Hello, Renrenspeakers! Happy first of April and happy first day of Occupational Therapy (OT) month! To my occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) out there, y’all ROCK, and the world is so blessed to have you in this field! Occupational therapy, as you will learn, is a beautiful profession that focuses on the person as a whole and aims to help people of all diverse backgrounds and identities achieve independence through engaging in meaningful occupations, or activities.

To celebrate this month, I have such a fun mini blog series that I will be launching! This month’s series is called Occupational Therapy Speaks – CAPSTONE Edition. I have the honor of teaming up with some of my fabulous colleagues who will be sharing their passion areas within OT. Every Saturday, a new interview will be featured on the blog, so make sure that you stay tuned each week to read their incredible stories. We are wrapping up our doctoral capstone experience, so these interviews will focus on the niche areas of OT that is currently being advocated for through their capstone. I am so in awe of my colleagues’ wealth of knowledge that they will be sharing with us on the blog!

Also, I want to give yall a little background about this cover photo for today’s post. I had the privilege of attending the national American Occupational Therapy Association conference this past weekend. I sat in on so many sessions spearheaded by many inspiring OT folks who are still in school or are currently practicing in the field. I felt revived knowing that there are people who want to revolutionize this field so that it is a more inclusive, equitable space for all people. I was able to take a picture behind these famous letters (after a long time of waiting in line, of course). Therefore, I am even more pumped to share with y’all all of the many possibilities of OT through the perspectives of these pioneers in occupational therapy this month!

Peace and love,

Irene