Incorporating Music Into Family Time

Dr. Anita Swanson joins Leslie to talk about all things music therapy. Anita is a music therapist, a published author, an international presenter, and is currently serving as the President of the World Federation of Music Therapy. Join us to learn some things about the field of music therapy you may not have known! 

Anita's current favorite song: Always On My Mind - Nané

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark THerapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

With the holidays just around the corner, grief and loss can become a major theme that is difficult to talk about. Join Leslie as she discusses fundamentals of grief as  a result of death and non-death loss and ways you can cope with your grief through music. 

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need further grief support:
Leslie Saulsbury, MM, MT-BC, CGCS:  email lsaulsbury@wmtherapies.com
Grief educator, Dr. Alan Wolfelt: www.centerforloss.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  800-273-8255 

(26:05) Tips on finding a grounding song: WMT Podcast Episode 3 - Emotional Mapping with Lori Shaw

(27:09) Tips on developing your own music relaxation practice: WMT Podcast Episode 2 - Music and Relaxation

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

Leslie is joined in this episode by Samantha Bjorgaard, an elementary school music teacher who tells us all about what using music with kids is like. Sam has excellent stories, inspiring philosophies, and accessible ideas for using music with kids of all ages. Don't miss it!

Sam's current favorite song: Tuesdays - Jake Scott

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

Leslie is joined by Shealyn Schmidt, music therapist and type-one diabetes warrior to discuss the impact and benefits music can have for those dealing with chronic illness. Shealyn teaches us more about Type-one diabetes in general, as well as tangible ways you can use music as a tool to help manage your symptoms and topics including:
(9:55) 
Procedural support
Relaxation and sleep
Exercise motivation
Movement and body attunement
Autonomy. 

(13:14) Follow-up research article: https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/05/08/new-research-keeps-diabetics-safer-during-sleep/ 

(21:18) Accompanying episode discussing using music to shift emotional state: Ep. 3 - Emotional Mapping with Music 

(27:56) Shealyn's current favorite song: I Like Dat - T. Pain ft. Kehlani

It's time for a self-care check in! We're taking a break from music resource content this month to give you a friendly reminder to check-in with your self-care game. The WMT Resource Shop is full of self-care goodness, so be sure to check out those free resources on our website.

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

In this episode Leslie is Joined by Seth Eisenzimmer, founder and director of Eisenhammer Productions and this show's audio producer to discuss all things modern music production. What goes into the music you listen to from the recording booth to your headphones. There is so much more to this than you may have known, and it would give you the chance to meet one of our team members who is so important to WMT.  
The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. VIsit www.wmtherapies.com for more information and let your song begin!

May's episode is all about the benefits of utilizing music as a part of your family time. Leslie discusses key benefits you may not have realized as well as some fun ideas of how you can start incorporating music into your family today. 

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

Leslie is joined in this episode by Lori Shaw. Lori discusses her incredible practice of mapping emotions and categorizing life events with music! Leslie and Lori talk about using music as a tool to shift your mood with plenty of great takeaways you can start using  today.
If you're interested in listening along with the episode, the songs we discuss are listed below:
(25:33) Falls (feat. Sasha Sloan) - ODESZA 
(26:03) Falls (Reprise)(feat. Sasha Sloan) - ODESZA
(27:35) The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
(27:40) The Middle - Audrey Assad
(36:43) Anxious - Sarah Reeves
(36:55) Lot to Learn - Luke Christopher
(37:37) Proud - Marshmello
(40:50) Run (Catch Me If You Can) 2.0 - SHEL

The WMT Podcast is a product of Western Meadowlark Therapies, LLC and part of a three-part resource shop designed to provide free music-based wellness resources through our private practice. Visit www.wmtherapies.com for more information, and let your song begin!

Can you train your brain to relax? Leslie discusses using music to build your own music relaxation practice at home, and why it works!

Welcome to the WMT podcast! Join Leslie as she introduces the show, herself, and what to look forward to in upcoming episodes.