People sometimes come to work with me because they want to improve their ability to communicate with others. In this post, I share a bit about how I use music to enhance communication and communication skills.
Category Archives: Older Adult Mental Health
Your Holistic Voice: What Does It Say About Your Health & Well-Being?
The voice can say a lot about your state of health and holistic well-being without your fully realizing it. In this post, I talk about how this the voice can reflect this about you. I also share some ways that singing, whether alone or as part of a group, can enhance your health and sense of well-being.
Working with Self-Judgement and Your Inner Critic
We all have an inner critic. In this post, I share some ideas for how to manage that inner voice of self-judgment that can prevent your greater growth & development.
Benefits of Tapping Into Your Creativity
Creativity benefits us in many ways, but sometimes we feel “stuck” & aren’t able to create. In this post, I talk about creativity & share ways to begin creating.
[Video] Spiritual Self-Care
Sometimes we forget to nurture the spiritual or transpersonal aspects of ourselves. Yet, tapping into these aspects can be an important part of self-care. In this post, I talk a bit about how transpersonal experiences can expand and enhance our practice of self-care.
[Video] Simple Self-Care
What Is Self-Care to You? What comes to your mind when you think of the word “self-care?” Do you imagine a day of decadent pampering? Do you imagine a weekend away? If your ideas require a lot of extra time, money, and effort, it makes it less likely that you’ll get around to practicing it. […]
[Video] Working with Holiday-Related Stress
The Holidays: A Time of Mixed Feelings The holidays are an interesting time. For some people the holidays are a time that they value greatly. While for others, it can be a time of sadness and grief. For most people, however, it brings a change in routine. And when our routines change, we can get […]
[Video] Gratitude as a Way to Manage Feelings of Stress
Feeling Better By Feeling Thankful In this 4th video of the holiday stress management series, I talk a bit about how an “attitude of gratitude” can help you feel better. I know that it may sound trite, but recognizing things in your life that you’re thankful for actually can help you feel better. Explicitly identifying […]
The Space You Create When You Follow Your Life Path
The Life Path of SoundWell Music Therapy Have you ever yearned for a place where you could be and create what you know lives within you? Yet, you weren’t quite sure if you’d ever find such a place where you could be? Up until a few weeks ago, that was me with my business. July […]
Take Pride: Be Your Unabashed Self with Music
music therapy with LGBT clients Since June is Pride Month, I wanted to share some snapshots of my work providing music therapy with LGBT clients. Over the course of my career as a therapist and educator, I’ve worked with LGBT and asexual teens who were struggling with their sexual orientation and worried about how their […]