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Plant Shed

Where purpose-driven professionals learn, grow, connect, and lead

Personalized Guidance and Shared Expertise

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Our nest is almost ready.
Launching January 2026

Our mentoring and professional development studios are almost ready.

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Your Next Step Starts Here

Growth Nest empowers healthcare professionals to advance their careers, develop new skills, and rediscover the joy in meaningful work. With nearly 100 years of collective mentoring experience, we're here to support your growth journey.

Support Your Growth

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Skill Development

Expand your expertise in practice, teaching, research, program development, and more through personalized mentoring and guidance.

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Career Advancement

Ready for the next step? We'll help you navigate career transitions, leadership roles, and professional development opportunities with confidence.

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Passion Projects

Turn your ideas into reality. Whether it's developing educational content, pursuing research, or creating innovative programs, we'll support your vision.

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Ready to Take Your Next Step?

Whether you're looking for individual mentoring, group support, or want to join our upcoming events, we're here to help you grow with confidence.

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Schedule an Individual Consultation

Ready to take the next step? Schedule a free 30 minute consultation with one of our experienced mentors to kickstart your professional growth.

Click here to meet our team and reach out to a mentor: 

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Explore Our Studios

Discover our range of group mentoring, short courses and spotlight events designed to enhance your professional skills and expertise. Click here to see our studios:

Join a an Event

Connect with like-minded professionals at our networking events and build valuable connections in your field.

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Our mentors

Meet Our Team

At Growth Nest, we believe that you bring your passion — and together we help it grow.
Each of us is an experienced mentor who knows that meaningful growth happens through partnership, reflection, and guidance. You lead the way, and we walk beside you — offering mentorship that nurtures clarity, confidence, and purpose. 

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Dr. Karen Jacobs, OT, EdD, CPE, FAOTA

Dr. Karen Jacobs inspires practitioners and students to bridge technology, advocacy, and human-centered design, helping make OT environments more accessible, adaptive, and forward-thinking.

Dr. Amy Lamb, OTD, FAOTA, ACC, NBC-HWC

Dr. Amy Lamb is an OT educator, leadership coach, and innovator who empowers professionals across settings to embrace change, lead with insight, and translate their research and visions into meaningful impact.

Dr. Karen Duddy, OTD, MHA

Dr. Karen Duddy helps professionals and organizations bring clarity and intention to their projects. Transforming ideas into programs that work, systems that flow, and learning that lasts.

Dr. Nancy Doyle, OTD

Dr. Nancy Doyle is a dedicated educator and online occupational therapy lecturer focused on developing engaging and impactful learning, teaching, research, and programming opportunities.

Dr. Liat Gafni-Lachter, PhD, OTD

Dr. Liat Gafni-Lachter is an clinician, researcher and educator, passionate about mentoring professionals in developing solutions for real life needs that  integrate evidence into meaningful practice.

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Peer Studios

Network with like-minded professionals to discuss and grow together in the areas you are passionate about 

Research

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Support for planned or ongoing projects

Leadership

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Teaching & Learning

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Peer mentoring and accountability

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Sharing ideas,

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Upcoming Events

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Monthly Spotlight Studio

Join us for inspiring success stories and career transformation tales from healthcare professionals who've taken their next big step. Learn from their journeys and discover possibilities for your own growth.

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Evidence-Based Practice Studio

Master the art of integrating research into your daily practice. Learn practical strategies for staying current with evidence and implementing best practices in your work environment.

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Conference Proposal Studio

Ready to share your expertise? Learn how to craft compelling conference proposals, develop engaging presentations, and navigate the submission process with confidence.

Professional Disclosure: Services provided are not occupational therapy

 

While the GrowthNest team are occupational therapists, we want to clearly state that the services we provide through GrowthNest does not constitute occupational therapy practice. If you have any questions about the nature of our services or need clarification about what we do and do not provide, please do not hesitate to ask before engaging any of our service by sending an email to: info@growthneststudio.com

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