Able Voice Podcast

Cathy Thompson & Adrienne Pringle form the dynamic duo behind Beyond the Classroom, Sing It Girls, the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast, and so much more. Join us as we take a behind the scenes tour of all they have built and their entrepreneurial journeys to date.

Episode Links:

• Website: https://beyondthestudio.ca/
• Email: beyondthestudiomusic@gmail.com
• Instagram: @beyondthestudiomusic
• Playlist songs: "Over the...

Santina Hughes is the founder, owner, and driving force behind Serenity Creative Agency, a dynamic agency committed to empowering business owners and professionals by offering them the creative necessities and expertise needed for success in today's competitive digital landscape.

Episode Links:

• Website: https://www.serenitycreativeagency.com/
• Email: info@serenitycreativeagency.com
• Instagram: ⁠@serenitycreativeagen...

Daiva Zemaitis, MTA, MT supervisor, and Reiki practitioner of Harmonia Healing + Music guides music therapists in elevating their energy and confidence. Through teaching energetic tools and self reflection exercises, Daiva helps music therapists thrive in their professional and personal lives. In this episode we talk about Davia’s music therapy influences, her journey to becoming a music therapist, and how she began to use Reiki as...

This is our final debrief for SEASON 4! In episodes 12 and 13 we spoke with JD about statistics & Dr. Susan Summers, Colleen Kehler, and Kristen DiMarco about Government Regulation. Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of fun takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on our podcast chan...

Let's recap a few of our favourite moments from season 4! In episodes 10 and 11 we spoke with Kim Best, Sarah Bell, & the ladies of the Synergy MT team for a two-part REAL TALK. Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of important takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on our podcas...

Let's recap a few of our favourite moments from season 4! In episodes 8 and 9 we spoke with Dr. Sandi Curtis & welcome back the ladies of the Creative Dementia Collective. Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of fun takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on our podcast channel OR...

Let's recap a few of our favourite moments from season 4! In episodes 6 and 7 we spoke with two members of the Sophie's Place team & Roia Rafieyan, author of "Getting to NO you⁠." Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of fun takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on ...

Let's recap a few of our favourite moments from season 4! In episodes 4 and 5 we chatted with Katie Zaccardi of the Out To Be Podcast & Rachael Finnerty of Music Therapy Academy. Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of fun takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on our podcast cha...

Let's take it back to the start of season 4! In episodes 2 and 3 we chatted with the World Congress of Music Therapy organizers & the ladies of Wellington Music Therapy Services. Both incredible conversations in their own right with lots of fun takeaways and thought-points.

You get to hear our thoughts in this minisode, but we want to hear from you! Let us know your Season 4 takeaways by leaving a review on our podcast cha...

In this episode, we get to spend some quality time with the fabulous Hayley Francis Cann (She/Her). Hayley is passionate about lots of things including accessibility, anti-oppressive practice, and finds her clinical passion in working with older adults, children, and in neurologic rehabilitation. She currently provides music therapy services to Bermuda and additionally, Hayley is a presenter, author, and current president of the Ca...

In this episode, we get to learn a little more about the lovely Kimberly Dolan (She/her) - Certified Music Therapist, Neurologic Music Therapist, and Holistic Wellness Advocate serving Kington, ON and area. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Masters of Music Therapy (MMT) from Wilfrid Laurier University and is currently working towards becoming a Registered Psychotherapist. 

Kimberly’s main instrument is voice...

In this episode we were joined by 3 incredible music therapists with varied experiences in the realm of government regulations across Canada.

Kristen DiMarco, MTA, RP is a certified Music Therapist & Registered Psychotherapist experienced in providing compassionate music-centred psychotherapy in community, hospital, and long term care settings. She is currently the Government Regulation Chair on the board of the Music Thera...

JD Hogue (he/him) offers a rare combination of skills as he combines music therapy and statistics. He is a statistician and board-certified music therapist with over 10 years’ experience combining data analysis, research, and program evaluation. In this episode we talk about the ways statistics and program evaluation can support and compliment music therapy work.

Episode Links:

• Website: www.jdhogue.weebly.com 
• YouTube ...

Synergy Music Therapy is the sister practice to the Able Voice Podcast founded by Hayley Francis Cann and Kimberly Dolan. In this episode we are joined by some of our clinical team members including Jessica Nielsen, Rebekah Armstrong, Olivia Maveal, and Nicole Cordeau. We had such a wonderful time chatting with Sarah and Kim during the first "REAL TALK" conversation that we were inspired to have more. This was another fan...

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 ...

What do three millennial women of varying professions have in common? A shared philosophy and passion for enhancing dementia care and supporting those they work with!

In this episode of the Able Voice Podcast we are joined by Kaylee (MT-BC), Jaell (Art Therapist + Mental Health Counselor), and Erin (Positive Approach to Care® Certified Independent Trainer), of the Creative Dementia Collective. They share of their individual journey...

Dr. Sandi Curtis, MTA, MT-BC is the founder and Distinguished Professor Emerita for the music therapy program at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She is the author of “Music for Women Survivors of Violence” (Barcelona Publishers, 2019) and co-investigator in a $2.5 million Social Sciences and Humanities research grant, iMPACTS: Addressing Sexual Violence on Campus. Dr. Sandi Curtis is an internationally trained music thera...

Roia Rafieyan recently retired from long-term employment as a music therapist in a residential care facility in the United States. Most of the last 33 years were spent in the company of institutionalized nonspeaking Autistic people with whom she collaboratively and continuously worked to evolve into a more respectful music therapist.

Roia spent most of her time as a music therapist working in a state facility for people labelled w...

Sophie’s Place is a nonprofit organization made possible by the Forever Young Foundation. Their mission is to bring music therapy clinics to pediatric hospitals throughout the nation. Sophie’s Place is named for Sophie Barton, a young singer-songwriter who loved to volunteer at Primary Children’s hospital before she passed away due to heart complications. Steve and Barb Young, founders of the Forever Young Foundation, strive to hon...