In middle school I came how with a report card that was all A’s except for a B in music. My father looked at it and said, “What’s the matter? Don’t they give A’s in music?” I suspect that he was trying to be funny, but at 12 or 13 I heard one more affirmation […]
Therapeutic music is good for the soul
Therapeutic music is good for the soul. But not only. I’m a musician. A guitarist. And I play music to help create a healing environment in hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, in yoga classes, and in behavioral health treatment centers. Some would say what I do is magic. It’s not magic. There’s science behind it. Therapeutic […]
“Do not be afraid… do not be silent”
“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.” Acts 18:9b “Shhh…” she said so quietly. “I am on medication!” She was 17 years old and came by the booth at the UCC General Synod that I was hosting for our UCC Mental Health Network. Even before she whispered this to me, she […]