Author Archives: rtheart

The end product is beautiful! A sense of accomplishment engulfs you and you want to show everyone what a masterpiece you have created! But if you rewind just a few chapters back, what do you see? On the table is just a pile of pieces, none of which is interlocking, none of it showing anyContinue reading “A time of being puzzled”

In all the Corona frenzy, I often find myself wondering why it is so hard for us to be socially isolated, to stay at home and be with our immediate family members? Why is there such a storm of posts on ‘what to do with your kids during the extended school holidays’? Why are parentsContinue reading “Corona – a curse or a wake-up call???”

So the journey of blogging has begun… Emotions are overwhelming – a combination of excitement, fear, self-doubt and determination, but here we go!!! It has been a deep, deep desire for many years, to share my experiences, thoughts, feelings (and fears…) as an Occupational Therapist (OT) working in Psychiatry, as well as pediatrics for almostContinue reading “How Mrs. Doubtfire sparked the fire within me”

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

It has been almost 15 years since I graduated as an Occupational Therapist at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) working in the field of psychiatry and pediatrics most of that time. It has also been almost 7 years since I became a mother and thereafter two more babies in four years followed! Before studying,Continue reading “The person behind Ask-the-OT”