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A warm, helpful space created to support OTs, allied health partners and anyone wanting to better understand community-based OT.
Here you’ll find practical insights, reflections, career guidance and supportive resources written from real lived experience working with adults across Greater Brisbane.
If you’re exploring meaningful work, curious about community OT, or simply looking for clarity in your next step, you’re in the right place.
Lisa Nguyen
Hi, I’m Lisa. I founded Strive to Thrive Therapy with the goal of creating meaningful, balanced community OT work. These articles explore purpose, wellbeing and career growth for OTs. I hope they help you reflect on what you need next in your journey.
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Latest Articles
These articles support OTs at all stages of practice, early career, mid-career or senior, with reflections, clarity and meaningful next steps.
All are written in a warm, grounded voice, with a focus on wellbeing, growth and purpose.
How to Find Purpose Again When OT Work Starts Feeling Flat
Most OTs have a moment when the work that once felt meaningful starts to feel heavy, routine or flat. It doesn’t mean you’re in the wrong career. It usually means…
What Makes a Healthy Caseload in Community OT?
One of the most common questions OTs ask online is, “What’s a reasonable caseload?” It shows up on Reddit, Facebook groups, job review sites and workforce surveys again and again.…
Early Career OT Confidence: What Matters More Than Skills
If you’re a new or early career OT, it’s completely normal to feel unsure. Most OTs don’t talk about it openly, but almost every new graduate feels some combination of…
Why Having an In-Person Admin Team Makes Your OT Work Easier
OTs carry a huge load every week, assessments, travel, notes, emails, equipment orders, follow-ups, phone calls and everything in between. It’s no surprise many OTs say admin work is one…
How to Build a Sustainable Community OT Week Without Burning Out
Community OT is meaningful work, but it can also be intense.Long drives, complex clients, heavy assessments, inbox overload and the emotional load of supporting people in their homes can build…
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