By Nima – MSc Occupational Therapy Student (JB Occupational Therapy) I’m Nima, an MSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. Throughout this placement, I’ve been exploring the lived experiences of people managing chronic illnesses, with a particular focus on how invisible symptoms affect daily life, identity, and occupation. This blog continues…Continue reading Fatigue Is More Than Feeling Tired: Confronting Chronic Fatigue and Crohn’s Disease Through an Occupational Therapy Lens
Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System
I’m Shantel, a final-year MSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. My work focuses on the intersection of chronic illness, medical injustice, and occupational loss, especially for marginalised communities. Through this blog and our podcast This Is My “Normal,” I aim to reflect lived experience through an occupational therapy lens. Chronic…Continue reading Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System
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Neurodivergence, Hypermobility and Exercise
Authors: Amanda Carey and Holly Graham What do hypermobility, neurodivergence and emotional regulation have in common? More than you may expect. Over the last six weeks we have been looking into hypermobility and connective tissue disorders. We have created 3 podcasts: We have decided to share our fourth and final topic, exploring the link between…Continue reading Neurodivergence, Hypermobility and Exercise
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Sex, Chronic Pain, and Intimacy: How Sensate Focus Can Help
Chronic pain extends beyond physical symptoms; it can significantly impact emotional well-being, relationships and sexual intimacy. Persistent pain often interferes with the ability to engage in or enjoy physical closeness, leading to reduced sexual activity and emotional disconnection. Many people with chronic conditions feel disconnected from their bodies. Some worry about how their partner perceives…Continue reading Sex, Chronic Pain, and Intimacy: How Sensate Focus Can Help
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The Mental Health Maze of Neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ People
Queer & Neurodivergent: Let’s Talk! Welcome to a wordy blog about “things that makes life wild and wonderful but also really really hard”: Being LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent or what I like to say ‘neurospicy’. For people who are both LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent (think: ADHD, Autism or somewhere fabulously off the neurotypical map) everyday can feel…Continue reading The Mental Health Maze of Neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ People
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Brain Fog poster
About the author: Anais is an Occupational Therapy student from Coventry. She’s neurodivergent and has experienced brain fog herself.
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Exercise for Hypermobility
Exercise is an activity known to have a positive impact on holistic wellbeing. According to Geneen et al (2017) when living with chronic pain, exercise can reduce pain severity and improve quality of life. Before taking part in exercise there are 4 things to consider: Helpful tips when exercising 1. Reduce range of motion –…Continue reading Exercise for Hypermobility
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Women and ADHD
About the author: Anais is an Occupational Therapy student from Coventry uni. She’s neurodivergent herself and her Neurodivergent students support group recent won an award for ‘Achievement of the year’.
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Functional Neurological Disorder Fact Sheet
About the author: Anais is an Occupational Therapy student at Coventry University. She has a specialist interest in Neurological conditions.
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HSD & Co-occurring conditions – Hypermobility Haven
Holly and Amanda are final year BSc Physio students at the University of Brighton. They joined the jboccupational therapy team for 6 weeks and wanted to share their knowledge and expertise with Jo’s readers. Holly has a diagnosis of joint hypermobility and has enjoyed working with Jo and her clients to explore the condition further.…Continue reading HSD & Co-occurring conditions – Hypermobility Haven
