Before I step into a session with teens I feel a teeny, tiny twinge of nervousness in my stomach. It’s brief, but noticeable. After twelve years of working with teens as a music therapist, you would think the nerves would be gone. But here’s...
{Thanks to everyone for your kind comments following my post about Hurricane Irma and how Julie Andrews helped during my evacuation with my two babies. I really enjoyed hearing from you. We are still cleaning up in Miami and it’s been a slow process,...
It feels like it has been quite a while since I’ve been in your inbox! The reason is a little thing you may have heard of called Hurricane Irma that was headed straight for Miami. I evacuated with my two girls last week while...
When I was a kid, I LOVED back to school time. I loved shopping for new school supplies (Lisa Frank notebooks and Bic pens were my thing!) and was always so excited for the first day of school. I try to bring some...
Last week I registered for the National Music Therapy Conference in St. Louis, Missouri and I AM SO EXCITED!! I haven’t been to a conference since 2013 when I was pregnant and I have been itching to go back ever since. Honestly, for me,...
I hope you’ve been having a great summer so far! My little family of four just returned from a trip to my hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and we had a blast. It was a fantastic trip where I had the opportunity to reconnect with...
I’ll admit that today I was a little stumped for ideas about what to write in my weekly blog post. My husband and I are knee-deep in raising a vivacious toddler and feisty 8-month-old full time at home and sometimes it’s hard for me...
Did you have a chance to try out any of the Moana-themed session ideas I shared in last week’s blog post? If not, check out the post to see how you can use rainbow bells and the song “How Far I’ll Go” to address...
I don’t know about you but I was a little bit relieved when Moana came out and we could finally put the music for Frozen away! There’s only so many times you can sing “Let it Go” in a lesson or session, am I...
As I write this blog post, my 3-year-old is watching Daniel Tiger and my 7-month-old take is taking one of her mini-non-consolidated naps (can anyone relate?!) I’ve had many Daniel Tiger episodes playing in the background as I try to get a little work...