Hello and Welcome!
I am so delighted to have you here. I’m Sarah - a mother of two little spirited kiddos and a Mental Health OT
I am a Matrescence Reveller and an OT for Mothers.
As the story goes, I entered into motherhood totally unprepared for the enormous transformation that was unfolding. I lost my footing with who I was, and I measured my performance as a mother against a set of expectations that were not my own. Whilst I love and adore being a mother, I also feel anger, annoyance, and overwhelm. Just as I feel joy, elation, and pride.
This experience is all too common for mothers, but it’s not something that many people are willing to share. Concerned with feelings of shame or guilt for feeling like this.
But here is the thing, it is normal and it is valid. And when we conform to the silence, it contributes to the social norms.
Entering motherhood is stepping into a life never lived before. It’s a lifelong transformation. As an OT, this experience is considered holistically and understood as more than just the Mother, but her environment, her occupations, and the demands of these.
The disruption to the activities we experience as mothers has the potential to adversely impact our health and well-being.
Occupational Therapy is a person-centered and holistic practice focused on improving a person’s quality of life through engagement in meaningful activities.
About Sarah Ashton OT
Sarah Ashton OT is Mental Health & Perinatal Occupational Therapy practice for mothers.
Occupational therapists use a whole person perspective to work with individuals, groups and communities to achieve optimal health and wellbeing through participation in the occupations of life.
The term ‘occupation’ is used to describe all the everyday things we do in our life roles, but also the things we do to be who we are, the things we do to create a meaningful life and to engage with wider society and culture.
(OTA, 2021)
In working together we may address:
Maternal Mental Health;
Possums / Neuroprotective Developmental Infant Care (Feeding, Sleep & Infant Mood);
Nervous system support;
Occupational Interruption, Disruption and Balance;
Sensory System and Regulation
Occupational Identity
Emotional Regulation
Mindset through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Grief and Loss
Parenting / Attachment Coaching
Self-efficacy & Self-Esteem
Environmental modification to support occupational engagement
Behavioural Strategies
Regaining a sense of control
