What Will June Hold for Me?

I moved across the country over two years ago to start a new life and career as a music therapist. Two days ago, I completed and submitted my master's thesis and by the end of this coming weekend, all of my coursework for my program will be over. In under a month, my final internship will be completed. The question is....what now?

My wife, Jessica, has asked me what I would like to do if I could choose. And the thing is, I don't know. I love everything that I have done with music therapy so far and have learned so much more than I could have imagined in such a short time. I've worked with people with dementia, mental illness, brain injury, and developmental disorders, and I love it all. I've developed a protocol to work with other therapists (and soon, musicians) using a music-and-mindfulness group setting, and loved that.

This is an exciting time and I can't wait to get into the world and show others what amazing things that music is capable of. I can't wait to begin performing and composing again this summer.

I plan on being a certified music therapist by June 1, meaning that I have a month and a half of strange limbo before I can take any work that I am offered. So I must take this time to breathe and smile and return to music for myself!