Let’s laugh a little! Here are 20 moments every recreational therapist will recognize:
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You’ve bought 37 hula hoops “for therapy.”
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You’ve been mistaken for the gym teacher, art teacher, and event planner—all in the same week.
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You’ve turned Uno into a psychosocial intervention.
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You’ve used pool noodles in at least 10 creative ways.
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You’ve said, “That is the intervention,” more than once.
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Your car trunk looks like a traveling party supply store.
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You’ve made serious therapeutic breakthroughs with sidewalk chalk.
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You call arts and crafts “expressive processing.”
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You’ve done documentation in a beach chair.
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You own more board games than most toy stores.
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You’ve been the reason a client finally smiled.
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You’ve led a therapy group while wearing a silly hat.
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You’ve used glitter as a tool of healing.
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You’ve Googled “activities for 14-year-olds with PTSD” more times than you can count.
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You’ve had your session interrupted by a spontaneous dance party—and joined in.
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You’ve said “yes” to karaoke for the sake of therapeutic risk-taking.
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You’ve explained that your degree is not “just playing games.”
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You’ve felt like a camp counselor, therapist, and magician all in one.
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You’ve cried after work—but also laughed till you couldn’t breathe.
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You wouldn’t trade this job for anything.
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