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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I meet a lot of people through networking lunches/coffees. When people hear that I’m a music therapist, they usually have lots of questions about what that is, who I work with, how it works, etc. And I also find that there are lots of misconceptions about music therapy out there– understandably, since it’s still a […]
A few weeks ago I was taking a road trip up to North Carolina for a weekend work retreat. Since I planned to make the entire 11 hour drive all in one day, I left my house pretty early in the morning. As is often the case in my neck of the woods, it was […]
