Unbefreakinglievable

That’s almost as bad to type as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

So a couple of posts down I was lamenting about trying to use my experience as a behavioraly oriented music therapist to help with Trich.  I know the theories and how it should work, but I can’t exactly do music therapy on myself.  So after attending the 2008 TLC Conference in Chicago, I got really excited about how I might be able to really apply music and music therapy to pulling.  Since I don’t know any other pullers in my area, and only know that there are three (not ready to meet yet apparently though), I haven’t had a way to actually implement any of my ideas.

Enter the TLC Retreat (also a few posts below) coming up in September.  In a quick email to TLC, I commented that I would be interested in presenting at the next conference, but also providing some music relaxation at the retreat if I attended and they had an interest.  I hadn’t heard back from them, so I called yesterday.  With a short explanation of my journey with Trich and how I see Music Therapy techniques being helpful to pullers, as well as why/how I want to share them, I apparently made a pretty big impression.  I am now going to facilitate music therapy experiences as the 2008 TLC retreat!  I am beyond excited.  This is the best birthday present ever (my birthday falls on day 2 of the retreat.)

Pulling is such a huge part of my life journey.   Music Therapy is obviously a huge part of it too.  They have always been very separate from one another.  This is due, in part, to a professor who once told me that someone with “my condition” wouldn’t make a good music therapist.  Well, that just gave me more drive to prove him wrong.  Now, in a concious effort and decision, those two worlds are going to come together in one big chorus of instruments.  The amazing thing is that I know I’m going to gain as much or more than any of my participants.  I can’t wait to experience the power of musical sharing and exploration.  I just hope that I can do MT justice at the retreat and really share its power with the other participants.  It’s one of those things you just have to experience to really understand.  I can’t wait!!