page 1 - What is self-care for you? Page 2 - Examples of different types of self care Page 3 - Different types of self-care for me Page 4 - Ideas for self-care on different days Page 5 - Ideas for self-care that take different

A 12 page pdf download exploring personalising different kinds of rest for you Page 1 - Introduction Page 2 - What gets in the way Page 3 - Different kinds of rest Page 4-5 - Rest ideas Page 6 - Additional notes Page 7 - Changing your language Page 8 - Rest reflection Page 9 - Setting it up Page 10 - What is restful for me? Page 11 - Rest routines Page 12 - My rest plan Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2023 Chronic Resilience Live

A 2-page resource to help you set up a routine to check in with yourself at the end of the day and set your weekly priorities. Prompts and space to write give you ideas for things to reflect on. Page 1 - end of day check in Page 2 - weekly priorities For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2023 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT - www.chronicresilienceo

A self-directed worksheet based on my Exploring Your Values workshop. What makes you feel proud? What do you feel strongly about? What kind of person do you want to be? What’s important to you?Values are about how you want to behave or act, and how you want to treat yourself, others and the world around you. They can be like a roadmap, give our lives meaning, and give us something to move towards. Page 1 - Exploring your values (background) Page 2 - Figuring out your values (reflection question

It is often challenging to rate and explain your fatigue when trying to describe your experience to someone else. This worksheet has space for you to describe what your fatigue looks and feels like, the impact it has on your functioning and what supports are needed at different fatigue levels. Comes with 2 versions: a smaller one on 1 page and a larger version split over 2 pages. Page 1 - Background Page 2 - Single page fatigue scale Pages 3 and 4 - Larger fatigue scale over 2 pages For persona

A 6 page pdf download to support you when planning for doing something difficult. Page 1 - Introduction Page 2 - Example Pages 3 and 4 - questions to ask yourself around scheduling, planning, doing and recovery with room to make notes Page 5 - boxes to fill in details on scheduling, planning, doing and recovery Page 6 - boxes with space to fill in details about the supports needed before, during, after and for transport

The Wellbeing Traffic Light is a resource I have used personally for helping remind me of the kinds of activities and practices that I might need at different levels of capacity. Initially I developed this from a chronic illness perspective, but looking back at some of the items it applies to sensory overwhelm and signs of burnout as well. Includes a zip file with: A 9 page pdf download with an example and some different formatsPage 1 - Background and overviewPage 2-3 - Filled in examplePages 4-

Working out a word that represents your vision for the year can help set an anchor and provide direction and focus. This is a 6 page pdf downloadable worksheet providing a couple of options and ideas for exploring your word of the year and creating visual representations. Page 1 - Introduction and reflection questions Page 2 - My word of the year (for 1 word) Page 3 - My words of the year (for 3 words) Page 4 - Visual representations Pages 5-6 - Ideas/templates For personal or professional use.