Disclaimer: This is not a political post or a recommendation for or against wearing masks. I am passionate about understand current research and helping others to do so. For current guidance on wearing masks, please see CDC.gov You may have seen a quote from the New England Journal of Medicine on social media about wearing face masks. Does this article recommend against wearing face masks? Let’s take a look to see what this article does and doesn’t say. The article in ques

You may have heard that choral groups are recommending that people avoid group singing or may have seen the article in which researchers used a smoke machine to determine air displacement by wind instruments. Music is by its very nature a social and communal activity. Music therapy is a very humanistic profession. So, what do we do when we can’t be with our patients and clients in person? How do we change our delivery method when our most important tool may be a means of sp

Even some of the best news sources aren’t great at science reporting. In addition, access to research journals is limited for most of us. There are also many more research studies than are published. When we do have access to research, often there is terminology and procedures that are specific to the discipline that may not be understood by the layperson. This can lead to a disconnect with even some of the most basic research principles. Some questions I’ve seen recentl

We are all dealing with some sort of loss at this time. It’s normal to feel a wide range of emotions as part of the grieving process. Ethical self-disclosure is always about helping the client so I hope that what I am sharing helps you to know that you aren’t alone in your complicated emotions. As a reminder, I use mindfulness and emotional self-regulation in my work but I am not a counselor. If you have lingering feelings of depression or thoughts of hurting yourself or o