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Dr. Aster, where'd you go?

Why hello amazing people. Yes, I am alive. Yes, I still have my business. No I don't totally know what I'm doing with it yet, and that is...

Running OT Programming at a Family Shelter

From February to April, I had the privilege of running programming at the Family House Toledo, a project several years in the making. The...

Participation Matters

A word that constantly pops up in occupational therapy literature is "participation..." Participation in daily occupations, participation...

What on earth is occupational therapy?

One of my greatest honors and pleasures is introducing someone new to occupational therapy. I love it when someone says "Aren't you the...

How I Got Here

Recently I had the privilege to speak with a prolific writer and researcher in family homelessness, Dr. Ellen Bassuk. She asked what lead...

Bravery

This week I set an intention to "be brave," yet I found myself halting at every step of the way. I just got off a two hour call with a...

A new beginning

Welcome to Empowerment Occupational Therapy Services! I am Dr. Aster Gallus and am pleased to announce my website launch. I look forward...

COVID-19

How do we keep the vision alive during COVID-19? I am here to help to design virtual programming, staff and client in-services, and...