This morning I spent 3 solid hours working diligently on office work, housework, homework, and churchwork. In that time, I managed to whittle down my “pile of things that need to be done” considerably. And yet… I still felt like I hadn’t accomplished anything. It felt like not enough had been accomplished. Sound familiar? We’re […]
I do lots of talks and presentations for local organizations/agencies to educate the community about music therapy, and I’m always happy to do it. But it’s physically and logistically impossible for everyone in my community to attend one of my presentations. So hopefully this blogpost will help more people understand what music therapy is– and […]
In the final installment in this series on music therapy, I’ll answer another FAQ about my practice in particular– exactly who are my clients? Music Therapy So let me start by giving a little bit of background information. When I’m giving presentations to groups or community organizations about music therapy, I often make the analogy […]
Here is the latest installment of my FAQ series on music therapy and GIM. You can also watch the video here. Does this technique work for everyone? GIM is not usually recommended for people with serious mental disorders like active psychosis or unmanaged schizophrenia. Also, it’s not recommended for those who have significant cognitive deficits […]
The other night I was preparing chicken fettuccine for dinner. As I was chopping up some leftover rotisserie chicken, the tip of my wedding ring finger got a little too close to the knife. It’s three days later, and I’m still sporting a gigantic tape wrapped bandage on that finger. And my friends tell me […]
The second most popular question I get asked (the first being “music therapy– what is that?”) is about GIM, my specialty area of music therapy. So I thought I’d write a blog post about it since I’m sure many of you may have wondered the same thing. And if you haven’t, well then you can […]
Yesterday the daffodils in my garden bloomed. Two weeks ago the crocus came up. Every time I walk by them on my way to the mailbox, I tell them it’s still winter– it’s only February– wait another month or so. But no, they decided to bloom anyway. And actually, now that I look out my […]
One of the most common questions I get asked is, “what music should I listen to for relaxation?” Or pain management. Or cancer treatments. Or anxiety. The list goes on, but you get my drift. Don’t get me wrong– I’m glad folks are turning to me to address this need! The difficulty lies in explaining […]
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…” Green Day, “Closing Time” I’ve always been struck by that song lyric, probably because I never thought of beginnings/endings that way until hearing the song. There’s also a great truth in those words. Often, but not always, when we start something new, we also give up […]
“Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” ~Anne Herbert The other day when I was out running errands, I stopped at the Starbucks drive-thru for my usual coffee drink. When I got up to the window, I told the barista that I also wanted to pay for the order of the car […]
