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My name is Nate Mclaughlin . I'm a

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board certified music therapist .

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Music therapy is the use of music based

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experiences to address identified

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symptoms and goals within a therapeutic

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relationship with a music therapist who

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is trained to utilize elements of music

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to promote physical , mental and social

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health .

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The music therapy program at Nico

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provides service members and their

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families with opportunities to connect

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with themselves and with each other

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through a variety of music discussion ,

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music listening and music making

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interventions on any given day that

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could be introducing someone to playing

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an instrument for the first time ,

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revisiting one that they played many

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years ago , testing out listening

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strategies for relaxation or motivation ,

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helping them organize an intentional

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playlist for a specific purpose or

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guiding them and creating an original

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song through which they can express

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themselves or develop insight about

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themselves . That words alone can't

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quite accomplish . One of the great

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things about the night go program is

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that each incoming cohort of service

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members gets to experience

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interventions as a group . Yeah , for

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instance , group drumming is an

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accessible entry point for music making

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together . It's about experiencing

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rhythm and flow states , recognizing

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patterns , moment to moment attention

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and nonverbal communication . Another

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thing we do as a group is songwriting

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which gets service members debating

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word choices with each other ,

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emphasizing their sense of humor and

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leaning into their shared vocabulary

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and past experiences . Many people tend

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to say I'm not very creative or I'm not

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a writer at least of all a songwriter

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and I like to challenge those

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assumptions , give them a chance to try

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something new with less self criticism

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and more acceptance in responding to

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the needs of service members with

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symptoms of TB I or PTSD . I'm looking

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at ways to build meaningful connections ,

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engage the mind and body and harness

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existing strengths . And I think music

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therapy creates a space of opportunity

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to do just that . So let's all just

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go down .

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Mm hmm , mm hmm .

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Where we say ?

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What do you say that ?

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Mm hmm .