Welcome to the Occupational Narratives Database

The Occupational Narratives Database is a collection of digital stories from people of all ages and ability around the world. The digital stories highlight the rich and diverse occupations that give meaning to people’s lives. Through the stories, people are able to share their occupation and what it means to them in their daily lives. Conversely, people may also describe an occupation they are unable to participate and the impacts that has on their health and wellbeing. As occupation is the primary domain of occupational therapists, the digital stories also illustrate the value of what the occupational therapy profession offers to people globally in enabling occupational participation and social inclusion.

Watch our introductory video to learn more about the Occupational Narratives Database.

Latest Stories

Doing Bible study as an occupation.
This video will be describing my morning routine and why I find it meaningful....
For the WFOT Occupational Narrative project, I chose to do and talk about cleaning because...
This video showcases how the occupation of coloring has positively impacted my life and what...
Talking about the Occupation of coaching young 7-8 year old girls in softball!!!...
In this short video Max tells us about is job as an train driver. He...

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