Therapeutic Rhythms

***shared with permission***

Had the amazing opportunity to help facilitate one of my patients meet recording and Grammy award winning artist Zach Williams 4/23. His compassion was amazing!! He talked to Avery just like any other girl, but understanding and being patient if/when she was able to respond. (Mostly because she is a big listener and in new situations she isn't always sure how to respond). He even thought to ask her if she'd want a hug and waited for her to respond!!

In the concert he dedicated "There Was Jesu" to her. There is good in this world! There are good people!

Can't thank Christine Wilson and the team from KSBJ enough for all they did to make this happen!!

works!

With the state of our world right now... this is more important than ever. Many people who are struggling... you'd never know because they are ashamed to admit it. With awareness... you could save a life!

‼️TW: Image talks explicitly about suicide‼️

It’s National Su***de Prevention Week! And I wanted to start it off by talking about all of the different types of suicidal ideation. It’s important to recognize the differences between different types of ideation in order to better support those dealing with it and respond effectively, appropriately, and non-judgmentally. Too many people don’t recognize the difference, which can end up with reactions that aren’t proportionate to the situation.

Tomorrow we will talk about different “baselines” of ideation. Annnnnnd these illustrations may be available soon as a Digital Download pack! 🥰

Note: I’ll work on the image description soon—Feeling exhausted today so I can’t right now. But will 💖

PRINT: https://alyseruriani.com/collections/all/products/suicidal-ideation-print

Hi! We are looking for 4-6 people who have had a stroke, brain injury or live with Parkinson's to try a Virtual Choir for FREE!!! We know regular choirs using NMT techniques are excellent for helping with: word finding; articulation; breath support; vocal volume; rhythmic pacing of words, and the melody of speech called "prosody". PLUS, live singing is one of the best ways to boost your mood as it releases feel good chemicals in our brains. And who doesn't need to be more connected to other people right and improve our outlook on life now, but in a safe way?

All that is needed is a computer or personal device with a video camera, stable internet connection, and willingness to participate for 1 hour a week for 6 weeks to test out the technical aspects and clinical outcomes. A support person might be needed depending on the participant's needs and familiarity with the computer. We hope to start the week of September 21
with a morning time around 10 am CST.

Could you or someone you love benefit? Please share! Contact is: [email protected]

Powerful story from my colleague Tim Ringgold. And a wonderful podcast!!

How This Daddy Went From Writing His Daughter A Song to Giving More During a Pandemic The first words baby Bella heard when she entered the world were in a song her daddy wrote for her, aptly named “Bella’s Song.” In fact, Daddy – AKA Tim...