As Valentine’s Day approaches our team often explores the theme of love with their clients. A difficult topic for some who feel thrown away by society, and sometimes their family and friends. Two such young men reside in a group...
Read MoreAre we still having this conversation? Are we still having to fight to have the arts in school because the arts are thought of as fringe and not fundamental? I would have thought this discussion would have been over by 2012,...
Read MoreGreg Johnson is a real storm chaser - a tornado hunter. He takes photos and lives in, what I imagine, a huge state of adrenaline. After meeting Greg at the Canadian Cancer Society Conference, where I was speaking and he...
Read MoreI have been challenged this week. It is the first time I have been on a speaking tour with a leading dietitian, nutritionist and food purchasing group. I have almost learned the perfect blend of carbs and proteins for every...
Read MoreI often compare my communication in business or personal relationships to “doing it like a music therapy session.” This may sound a little odd so please indulge me as I attempt to explain. You see a music therapy session might...
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3 weeks ago JB Music Therapy received the call....the MusiKiva Project is a go - get immunized, pack your bags, you are going to Rwanda. Please welcome guest blogger Shannon Robinson, music therapist with JBMT for over 10 years, to...
Read MoreHumans make decisions based on emotion and then construct the logic behind these decisions. Therefore, if you want to change someone’s mind you first need to change their mood. The quickest way I know to change a person’s mood is...
Read MoreSilence is golden. As a suburban dweller sometimes I think it is life’s greatest commodity. I first truly experienced silence during an all day cross country ski trip. Being at the back of the pack I made sure to pace myself knowing...
Read MoreThey say an end can be a start Feels like I've been buried yet I'm still alive It's like a bad day that never ends I feel the chaos around me A thing I don't try to deny I'd better...
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There are places I'll rememberAll my life though some have changedSome forever not for betterSome have gone and some remainAll these places have their momentsWith lovers and friends I still can recallSome are dead and some are livingIn my life...
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