I am so sorry for the loss that the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut has experienced. I cannot imagine their pain. I had a session with a small group of elementary schoolers this morning...Read More
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 ...Read More
I had another enlightening supervision session tonight. Thursdays are my really busy days, and I’m always a messy pool of goo when I finally make it to 6:45 and talk with my supervisor, but rega...Read More
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....Read More
My favorite part of the week thus far: When one of the elementary school kids I see in a special education class teaches me the lyrics to a song, and then goes on to add harmony before creating a song...Read More
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 thou...Read More
Working in private practice offers its set of challenges. One such challenge, for me, is finding consistent motivation to KEEP UP ON MY PAPERWORK. I’m actually pretty scheduled and somewhat dete...Read More
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I work with large groups of adults with developmental disabilities. This particular facility is unique in that I go to a different room each day. However, there are a few cl...Read More
I was listening to Janice Lindstrom’s latest episode of The Music Therapy Show today, in which she interviewed Barbara Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC, and decided two things: Maybe I’d read more mu...Read More
Because I’ve had such a terrifically long day, I’m going to keep this short and leave you with two blogs that I find helpful in small business development and growth. They are Private Pra...Read More