07/29/2026
Five years ago, I made one of the scariest decisions of my life.
I decided to open Mindful OT.
At the time, I had no roadmap. I only knew there was a different kind of pediatric occupational therapy clinic I wanted to create—one that combined clinical excellence with creativity, imagination, and genuine connection.
We opened during the pandemic. We wore masks every day. We welcomed children into the clinic while the world felt uncertain.
Since then, I’ve watched children grow into teenagers and teenagers become young adults. I’ve hired my occupational therapists, learned how to build a team, created systems, written policies and procedures, and transformed years of clinical knowledge into programs that other therapists can learn and deliver. That process has been much harder than I ever imagined.
There have been long nights at the clinic renovating, weekends spent building instead of resting, and summers that seemed to disappear into creating, refining, and improving what we do.
There have also been difficult moments. Watching clients graduate. Saying goodbye to staff members. Learning how to lead through change. Asking my husband to take this leap with me and help build a dream that neither of us knew exactly how to build.
Sometimes I wonder...
What if I hadn’t done it?
What if I had listened to the fear that kept me awake at night?
What if I had stopped when things became uncomfortable?
What would have happened to the children, teens, and families who have walked through our doors? What would have happened to the occupational therapists I’ve had the privilege of mentoring? And perhaps most importantly...what would have happened to me?
Entrepreneurship has stretched me in ways I never expected. It uncovered strengths that had been quietly waiting for an opportunity to emerge. It gave me space to create, to teach, to lead, and to build something that truly reflects who I am.
Five years later, I can honestly say this journey hasn’t just built a clinic.
It has built me.
And for that, I am incredibly grateful.
