In this episode, we have an open and honest conversation about our work as music therapists - the ebs, the flows, the ups, the downs, the lessons learned and what we wish we knew sooner. Kim Best is a board-certified music therapist based in Rochester, New York. Kim has clinical experience providing Music Therapy with adults with Dementia, children with Autism and various intellectual/developmental disabilities, adults with Mental Health challenges, Adults with cancer, and those at the end of life for the last 10 years. She is the founder of Kim Best Music Therapy, co-host of Seasons of Resilience podcast, and the host of Not Your Average Music Therapist podcast.  Sarah Bell is a certified music therapist based in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. Sarah has clinical experience working in psychiatric care and community mental health programs serving adults and young adults with anxiety and depression


, children and young adults with neurodiversity, university students with anxiety and depression, amateur musicians
 with burnout, trauma informed support groups
 for women, newcomer/refugee communities

, Indigenous communities, and

 transient communities. Sarah is the founder of Bell Counseling Services with a passion for Supervising and EDI work. We thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Sarah and Kim, so much that more honest conversations like this are coming soon. For now, we hope you enjoy this first REAL TALK.  Episode Links: Kim's Links: ⁠https://kimbest.com/links Kim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyjanebest/?hl=en Kim's Podcast: https://kimbest.com/podcast Sarah's Website: https://www.bellcounsellingservices.com/ Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bell_counselling_services/?hl=en -- Subscribe to the Able Voice Podcast, leave us a review and connect with us (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ablevoicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @synergymusictherapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) to share your experiences and takeaways. We release new episodes every other Sunday between the end of January and end of August. AVP Theme Music by: Christopher Mouchette. Follow him on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Soundcloud (Chris Mouchette)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Episode edited by: Justis Krar (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@immvproductions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/able-voice-podcast/id1505215850⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The Able Voice Podcast is hosted by certified music therapists Hayley Francis Cann (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mtahayley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Kimberly Dolan (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mta.kimberly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Get in touch with Hayley and/or Kim by emailing [email protected] or visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.synergymusictherapy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.