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Kelly Mahler
MS, OTR/L

Hi there, I’m Kelly Mahler

Welcome! I’m Kelly Mahler. As a passionate occupational therapist that is fired up to change the world for the better, you'll find me with lots to share, plenty of resources, and helpful blog posts. I'm so glad you're here!

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Part 1: Tune Into Body Signals

3-Part Series to Help Kids Succeed at School

With a new school year upon us, I thought it’d be helpful to layout a three part series filled with tips and strategies to help ease everyone back into the school year. In my area, kids have just started back to school or they will be starting back in the next few weeks. As we all know, a regular school year is a big transition in itself, but in the midst of this pandemic, where everything feels uncertain there is definitely more anxiety all around—for everyone involved—teachers, school staff, students, parents and caregivers. And so, whether school is happening virtually or in person, I wanted to share three tips to ease anxiety. Of course these tips are helpful for children, however you will see that these tips ultimately benefit the whole village of support it takes to transition our kids into a new school year — school professionals, parents and caregivers. In this blog we will talk about Tip 1: Tune Into Body Signals

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Daily Activities That Can Help Develop Self-Regulation

For many of us, understanding our own emotions can be a very complex or complicated task. Luckily, our bodies provide many vital clues to our emotions. For example, tense muscles could be a clue that we are frustrated or a racing heart could be a clue that we are anxious. However, many adults and children are not in tune with these inner body signals. Missing these essential clues can make the emotional experience unclear, leading to difficulty managing emotions. That’s where interoception and self-regulation come into play.

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How Do You Use the Interoception Curriculum in a Telehealth Model or in Tele-sessions?

We’ve been hearing from people who have been using the curriculum in telehealth sessions, and it’s been going well for them. They’re having a lot of fun with their learners! If you’re reading this and are just making the transition over into telehealth, hopefully the tips that we’ve put together in this blog post will be very helpful to you.

I’ll go over the tips in this blog post, but I also have more details in a free document that I’ve prepared for you. This document is filled with tips and tricks about how to use the curriculum in a telehealth setting. You can find that document on my website at https://www.kelly-mahler.com/printable-resources/

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