The Friendly Feminist 
Family Psychologist 

It will come as no surprise that music has been used in healing, spiritual practices, philosophy, and celebrations throughout human history. In the medical world, articles about using music therapeutically were written as early as 1789 and into the early 1800s. Nowadays, music therapy refers to a Certified Music Therapist (MTA) using music within therapeutic relationships to support cognitive, communicative, emotional, social, and spiritual development and well-being.

Traumatic memories don’t behave like typical memories. Instead of clearly being situated in a specific time and place in the past, painful memories can feel like something that's still happening in the present. This is why people might experience flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or a constant sense of anxiety or unease in their day-to-day following a traumatic experience. Obviously this can be incredibly destabilizing, prompting professionals to search for a way t