

Real vs. Robotic Animals for Aging Adults
It's no secret that the world in currently experiencing an aging population, meaning the number of older adults living on...
Introducing Me
Hey, my names Ashley and I'm a recreation therapist from Ontario, Canada. While I have an "About" page, I want...
The Mental Health Series: Mental Wellbeing and Recreation Therapy
For my recreation therapist readers, we all know the question that comes after introducing ourselves to new people. We're going...
101 Exercises for the Soul: Attitude is Everything
“Others can stop you temporarily, you are the only one who can do it permanently” -Zig Ziglar This chapter really...
Advice For Rec Therapy Students
Potential Student? New Student? Current Student? Internship Student? This post is for you! I've been in your shoes, I know...
Breaking Down Self-Care
We talk about self-care a lot. You'll hear about it on the radio, the TV, the news, in magazines, in...
The APIE Process
While the majority of my followers are in the rec therapy field themselves, I have a lot who aren’t. As...
Leaving My “Home”
Today was my last day at my current facility. I have spent the last eight months with these residents, these...
Reaching Relaxation – Activities and Techniques That Won’t Break Your Budget
Relaxation is preached by everyone. We hear, it we know it and yet most of us don't take the time...
April Fools – Tattoo Edition
Today I woke up with the hopes that 2020 would announce that it was playing one big joke on all...




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