Hello
I'm Dr. Kaitlin Ploeger OTD OTR/L, BCP and welcome!
I have +10 years of experience working with children and families as a pediatric occupational therapist. Over the last 6 years, my primary work setting has been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), ante/postpartum units, and teaching pediatrics in a doctoral program. What better way can there be to combine my knowledge, talents, and personal journey than to share it with all of you?
From a mom who's daughter has had several major surgeries and a progressive life illness, it's not fair to gate keep knowledge to parents. As a clinician who has worked with many moms, struggling with uncertainty and multiple loud opinions of the internet, I wanted to offer something fresh, true, and evidence based- with a touch of whimsy & intuitional empowerment.
I promise there are great things in store for you. So while my page is still developing, I am committed to my life's purpose in showing up here and raising the collective maternal energy of this planet. Subscribe, follow, and buckle up.
My Story
As a neonatal specialist, I thought I had seen many things. While I was preparing for my daughter's birth, I truly thought that I was ready to care of that baby no matter what. Two things I didn't count on 1: she would soon be diagnosed with biliary atresia (a progressive liver disorder), something I had never even heard of and 2: I knew how to be a therapist but how would I become a mother? During her early surgeries, being a therapist was helpful but my ability to advocate for her as mother didn't come until later. She has now been overall healthy and stable since 2023 and I continue to be convinced that her outcomes and journey would be different if I didn't know what I know. This pushed me into academia, to help train other pediatric occupational therapists. While teaching graduate students has been rewarding, I know that my life's purpose lies in working directly with children and their families. I have been molded into Luna Wolf energy of intuition and strength. Recently, I have found that there must also be a softness with the strength and have learned to heal myself with somatic and energetic modalities. I am called to share these learnings with my current patients and have had such positive reception, that I want to share it with you too.
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