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  • Author : Appleblossom
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  • Topic : Friends, families and carers
16 Jan 2020 12:37 AM
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Well @Former-Member  @Shaz51 

Occupational Wellness is def my topic today, but it is varied and ongoing.  My OT is coming for 45mins. She is nice, but I hope I can get value for money as they charge a lot.

 

I have also had lots of different employment experiences, most recently self employed part time, but I think I had to do a lot of life processing as early trauam was interfering with how I felt about my teaching of small children.  I just could not stop wishing I and my sibs had half what my students had, and as my son started to obviously struggle, it was best I withdraw and focus on him.  He is doing better as this week he got into a Bachelor course and he is enjoying his bachelor pad so that is going slright now and I can get back to thinking about my own work.  ALso my work being in a home studio made it important for me to distinguish between public/private, family/work, etc. 

 

Volunteering at the zoo has been good as I have been out of larger organisations for a long time and it was good to learn about changing standards and management styles.  I feel that I volunteer on this forum, it is part self care and part care for others.

 

So today my job is to identify and get support for my obstacles and unrol my plan for parttime paid work in a orfiessional role.  I feel I need some collaboration and direction and feedback, rather than going it alone, as I mostly did in last 25 years.

 

@ScooI like the idea that you have paid for supervision.  Maybe that is the way I will go later in the year, or at least surround myself with positive input.