Discovering I Have Aphantasia
Article on the Aphantasia Network, about my aphantasia and its impact on my work as a therapist and musician.
How I use the mutuality of Intentional Peer Support in my music teaching
Article on The Strad, about how private music instructors can use the modality of Intentional Peer Support in lessons to support students.
I have no mind’s eye: let me try to describe it for you
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
Article on Psyche, a description of Aphantasia, a condition I have that renders me with a "blind mind's eye."
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
Article on The Strad, about learning challenges I've faced with having a condition that affects how I mentally practice & approach the viola.
How teachers can help students deal with feelings of futility and despair
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
How teachers can help students deal with feelings of futility and despair
Article on The Strad, about ways for music teachers to support students experiencing depression in lessons.
Growing Into Your Best Self: CBT for Musicians
When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia
How teachers can help students deal with feelings of futility and despair
Workshop on CBT in the practice room for classical musicians, commissioned by VivaViola! 2023 and livestreamed on The Violin Channel.
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
Article on Psyche: about feeling overwhelmed with the loudness of orchestral playing, switching to Early Music performance to adapt.
When mental illness bears down, respite centres can uplift
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
Article on Psyche about crisis respite centers, which offer community-based mental health support as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization.
Peer Support Is More Than My Job — It’s Also My Lifeline
A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt
Mental Health Peer Specialists and Their Vision for a Civil Rights Movement
Article on Greatist, a day in my life as a peer specialist during the COVID pandemic in 2020, connecting with clients over the phone.
Mental Health Peer Specialists and Their Vision for a Civil Rights Movement
Mental Health Peer Specialists and Their Vision for a Civil Rights Movement
Mental Health Peer Specialists and Their Vision for a Civil Rights Movement
Article on the Invisible Disability Project, about the vital work of mental health peer specialists and the uplifting role of allyship in and mutuality in peer work.