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6 Ways to Help You Find Balance in Life

October 6, 2009

Do you ever feel like this girl here? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Trying to juggle too much? Trying to meet too many needs? Having difficulty balancing it all? The good news is that you are not alone. I feel that way. I have friends who feel that way. It’s hard trying to find the right balance between […]

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Nurturing your Inner Musician

October 1, 2009

(Today’s post is a short, but important, one. I got busy this week getting caught up on bookkeeping. Not my favorite task. Think my next luxury will be to hire bookkeepers.) All music therapists are musicians first. We are performers and we love music. As such, it’s important for our personal and professional health to […]

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What is Music Therapy? (The Video)

September 24, 2009

I feel like I’ve finally entered the 21st century. Millions have done it before me, but I have procrastinated, putting it off until I felt “ready.” But I finally bit the bullet and buckled down until it was done. I just uploaded my first video to YouTube. In this video I answer the question “what […]

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Therapeutic Relationships and Treatment Protocols: Can You Have It All?

September 1, 2009

Music therapists tend to specialize in a certain clinical area. Thus is makes sense that a board-certified music therapist can get advanced trainings and certifications beyond the MT-BC credential that help them work with certain clinical populations. Examples of available advanced trainings include: NICU Music therapist (NICU MT) Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy (HPMT) […]

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8 Tried-and-True Ways to Promote your Health and Well-Being

August 25, 2009

On Saturday, Janice Harris of the Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris had me on her show to talk about secondary trauma and self-care. We had a wonderful discussion. And it’s not too late to listen to the show! Click here if you are interested. I’ve already had feedback from several people about the show. […]

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Tune In to Secondary Trauma and Self-Care

August 21, 2009

Tune in to The Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris tomorrow, Saturday August 22nd at 3pm MST (5pm EST, 4pm CST, 2pm PST). I was on the show about 2 months ago talking about my work with trauma-influenced children. A listener asked how I keep from experiencing secondary trauma. In other words, what are some […]

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It’s All About the Relationship

August 20, 2009

I was reminded recently about how important our relationships are with out clients. Music therapists often talk about the power of music and how beneficial it is. And it is, but the therapeutic relationship we have with our clients is of primary importance. One of my clients is the Namaqua Center, a residential treatment center […]

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Response to “Momma v. Therapist”

August 4, 2009

Last week, I posted an article asking for your input about some experiences I’ve had recently where my “Momma” voice emerges when working with a client. You can read the post here. I received several responses, both as comments on this blog and on Facebook. And your comments have helped clarify things for me: 1. […]

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“Momma” v. Therapist

July 30, 2009

This is an unofficial statistic, but I would say 85% of music therapists are women. And of those, many are moms. I am one of those moms. I have two beautiful children, a 2.5 year old and a 9 month old. And for me, being a mom makes me a better music therapist and being […]

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