This blogpost is coming to you from my new laptop. The old one was… well, old. And cranky. And starting to forget things. Confession time: I am not good with new technology. I am a creature of habit, so adjusting to new devices or learning new ways to do things I already know how to […]
Ever end up somewhere (a meeting, a volunteer opportunity, stuck in line) and wonder “what’s the point of me being here?” That happened to me last week at a volunteer project. I signed up with the intent of helping and accomplishing a project for a group in need. As is sometimes the case with volunteer […]
Every spring my family plants a garden. In fact, we’ve dug up about 1/3 of our backyard and turned it into vegetable plots. We take great care to amend the soil with manure and compost and other healthy, organic (as much as possible) good-stuff for our plants. We water regularly with drip irrigation. So this […]
Not long ago I was in session with a client who was expressing her weariness/frustration at not making as much forward progress in her life as she’d like, as quickly as she’d like. (Show of hands– haven’t we all been there??) We spent some time recalling all the positive changes she’s made and discussing how […]
In previous posts I’ve explained a little bit about what music therapy is, how it works, and who can benefit from services. In this post, I’ll address another question I get almost as often as those— why music therapy and not another kind of therapy? 1.) It does a body good. It’s true. Music has […]
I didn’t plan this particular post out ahead of time– inspiration struck! I recently picked up a new meditation book that has daily meditations in it. This morning’s meditation was about home. When I opened up my e-mail shortly after meditating, I found a link to my favorite music group’s new release– a cover of […]
Earlier this week I had an idea for a new workshop series. When it first occurred to me, I thought, “Now that’s a pretty good idea. Wouldn’t that be fun to do?!” But my idea included someone I’ve only recently met, and I wasn’t sure she’d share my enthusiasm for this idea. So I talked […]
It’s spring in Alabama. That means two things: 1) your vehicle will be covered with a fine layer of yellow pollen dust and 2) tornado season is here. We live in ‘Tornado Alley’ here in Huntsville. Warm air from the Gulf of Mexico travels north and collides with cooler air coming south/east across the country. […]
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 […]
