When I sit down to write a blog post, I try to always keep the focus on you, the reader. I think about what information you can take away and use in your sessions, or what information might be helpful in your clinical practice. In today's blog post though, the focus is on me more [...]
I had to check back in the Blog Archives to remind myself that I've written quite a few posts on American Idol. Yes, I am still watching American Idol 21 years after it started (!!) Why? Well, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan are super entertaining, and I love hearing the stories of the contestant's backgrounds [...]
Did I ever mention here that I almost became a K-8 music teacher? My first year at University of Miami I was a music ed major and thought for sure that was the direction I was heading. That is, until I learned about music therapy. My work study job was right next to the Music [...]
Wow has it been a LONG time since I've written a new post! I had to look back and see that it was at the end of July that I last published a blog post. I hope you'll excuse me. It has been quite a whirlwind summer: My family and I moved from Miami, FL [...]
Last week, I wrote a blog post about how being a parent has helped me become a better music therapist. (There were a few things that came up that even surprised me!) This week, I want to share how being a music therapist has helped me become a better parent (oh let me count the [...]
My kiddos are now 4 and 7 and I have learned a thing or two about parenting in that time (still learning though!) As I was leading a group music therapy session online earlier this week, something struck me. Much of what I've learned as a parent frequently comes into play in my music therapy [...]
Happy 2020! The new year is upon us and it's time for a fresh start. I've enjoyed looking back at my past new year's posts and remembering the accomplishments of those years. But this year, to be honest, I didn't accomplish as much in my business as I had hoped. My two girls are young [...]
Yesterday, something happened in one of my sessions that stopped me in my tracks. Now I've been a music therapist for twelve years (!!), and very little surprises me at this point. But on this particular day, I was facilitating a localization exercise with my clarinet in the resource classroom for students with severe and profound [...]
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 my husband, a firefighter/paramedic stayed behind to work. I'm glad to [...]
