Feeling a Bit Better About Myself and My Role as a Music Therapist

Something happened between my last post and this one - I had to do a last minute presentation to fill up time at the Online Conference for Music Therapy. I selected a presentation that I did a long time ago called, "Been There. Done That. Now What? - From Slump to Career Pivot." I guided participants through a couple of exercises to help clarify future plans, and it helped me as well.

I was very honest with attendees about my own struggles - the ones that I was writing about in my post earlier that morning - my continued feelings of inadequacy and "not being good enough" (AKA, imposter syndrome). I went through the exercises with them as we were talking about this situation. I thought about my current future and what my "no boundaries" future look like, and how I can merge them together in small ways. I finished the day in a better mood and with a better outlook for my future than when it started.

One of the things that I try to do on this blog is to offer an honest and transparent look into my life as a music therapist. That's one of the reasons that the blog is called, "Music, Therapy, and Me." I feel that I cannot do what I want to do if I am not transparent about what happens in my brain, emotions, and specific situations. So, there are times when my posts aren't happy. I hope, though, that they illustrate that it is a natural part of being a therapist to feel down or lacking or like everyone else in this profession does so much more than me. I also hope to show folks who may be struggling as well that these feelings do not last and are not permanent.

It is time to figure out ways to find my spark again.

This has been a theme to this blog over the years, but it tends to come up more after I have attended conferences where I start to compare myself to other people. That is the biggest spur for me - wanting to do more and wanting to share what I am doing with other people.

So, I will be spending some time thinking about what I can share with others and then seriously work on marketing the opportunities. What would you like to do?