Music Therapy in Hospice and Palliative Care | Gwen’s Story

Guest blog post by Jennifer Buchanan of JB Music Therapy – a Canadian company based in Calgary, Alberta. “Our mission at JB Music Therapy is to transform lives through excellence in clinical practice and education by bringing music into the foreground. JBMT has been providing music therapy services since 1991. We offer personalized programs for individuals coping with […]
Reflections from the Beach in Thailand

Happy New Year to friends and colleagues! Ted and I are in Thailand visiting his brother, sister in law and their granddaughter. We had a week with Art and Aree, enjoying their farming community about five hours north of Bangkok. After seeing and being so impressed with their farming, we left for a small island, south […]
Reflections from Ontario

Ted and I have been travelling for the past week and have packed a lot into a short period of time! We attended the PSNO PSW Conference 2014 in Markham, ON on October 21st. It was wonderful to meet 300+ personal support workers! One PSW, Derek, spoke about his work in hospice palliative care and highlighted […]
Journaling for Self-Care

It is a wonderful thing to care for loved ones, family, and friends… As Tia Walker says, “To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.” “The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love”, And it is a wonderful thing to be a caregiver by […]