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Fatigue is more than feeling tired: Confronting chronic fatigue and chron's disease through an occupational therapy lens written over an image of a lady reclining in bed. She has a hand to her forehead and looks tired and is wearing a hijab

Fatigue Is More Than Feeling Tired: Confronting Chronic Fatigue and Crohn’s Disease Through an Occupational Therapy Lens

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

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

A stylized drawing of a black woman glances to the side with the light hitting her face. Text to the side reads Chronic Pain: Black women Vs the Healthcare System

Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

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