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Not Your Average Music Therapist is a space for music therapists who feel out of place or out of sorts to come together. Music therapy is a small field that faces lots of challenges. Why not go through these things together?! Kim Best is your host and will share stories, thoughts, and ideas around being the not very average music therapist herself. We’ll talk about wanting to leave the field, feeling like a phony, exploring new avenues, and other things on Kim’s mind. Guests will be invited on the podcast to share their stories and experiences within and outside the music therapy field. Listen in if you’re feeling kinda alone, and hopefully you’ll feel less alone through these episodes. Connect with us on Instagram here: @musictherapistpod
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
AKA: the wrong way for me to market this podcast. And thoughts on creating equilibrium.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
This episode starts the conversation about energy and celebrates the podcast’s 2 year anniversary!
Let's be friends :) @musictherapistpod
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
What I wish I knew as a music therapy student or new professional: advice for those starting out.
This episode is a compilation of 5 music therapists who are part of the Not Your Average Music Therapist Community. Within this episode, we share our thoughts, advice, and stories around this topic. We hope you feel encouraged, inspired, and supported by this episode!
If you'd like to reach us, contact Kim by email hello@kimbest.com or send her a direct message on instagram @kimberlyjanebest or @musictherapistpod. You are not alone, music therapist!
Join the Music Therapist Community Waitlist!
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
What do Alzheimer’s patients, the InstaRetreat, a Caffeine Wean, Taxes, Writing, Working out, and relationships with other professionals & processing something that hurt you have in common?
Alzheimer's Study:
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-plasticity-music-alzheimers-19617/
Sara Tasker on Instagram:
Join the InstaRetreat with my affiliate link:
https://courses.meandorla.co.uk/product/the-instaretreat-2-0?wpam_id=107
Join the Music Therapist Community Waitlist!
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
In this episode, I talk about what it means for "acceptance" to be more than giving up. I create a loose model for professional growth and talk about my Word of the Year.
Listen back to episode 8 for more New Year-style content.
Check out Happier with Gretchen Rubin, referenced in today's episode.
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
In this episode, Sara and I dive right into conversation about being music therapists. We talk about growth, grief, receiving gifts, and so much more. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss!
Listen to What My Body Needs, by Sara Rogers on Spotify!
Follow Sara on Instagram: @rarasogers
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
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
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
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
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
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