Music and mental health are independent endeavors that bring people calm, focus and joy. They overlap a lot. (*Understand “mental health” as well-being in the overlapping life contexts of cognition, emotion, social, physical, spiritual and financial existence). This column will explore both to edify and entertain about how to use them to enjoy and thrive —email column ideas to [email protected] .

Getting started with anything can be a challenge. Tools of mental health and therapy have been villainized for centuries by certain people.

That creates pressure, and pressure has no place in a therapeutic environment. As we get started today, leave those pressures outside. In the garbage. Preferably on fire.

Therapy is many things all at once, and one of those essences is creativity. Much

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