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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
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
This episode is rich with stories about what a music therapist may walk through in discovering themselves. In our conversation, we talk about trusting your gut, burnout, sustainable work, and so much more. Sarah is a social worker and music therapist currently working as a child and family therapist for a non-profit with children impacted by trauma and their caregivers. As an advocate for supervision, Sarah offers supervision for music therapists pro-bono on a limited basis, so jump on this if you’re looking for support! This was one of my favorite conversations to-date, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Find her on Instagram @skliii
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
How the heck do you create and write goals for your professional and personal life? On this episode I share my thoughts around projects and the perfectionism I have to get through to be able to reach my goals. Let's take a much more intuitive approach to chasing our dreams and aspirations! I've also included some tips on picking the "due dates" for projects, as this has been the only way I have completed anything.
Referenced in this episode is another podcast that I co-host called Seasons of Resilience.
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
I never knew how much I’d change as a music therapist. In this episode I talk about the growth I’ve walked through and the areas we grow in.
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
My very first guest is Mabel, who I’ve had the pleasure of becoming friends with online. She is a hospice music therapist who, at the airing of this episode, is in school for social work. This is her story of discovering music therapy, facing challenges, and pursuing another degree to enhance her work. She is from a little island but has continually chased big dreams.
Find her on Instagram @limitlessharmonies
In the episode, Mabel mentions the Creative Therapy Umbrella podcast with Kate Shannon. These are the episodes Mabel refers to: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-therapy-umbrella/id1479921758
Find them on Instagram @creativetherapyumbrella
On the episode, we mention the very new podcast that Mabel and I just launched Seasons of Resilience. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seasons-of-resilience/id1541766095
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
When does a music therapist not need a pep talk?! Today I’m sharing a few tidbits about my internship and share some encouragement to you. As music therapists, we are brave.
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Today’s episode is not so much about music therapy, but more about STUFF. I want to tell you a little bit about an eye-opening book that has forever changed my relationship with stuff and some steps I’ve taken to be more eco-friendly. I suppose I’m not your average music therapist because I’m talking about stuff over here! 😂
Find them on online: https://www.storyofstuff.org and on instagram @storyofstuff
The small business I mentioned: https://ritualclayco.com and on instagram @ritualclayco
Composting company: https://communitycomposting.org/ and on instagram @communitycomposting
Buy Nothing: https://buynothingproject.org and on instagram @buynothingproject
Music, production, and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
I’m all about honest conversations here, and this is one that lots of us don’t want to talk about. Have you ever felt like leaving the field of music therapy? Likely, your answer is yes. Me too, friends. I share a few things I think about around leaving the field, some things I did to give myself space, and a time that felt perfectly balanced in my music therapy work.
One person I mention is Dominique, @thechictherapist on Instagram. You gotta check her out!
Production and editing by Greg Best.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
“It is better for me to speak up and get kicked out, than for me to do nothing and change nothing.” On this episode, I talk about being a Jersey girl, recognizing differences in Trader Joe’s, a Brazilian Butt workout and more. We’re talking all about speaking up and standing up for the field of music therapy as a whole. Let’s be friends on Instagram: @kimberlyjanebest and the podcast is @musictherapistpod
Production and editing by Greg Best.
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Welcome to the very first episode of this music therapist pod: Not Your Average Music Therapist. I’m talking all about my feelings being in the field of music therapy and the hope for more honest conversations. I can’t contain my excitement and am looking forward to our future together on this pod. Thank you for joining! You can find us on Instagram: @musictherapistpod
Production and editing by Greg Best.