As much as I enjoy and appreciate themes, I’ve never been one to work inside them. This being said, the “Monday matters” posts are an attempt to focus myself on a topic throughout my working week. chal·lenge [chal-inj] noun, verb, chal·lenged, chal·leng·ing, adjective noun 1. a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc. 2. something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.: Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind. 3. a call to fight, as a battle, a duel, etc. 4. a demand to explain, justify, etc.: a challenge to the treasurer to itemize expenditures. 5. difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it. (source) Knowing challenge clinically There are so many ways in which [...]
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Mon, May 20 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
I am working with two clients who have both, over the past few weeks, been really interested in writing and illustrating. One client created a short songbook, complete with his own illustrations. Half of the songs are original, and one is even in another language (his stuffed animal’s). The other client is now on chapter [...]
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Wed, May 15 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
As much as I enjoy and appreciate themes, I’ve never been one to work inside them. This being said, the “Monday matters” posts are an attempt to focus myself on a topic throughout my working week. Finding consistency clinically I’ve been working with two different populations over the past year or more. I work with [...]
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Mon, May 13 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
At the last peer supervision group we had here in Minneapolis, I shared the lyrics and chords to this song. So, here is the video:
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Tue, May 7 2013 » Resources » No Comments
Yes, the musicality of this song is strange. The singer’s voice doesn’t sound like it should be singing these lyrics. But, I appreciate these lyrics as a music therapist. I was listening to The Current this morning and thought the song, or at least the lyrics, could lend themselves well to a group discussion with [...]
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Tue, April 30 2013 » Resources » No Comments
There is a small group of music therapists in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas that meets on a (relatively) regular basis. If you happen to be a board-certified music therapist in our area and are interested in a peer supervision group, please feel free to contact me directly about joining us. Our next meeting [...]
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Tue, April 2 2013 » Events » No Comments
Ah, yes. I have been away for quite some time. Frankly, this Winter offered me too much to combat, and some things– like writing as much as I really want to do– fell by the wayside. However, I plan to be back here on a regular basis. I truly believe that the darkness and the [...]
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Mon, April 1 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
I was posed an interesting question today. “What do you do for self-care?” Well, I have a clinical supervisor and a therapist, and I also have the pleasure of seeing a music therapist for GIM sessions. All of those things amount to a lot of self-awareness. Day in and day out, though? I think it’s [...]
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Fri, December 14 2012 » Reflections » No Comments
I could go on and on about what instruments I think I need, but I have to say that I am preoccupied by needing and even wanting a 3/4 dreadnought, also known as a “baby” Taylor or Martin.
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Wed, December 12 2012 » Fascination Station » No Comments
Yesterday, we here in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas experienced snowfall for about 24 hours, amounting in 15 inches or so in my neighborhood. This is a shot out the front door. Luckily, even though I schedule myself rather tightly, I still lumbered my way through the streets and made it to nearly all [...]
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Mon, December 10 2012 » Reflections » No Comments
