Today, the lovely Marissa Marmolejo, MMT, MT-BC joins us to discuss her Masters Equivalency in Music Therapy, her first job, and transitioning as a new professional.

Dannielle here, and yet again this year I find myself making a huge life and career related decision that comes back to the importance of choosing you - aka prioritizing yourself and your health and your life. Here all about this career decision and what in my life and health has led me here.

Choose you guys. Every time.

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Another week, another fantastic podcast guest! Jess and Dannielle are good friends from Belmont University and really got to know each other during their study abroad in Paris! Jess is a pediatric medical music therapist and new professional with fantastic insight, experience and heart. In this episode, Jess and Dannielle dive into Jess's first job, music therapy job red flags, and finding passion and work/life balance.

Jess Knoble, MT-BC (she/her) is a Board-Certified Music Therapist with certifications in Neurologic Music Therapy and NICU Music Therapy. Jess serves as a Pediatric Music Therapist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN, specializing in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology, and Neuro/Trauma/Rehab, and conducts research at the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab. Born and raised in Nashville, Jess attended Belmont University for her undergraduate studies in Music Therapy, and completed her internship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Jess is currently pursuing her Master’s of Music Therapy through Colorado State University, and serves as the Treasurer for the Tennessee Association for Music Therapy, and as Communications Coordinator for the TN Music Therapy Task Force as they advocate for state licensure for Music Therapists.

This week's intervention is brought to you by pediatric music therapist, Sara Jane Klaus, MT-BC! Here her go to rapport building intervention working as a music therapist in a children's hospital.

In this episode, Morgan shares about her job transition and ALL the change. Listen in to hear more about leaving the hospital, trying new things, and trusting yourself to accept a job outside of the music therapy field.

Join Dannielle for Storytime with Olivia! Olivia is the founder of Motive Music Therapy and a brand new music therapist in Tampa, Florida! Hear all about how she pursued her music therapy equivalency masters degree, started her own business, her take on music therapy businesses and pizza shops, and how she has reached amazing success as a new professional and business owner (she’s already hiring!!!)

Follow her on instagram @motive.musictherapy

Dannielle is thrilled to speak with Kim Best, MT-BC about surviving as a new music therapy professional as they gear up for Music Therapy Now's New Professional Retreat on Saturday, September 28th! Kim, the keynote speaker, is a music therapist in Rochester, NY working in private practice with hospice care, eldercare and memory care, people with mental health challenges, and caregivers. Kim is passionate about lifting up music therapists and providing coaching and supervision to support a more sustainable profession. Kim is known for her authenticity which is the foundation of her connections with others. She loves having honest conversations, and Not Your Average Music Therapist, a podcast with a fallen-over guitar logo, is just for that! On any given day, you may find Kim trying to garden, posting the most random thoughts on Instagram, waiting for a cup of tea to cool down just enough so that it’s still hot but not burn-your-tongue hot, finding new trails to walk with her husband, snuggling her stuffed-animal-come-to-life kitten, and sending handmade cards in the mail. Find resources, “music can help” tees, and more: kimbest.com

Register for the retreat today at www.musictherapynow.net/newprofessionals

Sara Jane is back for part 2! Sara Jane tells us all about her journey landing a job in the pediatric medical field as a new professional. From navigating the hospital setting, protecting your peace to end of life, hear about Sara Jane's experience as a pediatric music therapist.

Dannielle is thrilled to announce the release of Music Therapy Now!!! A space dedicated to decreasing burnout and increasing the retention of new music therapists through retreats, resources and community. Find more at our website! Registration, the workbook and community are LIVE! www.musictherapynow.net

Hailey Davis and Kaelyn McCallum join us to tell us about the music therapy assessment tool that they are dropping on August 10th, 2024! This is an excellent assessment tool for music therapists.

Find the assessment tool here https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/hailey-music-therapy

Follow Hailey: @haileymusictherapy

Follow Kaelyn: @kaelyn_mc_mta