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All Signs Point to Music Therapy Connections
We signed the least on our new building back in May, but it wasn't until I spotted this sign from the street that it hit me: Music Therapy Connections has a new home! What started as a solo music therapist traveling to clients' homes now has 2,300 square feet of...
World Breastfeeding Week
This is the 3rd consecutive year I've celebrated World Breastfeeding Week by -- wait for it -- breastfeeding. We've attended the annual World Breastfeeding Week Zoo Walk, hosted by the West Central Illinois Breastfeeding Taskforce, each year since 2012, when I started...
The Best Stage Yet
The other day, I took Parker and Mia over to my friend Crystal's house for a playdate. She has four kids ranging from under 1 to 10 years old, so I pretty much consider her a seasoned expert on parenting. We were talking about how the time goes by so quickly, and she...
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 28
Ever since starting this podcast, I had plans to eventually record an episode where I would share my own story as it relates to music therapy and motherhood. But I put it off until now, knowing that the story would evolve once my daughter was born. I finally went for...
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 27
Jennifer Hezoucky's story is different from almost all of the guests I've featured on the podcast thus far. I don't want to give any spoilers aside from the short synopsis below, so you'll have to listen to find out why I was so intrigued by what she shares in the...
One Thing at a Time
Last Sunday night, I felt completely overwhelmed thinking about the week ahead. We're in the midst of having our new building renovated, and we had yet to find a painter after my regular painter broke his foot. We also needed to choose carpeting, finalize the design...
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 26
Fun fact: Michelle Erfurt is the very first music therapist friend I made online. The funny thing is that it wasn't through Facebook or Twitter; we actually met via the email listserv (old school!). She contacted me right after I launched Listen & Learn Music and...
A Day in the Life With Two
I hate to admit it, but I dreaded those first few days at home alone with both Parker and Mia. Aside from the fact that I was still healing and exhausted from waking up several times a night, I had no idea how in the world to take care of two kids -- both in diapers...
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 25
25 episodes feels like a big milestone, so I was celebrating a little as I hit "publish" this week. How is it possible that an entire half of a year has passed since I came up with the idea for this podcast and recorded the first episode? Slow down, life. This week's...