WORK WITHOUT THE HURT
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YOUR BODY KEEPS RECEIPTS.
Neck aching halfway through a writing session? Shoulders tight after hours of editing? Wrists complaining after typing, gaming, designing, or creating? You can love what you do without sacrificing the body that lets you do it. Work Without the Hurt gives you practical, OT-approved strategies to help you work, create, and play more comfortably—and recognize the warning signs your body may be sending before they become bigger problems. THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF...You’re a writer who disappears into a draft for hours.
You’re a gamer who knows “one more round” is never one more round. You’re an artist, designer, editor, streamer, or content creator spending serious time at a screen. You work at a computer all day and your neck, shoulders, back, wrists, or hands have started keeping score. You don't need to stop doing what you love. You need better ways to keep doing it. |
INSIDE WORK WITHOUT THE HURT
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SET UP YOUR SPACE Simple workstation changes for your chair, screen, keyboard, mouse, wrists and feet. |
LISTEN EARLIER Learn the early warning signs of overuse and when your body is telling you it's time to change something. |
MOVE MORE, HURT LESS Practical movement breaks, stretches and position changes that fit into real work and creative sessions. |
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PROTECT YOUR HANDS & WRISTS Strategies for typing, mousing, writing, editing and gaming. |
WORK SMARTER Standing desks, voice-to-text and other tools that can reduce repetitive demands. |
KNOW WHEN TO GET HELP Understand when symptoms deserve evaluation by a healthcare professional. |
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FROM AN OT WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
I've spent more than three decades as an occupational therapist helping people protect their bodies, recover from injury, and keep doing the activities that matter to them.
Then I became a full-time author—and proceeded to ignore a shocking amount of my own professional advice. Long writing sessions. Deadlines. Hyperfocus. Just one more chapter. Eventually came the wrist braces, KT tape, ice packs, and the realization that knowing how to protect your body and actually doing it while you're creating are two very different things. So I wrote the guide I wish I'd followed sooner. |