Hi, I'm Neda! Your friendly Occupational Therapist :)

Picture a mix between a Persian Mary Poppins and Indiana Jones, but with a gait belt and a knack for cracking jokes during rehab sessions with her patients. In my opinion, laughter is the best soundtrack to life.

My entire career has been centered around rehabilitating people of all abilities. From hip replacements to heart attacks, strokes to back surgeries, and arthritis to dementia, I have had a front-row seat to the rollercoaster of life and what may be seen as “limitations” as we go through life. But screw that. Aging, disease, or injury doesn’t mean we can’t partake in the activities we love. We just have to modify how we do them, and that’s exactly where my expertise lies.

The hard truth is that as life goes on, our function will change. Maybe it’s because of the wear and tear of our joints, falling and breaking a bone, or getting diagnosed with a disease that limits our ability to take care of ourselves the way we used to. The good news? We are human, which means we are loaded with the potential to adapt. To modify. To compensate. We can OWN our physical or cognitive changes by learning how to do life differently. This is why I created my brand, Own It OT.

I want you to know that you can trust me. I've been in the trenches for years, knee-deep in the feces and urine of my patients, rehabilitating real people with real physical challenges every single day! And there is nothing more rewarding than seeing my patients light up with happiness when they get stronger and regain their health, wellbeing and independence after a life-changing injury, surgery, or disease with a little help from yours truly.

If you're looking for resources, tools and recommendations from someone who has actually been there, done that, and helped countless people improve their mobility and wellness, then you're in the right place. Whether you're just stopping by or making a purchase from my shop, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting my mission to help you thrive with self-sufficiency, independence and a newfound love and appreciation for exactly where you are in life.