I won’t be sad to see 2020 go. What a difficult year. I recently sat in on an annual planning workshop with Soundscaping Source. One of the best recommendations that I took away was to focus on broad, value based, quarterly goals while things are still uncertain. Things I learned this year: · A lot about how to use zoom! · Practicing my music recording and editing skills · A little bit of video editing · How to play an instrument in full PPE · The risks of droplet spread from

This can be a tough time of year for many reasons: holiday stress, family stress, low levels of daylight, winter weather, etc. It may be even more so this year. There is help for the collective trauma that we are experiencing right now. My friend and colleague Rachelle Morgan is part of her state’s response team. She has helped create a wonderful set of videos on youtube. Look for Show Me Hope—Tri-County Mental Health. There are guided meditations and videos on dealing with h

There has been a lot of discussion in the music therapy community about how to best serve our clients of color as well as exploring the history of a lot of the music we use in our practice. A lot of American songs are rooted in the minstrel show tradition. It can be disheartening to find out that songs previously thought to be fairly innocent or silly were meant to demean and dehumanize people. As a therapist that means that I am working to broaden my repertoire so that I am