Mindspace OT

20/11/2025

🎉 Calling all new grad OTs! 🎉

Feeling overwhelmed starting out in your career? Trust me you’re not alone, I’ve been there! That’s why I created the Free New Grad Therapist Survival Guide packed with tips, checklists, and strategies to help you hit the ground running in your first OT role!

- Navigate your first few months
- Build confidence working with clients
- Look after yourself, because you can’t pour from an empty cup!
- Avoid common newbie mistakes
- And actually survive your first year!

Grab your free guide now and start your OT career with confidence!

Link in bio to download for free today 🙌

19/11/2025

Are you feeling stuck in your OT practice? You’ve been searching for the right supervisor to support you in growing in your career? Or maybe you’ve just graduated Uni (yay!) and you’re about to start in your new grad role?
You might just need a clinical supervisor! Here are 5 signs it’s time to get support, guidance, and a fresh perspective ✨

Swipe across to see if any of these sound familiar…

👉 Email danielle@mindspaceot.com.au to book a free confidential chat.

16/11/2025

Ever wildly underestimated how long something will take? You’re like, “I’ve totally got time to hang the washing out real quick before I leave…” and then next minute you’re running to the car wondering how the day already feels so chaotic 🙃🙃🙃
That’s time blindness. It’s not laziness or poor planning, it’s your brain losing track of time because you’re either hyper-focused, distracted, or just maybe just vibing.

Here’s what can help:
- Make time visible e.g visual timers, alarms, countdown clocks, whatever works for you
- Externalise it, say your plan out loud to someone. E.g “I’m just gonna do X before we go, do I have time?” This gives you a quick reality check.
- Chat to an OT about individual strategies that will work for you!

Making time visible can help make life a little less chaotic. Your future self will thank you too!

12/11/2025

💡If you’ve ever said “I just need to get my life together” this one’s for you.

Between juggling work, family, appointments, life and that never ending to-do list… it’s so easy to feel like you’re always behind. Especially when you feel like life admin tasks are near impossible.

That’s why I’m sharing these 16 ADHD life hacks designed for busy adults who are tired of feeling behind. These are strategies I use as a mental health OT (and in my own life) to make time, money, and planning feel more manageable and without the guilt.

Because let’s be honest you don’t need more jobs on your to-do list. You need systems that actually work WITH your brain.

💌 Share with a friend or family member who may benefit

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Have you heard the saying, “eat the frog first” 🐸
As in not a literal frog, but the hardest task on your to-do list… the one you’ve been putting off.
If you’re an ADHDer, that task just sits there… staring at you… while you suddenly decide to reorganise your entire desk 😂

But here’s the thing, “eat the frog” advice works great for neurotypical brains, but ADHD brains need dopamine for motivation, attention and focus.
So when a task feels too hard, boring or near impossible, your brain can’t generate enough dopamine to start with. So then you freeze, scroll, procrastinate or avoid the task altogether.

Sometimes the best way to start… is to start with something easy. A smaller task or a quick win, to release dopamine the ‘feel good’ neurotransmitter in our brains which helps with motivation, reinforcement and feeling a sense of achievement.

10/11/2025

“I can’t be bothered right now… I’ll do it in a sec”
Sound familiar? We’ve all been there 😅
When we wait for motivation to magically appear, we usually stay stuck… procrastinating, scrolling or avoiding the thing that we really need to do.

Instead, start before you feel ready.
Take one tiny action like open the document, write the first two lines and then see how you feel.
Your brain releases dopamine once you start, not before. So just starting something creates momentum and motivation will likely follow.

💡Follow for more tips from a mental health OT 💡

28/10/2025

Ever wondered what an OT actually does in mental health? 🧠 🌊 🧭
Well we don’t “fix” people or get bogged down on a diagnosis, instead we help people understand what they’re experiencing right now, find ways to change the environment and build strategies that actually work with their brain, to meet their needs.

This OT week I’ll be shining a light on mental health OT’s and the value we bring to all spaces ✨✨✨

27/10/2025

🎉 Happy World OT Day! 🎉
At Mindspace OT, we’re all about meeting young people where they’re at and celebrating their strengths, differences and interests to build confidence and independence in the areas (occupations) that matter most to them.
For some, this might mean developing coping strategies to manage anxiety or sensory overload. For others, it’s finding new ways to connect whilst learning how to work with their brain, not against it.

What does OT mean to you? Comment below 🙌

14/10/2025

A quick recap of Mindspace OT service offerings 🌿

➡️ Referral form link in bio
➡️ 1:1 OT roadmapping sessions can easily be booked online (link in bio)
➡️ Needing clinical supervision? Send us a DM or email danielle@mindspaceot.com.au
❔Not sure or looking for something else?
Reach out via email or DM and I’m sure l can point you in the right direction...

Which leads me to my next point, what would you like to see for Mindspace OT offerings in 2026?
Comment below ⬇️

09/10/2025

09/10/2025