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Why “Holidays” Are Important (And It’s Not What You Think)

October 26, 2011
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As this is being posted, I’m getting ready to head out-of-town for my sister’s wedding. As with most travel events, it’s highly stressful getting ready to leave. You spend hours and several late nights trying to get ahead on work, laundry, dishes, and cleaning, so that you can actually let go and relax for a [...]

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What I Miss Most About Clinical Work

October 6, 2011
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I am going to be a very excited music therapist when I take my first Advanced Clinical class this coming spring! By the time I see my first client in January, I’ll have had a 1.5 year long hiatus from clinical work.
I really miss it. It was a purposeful decision not to open a practice [...]

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Back to School Check-In: Are These What Growing Pains Feel Like?

September 21, 2011
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I think I’m going through professional growing pains. Is there such a thing? As I write this, I’m feeling inadequate, under-prepared, and as if I don’t know nearly enough…or at least nearly as much as I should.
On a conscious level, I realize that this is a very good place to be. My hope is that [...]

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Do We Learn Our Greatest Lessons From Our Clients?

September 1, 2011
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I’ve never been one to break the rules. I can’t help it. Even as a teenager, when you’re supposed to rebel and come in to your own as an individual, I only snuck out of the house once (to tepee people’s houses, in case you are curious). But I had an awful time. I spent [...]

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5 Ways Being a Music Therapist Affects Me as a Parent

August 3, 2011
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If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you likely know that I am the proud parent of two beautiful children. My poor children…not only is one parent a therapist, but the other is an educator! It’s a double-whammy in terms of analyzing how to best rear them
Seriously, though, there’s no way around [...]

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Should This Be Next on your Summer Reading List?

July 18, 2011
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This morning I’m playing the role of the proud wife. My husband is now a published author!
Okay, so it’s not really a role I’m “playing”–I am genuinely proud of him! Do you know how much work it takes to publish a book? This has been a process 3 years in the making and it’s hard [...]

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Q&A with the Music Therapy Maven

July 13, 2011
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We’re trying something a little different today. A little outside-the-box. Perhaps a little, shall we say…daring?
Today, instead of me sitting and writing to you, I will spend time answering your questions.
How do you get involved? Easy! Just leave a comment in the field below.

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Do Behavior-Based Therapies Work?

July 6, 2011
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I recently read an interesting article on one of my favorite blogs, Reports from a Resident Alien. In this article the blogger, a college-aged woman with Asperger’s, is complaining about the prevalent use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a therapy approach for autism.
(ABA, for those who don’t know, is a highly popular therapy that [...]

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My Life in 6 Songs

June 8, 2011
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My musical mojo is back!!!
After months and months of (mostly) sitting at the computer and typing, I’m finally creating opportunities to flex my musical muscles.
Just this week, I’ve taken–and passed!–an entrance exam so I can take a graduate music theory class. I also started playing flute in the community band …and I haven’t played in [...]

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