*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this episode, I interview Jen and Jocelyn from The Wayfaring Band! The Wayfaring Band offers road trips, far-flung adventures, and a fellowship program for emerging social leaders for adults with disabilities. We dive into the services The Wayfaring Band provides as well as the inclusive, supportive community it has built. The Wayfaring Band's Greatest Hits: 10 years of Tours A Celebration & Fundraiser: https://www.classy.org/event/the-wayfaring-bands-greatest-hits/e426889 Links from this episode: Wayfaring Band's Website: https://www.thewayfaringband.com Wayfaring Band's Odes: https://www.thewayfaringband.com/artist-odes The Smoothie Bus: https://www.smoothiebus.co Wayfaring Band's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWayfaringBand/ Wayfaring Band's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewayfaringband/ Wayfaring Band's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WayfaringBand Wayfaring Band's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzwqANTdbSLXCdDreqNmnQ

Hi everyone! Here is a little update on the podcast moving forward. Thanks for listening! *Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this episode, the supervision mini-series comes to an end with an interview with Jen Hicks, where we discuss supervision further as well as self-care for professionals. "Jennifer Hicks, MMT, MT-BC, E-RYT (she/her/hers) is a board-certified music therapist, a licensed  music educator, an experienced registered yoga teacher, and the owner of Joyful Noises LLC.  Jennifer specializes in working with groups of adults with mental health and substance use disorders and in mentoring music therapy students and professionals through her MT Mentor membership  group and podcast. Her vision is to create courageous communities that encourage cultural humility,  lifelong learning, gratitude, and living in the AND* to inspire joy and wholistic wellness. Her  mission is to use her foundation of music therapy and mindfulness-based principles to: • Inspire and empower students, professionals, and clients to experience and create joy in their  lives through living in the AND* and through prioritizing wholistic wellness, • Create courageous communities built on cultural humility, where ALL are welcomed and  encouraged to grow and where cultural intersectionalities are explored and honored, and • Support the music therapy community as we seek to move our profession forward through  guest lectures, presentations, supervision, and service. More on website! Resources and links from this episode: https://joyfulnoisesllc.com https://joyfulnoisesllc.com/mt-mentor/ https://www.instagram.com/mtmentor2020/ https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnoisesllc/ Cultural Intersections in Music Therapy The Big Leap  Anti-Oppressive Practice Resource MT Insider https://www.selfcareinstitute.com Invitation to Brave Space by Micky ScottBey Jones https://www.glr-amta.org/about/glr-amta-mentoring-program/ https://www.musictherapy.org/careers/21st_century_education/ https://screamintothevoid.com Dr. Renee Linklater: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/authors/view/renee-linklater Lindsay Markworth: https://twincitiesmusictherapyservices.com/index.html Emma Moonier: https://joyfulnoisesllc.com/mt-mentor-podcast-episode-1/

What a year! I had amazing guests come on the podcast and share their experience, expertise, and resources. Three main themes appeared: creativity, accessibility, and supervision. What was your favorite episode of 2021? *Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 Links (previous episodes): Episode 11: Kathleen Martins- Yoga, Mental Health, and Mindfulness Episode 12: Gabby Banzon- Music Therapy, Technology, and Community Episode 13: Danny Combs- Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) and Nurturing Careers Episode 14: Alyssa Stone- Neuroaffirming Techniques, Staff Education, and Intentional Prompting Episode 15: Amanda Brigham- Design Thinking and Music Therapy Episode 17: Cultivating Inclusion, Community, and Fun Through Traveling with Jenna Cordesius and Lauren Kelly Episode 19: Primitive Reflexes with Joanna Holden Episode 20: Christine Devereaux- Music + Mudras! Episode 22: Intro. to Supervision Series, Supervision for New Professionals, and Burnout Episode 23: Supervision and Supervising with Kate Shannon

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this episode, I interview Kate Shannon, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and Board Certified Music Therapist, of Creative Therapy Umbrella in Part 2 of the supervision series. Kate shares her experience in supervision and as a supervisor and gives advices to both those seeking and those providing supervision. Links from the episode: https://creativetherapyumbrella.com Kate's email: [email protected] Creative Umbrella Community: https://creativetherapyumbrella.com/the-umbrella-community/ Music Therapy Supervision, 2nd Edition: https://www.barcelonapublishers.com/music-therapy-supervision-2nd-edition Lisa Dion:https://lisa-dion.com Creative Therapy Umbrella Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativetherapyumbrella Creative Therapy Umbrella Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativetherapyumbrella/

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this solo episode, I discuss my experiences with supervision as well as how a lack of supervision led to burnout early in my career. I further explore supervision accessibility for new professionals and offer a couple of ideas of how to find accessible supervision. Lots of resources below! Links: Music and Harm: What We Know and What We Need to Know- AMTA-Pro Podcast ~ October, 2018, Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC, Daniel Goldschmidt, MT-BC Ami Kunimura's https://www.selfcareinstitute.com Peer Support Network for new professionals Facebook groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTLeaders https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfcaremusictherapy https://www.facebook.com/groups/227181371097746 Music Therapy Communities (with limited openings throughout the year) The Umbrella Community Music for Kiddos Community Dynamic Lynks Community Not Your Average Music Therapist Community

In this solo episode, I discuss 5 tips for working with adults with IDD in-person in groups. I also highlight different employment clips from previous episodes to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Links from this episode: Fall Y'all Effects of Group Drumming Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, Social Resilience Episode 4: Brent and Jenny Anderson- Employment, Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship Episode 8: Lauren Burgess and Robby Chaney- Dirt Coffee Bar, Inclusive Employment, Cultivating Around Strengths Episode 13: Danny Combs- Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) and Nurturing Careers Episode 20: Christine Devereaux- Music + Mudras! *Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this episode I interview yoga therapist, Christine Devereaux, again! We discuss our new ebook "Music + Mudras" and what mudras are. Christine discusses further more how mudras have positively impacted her adults students with disabilities' lives. Links from this episode: Purchase the ebook on Christine's website! Christine's Instagram and YouTube Christine's Community Coffee Time Interview  Christine's previous podcast episode  What is Sa Ta Na Ma? Practice Sa Ta Na Ma with Christine! Kirtan Kriya Research Sa Ta Na Ma to a Rock Beat Sa Ta Na Ma to a Country Beat Sa Ta Na Ma to Strings Transcription coming soon!

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this episode, I interview Joanna Holden, the co-founder of Primitive Reflex Integration Plus, all about her work and primitive reflexes. We cover what they are, what they look like, how to treat them, and how they impact children and adults. Lots of great resources are in this episode! Links from the episode: PRI+ website: https://pri-plus.com Email: [email protected] Phone number: 720-295-5788 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrimitiveReflexIntegrationPlus Handout attached of examples and explanations of primitive reflexes! "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk

*Patreon is no longer available as of 11/1/23 In this minisode, I discuss the Olympic options for disabled athletes and a little bit of the history of the Paralympics. I also discuss how the Olympics tend to get more coverage and viewership than the Paralympics and how we can bring the same energy to the Paralympics that we do to the Olympics to celebrate disabled athletes. The Paralympics start on August 24th! Links from this episode: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-olympics-and-paralympics-are-separate-events-2016-8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Partyka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_who_have_competed_in_the_Paralympics_and_Olympics https://www.paralympic.org