The Mindful Music Therapist

Excerpt From the  transcript  of the On Being show in which Krista Tippett interviewed Michel Martin : MS. MARTIN:  What we are simply...

Okay. Seriously, this break from the blog has gone on way too long. Here's the thing though:  I retired from my job in 2021.  Yeah, I kn...

We sat together yesterday, our group of seven, on a Monday afternoon. And the curtains in the room were open to the afternoon sun, closed a...

I feel as if I've finally arrived in the land of music therapy. I've had an interview with the lovely and thoughtful Janice Lindstr...

I seem to be slowly amassing a little pile of stuff from RD ( the young man who makes sure I take a little bit of his space along with me w...

If you're a person who has been reading this blog, then you know I make liberal use of songs that emerge as a part of music therapy sess...

Image via Wikipedia I've been thinking about RD of late (well, particularly today, because we had a session this morning).  RD is a v...

Image via Wikipedia We music therapists are always trying to define what we do. Or, more specifically, help other people understand what it ...

Image via Wikipedia I tried a different approach with B today.  My usual tendency is to sit there, paying as close attention as I can (witho...

Evidently, November 1st was something of a celebratory day. A day to listen to what autistic people have to say.  It's kind of unfor...

Image by thumeco via Flickr I was reading an article this morning in an old issue of  Unity Magazine (September/October 2005) describing ...