The Wishing Well OT

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The Wishing Well OT

I provide holistic occupational therapy services. I specialize in sensory integrative therapy and am a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider.

I am also a wellness and parent coach and believe in prevention and living a proactive lifestyle.

07/12/2025

The final episode has dropped!

The 6th and final episode of our neurodivergence roundtable series with Teresa Nair has been released, and it's on WRITING SKILLS.

Check out all the episodes from this series from Edge of the Nest Podcast:
🔸 Self-Regulation: A Parent's Guide (Episode 34)
🔹 Anxiety from a Whole-Person Perspective (Episode 35)
🔸 Navigating PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) Ep. 36
🔹 Executive Function from a Multi-Level View (Episode 37)
🔸 Help! My Kid Is Refusing School! (Episode 38)
🔹 Demystifying Writing Challenges in Neurodivergence (Ep. 39)

Find episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at www.edgeofthenestpodcast.com

Stay tuned for the 5th season of Edge of the Nest where we will be bringing you new guests and more thoughts/tips/strategies for supporting wellness for you, your children, and your entire family!

05/05/2025

Last week, I had the pleasure to host the inaugural meeting for the Family Wellness Collective. There was amazing synergy between all of the providers, and we are looking forward to supporting each other as business owners in the wellness industry AND - most importantly - bringing a wealth of resources to the families we serve! I'm so glad we have representation from a variety of disciplines including:
- occupational therapy
- physical therapy
- speech therapy
- craniosacral therapy
- neuro-based chiropractic care
- mental health therapy
- personal training, TaiChi instruction, and QiGong
- Emotion Code, Human Design, and BioField Tuning services
- Educational Advocacy for 2e and neurodivergence
- Parent Advocacy
- and the list continues to grow!

Be on the lookout for more from the Family Wellness Collective of Southeast Wisconsin!

04/22/2025

Happy Earth Day! Want to save your health, money, and the planet all at one time? Consider making your own laundry powder!

Conventional laundry products are highly toxic and expensive. This recipe costs pennies per load and uses clean, simple ingredients!

Recipe:
👉 1/2 cup epsom salt
👉 1 1/2 cup baking soda
👉 1 1/2 cup WASHING soda (the yellow box in picture)
👉 1/4 cup sea salt
👉 20 drops essential oils of your choice (optional)

1 tablespoon for half loads; 2 tablespoons for full loads.

I put the powder directly into the drum of my front load washer and I put white vinegar in the fabric softener compartment.

And yes, even the plastic container and measuring scoop are repurposed! Reduce, reuse, recycle!

04/03/2025

Dealing with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) in your house? PDA is physiological. It’s not that a person WON’T; it’s that they CAN’T. So how do we shift the narrative, meet our kids where they are at, and still foster inspiration to grow and learn? Check out the most recent episode of Edge of the Nest podcast to find out!

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/episodes/16700005(or search for Episode 35 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify)

Photo credit:
“Face in Hands” by UrbanSeedEdu (CC BY-SA 2.0)
“Face your fears” by Cl W P (CC BY-SA 2.0)
“Mourning” by Pursuit.Photography (CC BY 2.0)
“Peaceful Sunset” - Maldives Giuseppe Milo (CC BY 2.0)
“Struggle” by Markingleukc (CC BY 2.0)

03/04/2025

Have you been touched by anxiety? Do you know all the ways it can appear? All the factors that are at play? Anxiety does not have to rule you, your child, or your family. Listen to the most recent episode of Edge of the Nest to learn more.

👉 The opposite of anxiety is not calm—it’s trust” (Uniquely Human)

👉 Anxiety is the perceptual loss of the sense of security. You can find your way back.

Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/episodes/16624612

02/18/2025

Back for our 4th season, we’ve promised a 6-part series for you! To kick off our special series with educational expert, Teresa Nair, we give you the Self-Regulation episode. Listen now to hear about:
⭐ How self-regulation develops
⭐ How self-regulation can “go wrong”
⭐ What do to and what NOT to do

Have a listen here (or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify):
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/episodes/16348927

02/13/2025

After using IM in my practice for 13+ years, I have seen the PROFOUND impact it can have on:
✅ Regulation
✅ Executive Function
✅ Learning Abilities
✅ Even Motor Skills

This play-based biofeedback tool can be used in the clinic AND at home. While IM’s traditional programming is already very powerful, my customization of IM activities makes sure the child or adult is getting the most from each and every exercise.

Interested in learning more?
• Check out some of the research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178122005649

https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/3798961/Harvard%20Brain_Balance_White_Paper_Final%20with%20Summary.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faxICIT2p-w

Contact me to discuss IM for you or your child:
https://www.thewishingwellot.com/contact

04/01/2024

It’s perfectly normal to feel things such as worry, frustration, or overwhelm as we navigate life’s twists and turns. In fact, it’s that emotional activation that serves as a signal or catalyst for growth and change. And don’t think for a second that this process is reserved for only the Big Life Events. In fact, by practicing reflection with the most mundane “obstacles,” you can foster greater quality of life for your entire family.

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/14763049
(Or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts)

03/01/2024

Sure to be a “chart topper,” the newest episode of Edge of the Nest is diving into Reflex Integration.

If you’ve ever been told your child may have “retained reflexes,” this episode is for you.

If you’ve ever wondered what I actually do as an OT that works on nervous system integration, this episode is for you.

If you know someone who…

• Seems overly sensitive or easily overwhelmed
• Has anxiety
• Has trouble reading
• Struggles with postural or bodily control
• Experiences attention challenges

…this episode is for YOU!

Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/14609064 (or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts)

02/03/2024

It’s February—the season of love and romance. Maybe you’re like 😍or maybe more 😕. If you’ve been in a relationship, you know they’re not always easy or even pleasurable. But in the words of Jeremy Scheifflee, “it takes a lot of personal responsibility to make a relationship work.” And YOU are capable of THRIVING in your partnership. Check out the latest episode from the Edge of the Nest podcast to learn how to grow alongside and with your significant other for ultimate relational harmony and fulfillment.

Edge of the Nest Podcast: Episode 25
Direct link https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/14423156 (or listen on Apple Podcasts for Spotify).

01/02/2024

A personal note:
Since recording this episode several months ago, I’ve had to take A LOT of my own advice. In September, I began a DEEP toxin/parasite release. It’s been life changing so far, and I’ll share more about my journey another day. What I want to share for now is how it relates to acute illness. As my body has shifted out of chronic inflammation and away from an immune system that’s always in “battle mode,” there has been a lot of recalibration. Translation: I’ve gotten sick three months in a row. It’s not convenient or comfortable but it’s my body’s way of both ridding what is not needed and resetting homeostasis. I’m grateful to have all of my strategies and perspectives in my arsenal and am even more grateful to share them with you this month.

Now for what I was originally planning to share in this post…

It’s January – is your family about to get sick? After months of holidays that have our schedules filled and our plates covered in decadence, our immune systems can be more vulnerable this time of year. And since your aspirations for 2024 probably do NOT include more sick days, Edge of the Nest brings you an episode for “Navigating Illness Naturally.”

Have a listen and find out:
✅How acute illness such as a cold or flu can actually SERVE us.
✅A long list of strategies and tools that we can use to naturally bolster our immune system and recover more quickly and comfortably when we face pathogens.

Edge of the Nest, episode 24 "Navigating Illness Naturally"
Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/14219303
(or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify).

10/17/2023

Looking for points to help your kids get along with siblings or peers? **Listen** no further!

Check out the latest at Edge of the Nest where you'll hear more about help kids learn how to navigate:
⭐️ Sharing
⭐️ Teasing and bullying
⭐️ Perspective-taking
⭐️ Social negotiation

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or directly at:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1905380/13688387

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Muskego, WI
53150

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+12623452777

Website

http://www.thewishingwellot.com/

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