Not Your Average Music Therapist

Is it even important to think about what makes a music therapist a music therapist? Does it help to think about music therapists' qualities? Well, I think so. It only helps our growth to reflect on how far we’ve come and be aware of where we are still growing. Come along for the episode for a few attributes of a music therapist. What would you add to the list?   Join the community now: KimBest.com/Community

In this episode, Louise shares with us her experience in the field of music therapy and what it was like to pursue something else. She studied and now works in higher education and has so much to offer! Listen to the end for some tech tips. 📲   From the episode:  Interest Profiler: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip Connect with Louise on Instagram @louise.zhuly

No one prepared me to file my own taxes and track my income, expenses, and mileage and I made a lot of mistakes when I started out. This episode gets into the nitty gritty of what expenses you can keep track of as deductions from taxes. I share my knowledge, as simply as possible, to make this easy to understand for those of us who have limited-to-no experience in this department. Also, you'll hear the new things that I am offering, so check it out! Text version of this episode is up on the blog: kimbest.com Happy bookkeeping!   From the show:  Light Within Candle Co. by Elise Micklich https://www.etsy.com/shop/lightwithincandleco/ Instagram.com/lightwithincandleco   Canva.com   Planoly.com   Proliability through Mercer

There’s more to music therapy than what we know in the country we reside in. There’s more to conversation than the text we see on a comment. Samuel and I talk about all these topics and more in this episode.   The following was mentioned in this episode: Creative Therapy Umbrella episode: #82- Creating opportunity and working with refugee children with Samuel Gracida, MA   International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM):  iammonline.com   Dr. Sebastian Hachmeyer, The Uncontrolled Equivocation of Music Therapy: Health, Illness and Musical Healing Among the Kallawaya in the Northern Bolivian Andes   Dr. Susan Hanser’s book, Integrative Health through Music Therapy   Music Therapy Instagram Account I Love: @dwie_muzy   Sam’s Fans Facebook Page   Follow Samuel online:  Instagram: @samuel.gracida Facebook: Samuel Gracida

Why do we feel the need to apologize for doing things that are good for us? Let’s talk about it! Hoping this conversation helps you build up the strength to take the right steps for your wellness and own the decisions you’ve made.

Today’s guest shares about her experience getting her music therapy degree, stepping into her first job, and following the path where life took her into life-giving work that is not music therapy. The mantra that is repeated throughout this conversation is “nothing’s wasted.” May you feel that wherever you are in your journey in or out of the music therapy field, your time and all the experience you gain is not wasted. Enjoy the episode!

You are not alone. And you can do hard things. This episode is a bit of a pep talk for you.

With a wealth of experience comes the wealth of mistakes. Our guest this week, Brittany Tachkov, shares with us her thoughts about being a music therapist, learning, and growing. She touches upon aspects of her work in hospice care and her studies in counseling that infor her work and growth. I think we can all learn from Brittany’s thoughts! Soak up her insight and inspiration with this conversation.   The Resilient Practitioner by Thomas M. Skovholt and Michelle Trotter-Mathison is mentioned in this episode.  Follow Brittany on instagram: @brittany.mtbc

Just a little update on how things are going, some chat about time and space, and ideas moving forward. I always love your thoughts and input, so after you’ve listened to the episode, feel free to share them! Grateful for every one of you who share this space together with me. Thank you for being here! Mentioned in the podcast: Oprah’s podcast Super Soul and the opener “I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be fully present. Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.”

I learn something so much better when I spend time with it. Growth happens when I sit with it. The action I take is more genuine, honest, and real when I’ve let something work its way into my everyday. This conversation is about all of that. Here is a link of action steps to take along your journey of education, growth, and sitting with all of it: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/