I returned home late Sunday night from the National Music Therapy Conference in St. Louis, MO. I had so much to tell my husband that I didn't fall asleep until midnight (which for someone who has had a rough go with sleep this past year that's saying a lot!) I had a wonderful time that [...]
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 [...]
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 of that same excitement into my music therapy sessions on the [...]
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, waiting for conference is like waiting for Christmas. I get so [...]
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 friends I hadn't seen in over twenty years. I'm still buzzing [...]
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 to transition into "music therapy mode" when the kiddos lay down [...]
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 done during nap/quiet time. This is because I'm home with my [...]
In last week's blog post, I shared about a musical experience I facilitated where clients were prompted to create and perform their own rap. I also let you in on a little secret. I created and performed my own rap along with the clients and was so nervous that it caught me completely off guard! My [...]
If you've been following the WH blog for the past few years you know that I love to incorporate rapping into my sessions with tween and teen clients. I use rapping to help clients explore their emotions, increase communication skills, and facilitate self-expression. It can be as simple as giving a prompt or sentence starter, providing a [...]
Rhythm sticks are quickly becoming my favorite instrument. Why? They're incredibly versatile (just like this instrument is!), They're appropriate for a wide range of ages, They can be used to address goals in a variety of domains, And, they're multi sensory. The multisensory component is my favorite part because the majority of the individuals I [...]