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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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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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