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Episode #35: Clinical, Professional, and Personal Gratitude
Episode #35: Clinical, Professional, and Personal Gratitude

Gratitude is a beneficial practice that we probably could agree on on an anecdotal basis, so I went to the research to see what evidence there was for the benefits of gratitude. In one recent study, published in Brain, Behavior and Immunity authors Hazlett et al. note that because of the brain-body connection between gratitude and support-giving behavior, gratitude may may reap the same benefits of amygdala deactivation and reduction in threat-responses, thereby reducing inflammation in the body and increasing immune responses……

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Episode #19: To All My School Music Therapist Friends....
Episode #19: To All My School Music Therapist Friends....

It’s officially May which means we’re counting down until the end of the school year. This is the final leg of the race for teachers and I've seen so many encouragement type posts that start with “to all my teacher friends...”. That got me thinking, school based music therapists need some encouragement too! We’ve compiled a short (but power packed) list of some things to help get you through the final push. You've got this!

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ClinicalKristin Vetetoschools, music therapy, music therapists, school music therapists, music therapy in schools, May, end of the year, inspiration, creativity, encouragement, resource, resources, ideasComment