Second day at The Revolutionary Practice Summit 🌴 Archetypal Imagery as Therapeutic Tool: Integrating Tarot Symbolism in Clinical Practice for Self-Reflection and Narrative Therapy with Kathryn Esquer, PsyD @thetherapistnetwork 🎴
Humanizing God:Decolonizing Faith and Reconstructing the Sacred in Therapy with @docwithlocs_
Alchemy in Action: Using Interactive Art Processes to Support Emotional Integration in Psychotherapy with @tjwalshtherapy
Tune in and Chill Out: Using Music to Manage Stress with @composeyourselfcare
Long live live music!!
This set from @wellesmusic at @highwaterfest was electric. When I wasn’t singing along, my jaw was dropped in awe and wonder.
Live music facilitates collective effervescence-it’s a powerful combination of shared joy, nonverbal connection, group movement and singing.
It gives us a sense of connection even when we’re among thousands of strangers. We realize we’re more alike than different. We remember we’re stronger together.
Entrainment brings our heart rates and respiration rates closer together, magnetized by the music and its steady beat.
We co-regulate with thousands in the moment.
Lyrics help us remember the past, be present, and hope for the future.
Creativity calls us to creation in a world of destruction, division and consumption.
May the music move us forward together!
#musicmends #highwaterfest2026 #jessewelles #revolution #livemusic
Music feels magical-especially when a festival kicks off ✨🤘
It’s with us throughout our lives, weaving through important moments and big emotions.
Music is also a powerful catalyst for supporting non-musical goals!
As a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), I support groups and individuals with a variety of goals, strengths and needs. Here’s a handful, and a mini tour of the music therapy space at @lawsonacademy at @converseuniversity 💜
#worldmusictherapyweek #musictherapy #healingarts #mentalhealth #neurorehab
Music mends us. This song by @theavettbrothers is one of my favorites, and has mended me many times. ❤️🩹
What’s a song that has mended you?
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Today begins #worldmusictherapyweek in a time when many of us are struggling with overwhelming emotions and fear (myself included). There’s a lot of troubling things happening in the world. Music can help ground us in the midst of chaos, and find the light. 🌞
❤️🩹 A simple way to signal safety and calm to your #nervoussystem is to gently sway side to side (or forward and back) along with music you enjoy.
Laughter is another great balm-watch for the off the wall auto captions 😬🤣🤷♀️
#musictherapy #avettbrothers #anxietyrelief
KARAOKE CAN SAVE THE WORLD 🎤
On shared music making, safe containers for moderate vulnerability, community building and shared joy… things that remind us of our shared humanity in an age of divided insanity.
Reflections after a night with everything from country to rap to Cumbia at FR8yard with host Andrew Fischer 🤘
(A bit April fools, but based in truths)
#musicmends #karaoke #division #community #UnitedWeStandDividedWeFall #humanity #hopecore
March is Music Therapy Awareness Month 🎶 We’re grateful for the guidance of board-certified music therapist Alison Hughey, who leads the "Remedy Room" segment on Solbird Sessions. Through music, breath, and shared rhythm, Alison helps create space for connection, reflection and a reset.
Learn more about music therapy and the work of @carolinamusictherapy at solbirdsessions.com
#MusicTherapyAwarenessMonth #SolbirdSessions #SCETV
💃Rhythmic input can help us tend to our nervous systems, whether it be through music we enjoy, tapping (or playing an instrument) on your body, or moving to the music.
🎵simple things to try in your (parked) car for a nervous system downshift:
Tap side to side on your steering wheel
Move gently to the music
Sing along
Tap your feet back and forth
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The world is a lot to handle, especially right now. Taking time to tend to yourself helps you be more present, more connected and creative.
#musicmends #healingarts #badbunny #nervoussystemhealth #mentalhealth
Day 1 🎬✨
Production has officially begun for Solbird Sessions with @SouthCarolinaETV .
Today we filmed The Remedy Room — a guided music & wellness experience led by our board-certified music therapist, Alison of @carolinamusictherapy .
A room full of breath. Release. Reset. Huge thanks to our Community Partner @colajazzscene for housing us today!
Grateful for the beautiful production team collaboration between Solbird Entertainment, The Wallace Media Company, and SCETV.
More coming soon.
#SolbirdSessions #TheRemedyRoom #WhereMelodyBecomesRemedy
It’s hygge time in SC again ❄️
🇩🇰 I love this Danish concept of embracing the coziness, and going with the flow of winter. Nature slows down and goes through seasons, as do we. Slowing down to light a candle and practice harp soothed my soul.
🕯️ “Hygge is about cosiness and surrounding yourself with the things that make life good, like friendship, laughter and security, as well as more concrete things like warmth, light, seasonal food and drink.” (Via Scandinavian standard)
💖 These elements also center on gratitude and relationships-two big things that affirm and grow the human experience. We all need more HUMANING in our lives these days!
—-Ps, apparently I’ve been mispronouncing it for years… it’s “hoo-gah” not “hidge-ee” 🤣 hoo gah makes me think of an old car horn.
Here’s a cozy imperfect progress video (ode to joy, Beethoven)
The little joys are all around. Small, quiet signs of hope as well. But-you’ve gotta look and be patient. Grateful for these little moments of joy in Windsor 🍵 #windsorontario #cafevibes #travelwithme #musicandtravel #mentalhealth #littlejoys #lookup #keephopealive #galvanizedhope
What a wonderful week in Michigan!!
Honored to facilitate a music therapy group at Becca Gerlach’s therapy retreat, and to meet Bee Mayhew and fam along the way!
