by Rachel | Guitars & Granola Bars
My latest podcast guest has a background in vocal performance, owns a private practice, has a toddler son, and is expecting a baby. Sound eerily familiar!?
No, I didn’t interview myself this week. Erin Lunde and I have tons in common, so it was fun chatting about many of the same challenges and victories as biz-owning mamas with another little one on the way.
Erin shares how she schedules her clinical work around time with her son, her practice of setting 3 big “to-do” priorities each day, and lists quite a few of her favorite podcasts related to motherhood in Episode 8 of the Guitars & Granola Bars podcast.
Be sure to check out the show notes page for more information about Erin, along with links to the resources she mentions in the episode.
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by Rachel | Guitars & Granola Bars
When I think back to my internship, I really do wonder how I made it through those 9 months. As amazing an experience as it was, it was also super stressful — I was learning the ropes of being a professional music therapist, driving all over the city of St. Louis to work with clients, and making the 2-hour drive home on the weekends to teach lessons and lead early childhood classes.
So I honestly can’t imagine how this week’s podcast guest felt during her internship, doing similar work while PREGNANT. What a champ!
In addition to discussing her experience being pregnant while completing her internship, Carrie Friddell talks about her decision to take time off to raise her children, and how she is slowly but surely building up her private practice now that they are a little older in Episode 7 of the Guitars & Granola Bars podcast.
Be sure to check out the show notes page for more information about Carrie, along with links to the resources she mentions in the episode.
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by Rachel | Guitars & Granola Bars
I had the opportunity to speak on a panel about work-life balance at the 2013 AMTA national conference, which turned out to be an informative and wonderful experience for everyone in attendance. It also made apparent just how great the need is in our field for more resources related to this topic.
After the presentation ended, one of the attendees came up and introduced herself. We talked about both of our struggles with work-life balance and how it has nearly led to burnout. We exchanged contact info and kept in touch after the conference — and now I’m so happy to have Laura Theismann on the podcast.
Laura shares the story of finding out she was pregnant, how her son has influenced her work as a music therapist, and the challenges and perks of having a background in child development when it comes to parenting in Episode 6 of the Guitars & Granola Bars podcast.
Be sure to check out the show notes page for more information about Laura, along with links to the resources she mentions in the episode.
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by Rachel | Guitars & Granola Bars
Meryl and I met way back in the day, as grad students in the music therapy program at Illinois State University. We’ve served on the board of the Illinois Association for Music Therapy together, swapped business advice, and been a listening ear to each other when it comes to all things motherhood and work-life balance.
Meryl openly shares her struggle with postpartum depression, how she completely rebuilt her private practice after recovering, and the steps she took to successfully prevent PPD after the birth of her second daughter in Episode 5 of the Guitars & Granola Bars podcast.
Be sure to check out the show notes page for more information about Meryl, along with links to the resources she mentions in the episode.
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by Rachel | Guitars & Granola Bars
I first met Natalie Mullis way back at the beginning of both our music therapy careers, when she emailed me about a song I posted on my blog. Since then, we have followed similar professional paths by leaving full-time jobs at facilities to open our own private practices.
She became a mom to a baby boy almost exactly one year after my son was born, and it has been so much fun to keep in touch with her as she too learns to juggle owning a private practice with motherhood.
Natalie shares how she prepped her business before her baby was born, spent her maternity leave making major changes to her private practice, and her secrets for getting work done with her son at the office in Episode 4 of the Guitars & Granola Bars podcast.
Be sure to check out the show notes page for more information about Natalie, along with links to the resources she mentions in the episode.
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