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A Joyful Hope, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN (2026)

12/10/2025

So I didn’t think I would say this, but I will be turning A Joyful Hope out to pasture. I have come to realize that working as a hospice music therapist is where my heart is happiest and where I feel most free to be myself.

I am incredibly grateful for the time learning more, the people I built relationships and connections with, and the people I served and helped heal.

I am also grateful for you! And for being along on this journey with me. I could not have reached certain people at just the time they needed it without your likes, comments, shares, etc.

Thank you!!!

This page will likely be delated or just not posted on after this.

If you need a hospice music therapist, then Paradigm Health is where you can find me. 😊

08/28/2025

I’ve got to admit something… going to therapy is hard. Being vulnerable and seeking help is hard. I felt this way especially when seeking therapy to resolve the birth trauma from my first birth.
And what was even harder was only getting 1 session in-person in before the world shut down.

But, honestly, I think it was the best thing that could have already been put in place during the pandemic. I had already found a therapist and that journey was already in place. It’s funny how life works out.

That being said, I know how hard it is to start in on something so vulnerable. But I also know how fulfilling it ultimately can be.

Going to talk therapy led me on my healing journey to where I am today — resolving trauma quickly and completely.

It’s a little odd, not seeing clients every single week, as we have dealt with their main distress in one session. But I love seeing them again, because then we can make the healing process go even faster and can help them clear away more “gunk” that may have risen to the surface.

In a session with me, you don’t have to worry about baring your soul. No re-living is necessary. Oh! And did I mention that we have music flowing throughout to smooth and accelerate the healing process for you.

Being vulnerable and seeking help is hard but it is also a very human thing to do. I am currently accepting new clients and would be overjoyed to support you in your healing. Maybe it is birth trauma like me, or maybe it’s grief from a miscarriage. Or possibly flashbacks or a stuckness that keeps dragging you down. Let’s clear that out and give you some peace and freedom.

For more info, check out my website. Linked in the bio!

08/14/2025

A Joyful Hope is so excited to have a booth at She Means Business! It will be at Electric Works on Saturday the 23rd, 4-6pm.

Come and visit us! And check out all the other local businesses that are either run by moms or serve moms. 🙌🏻💜

08/11/2025

When I first became a music therapist I did something kinda stupid— I worked for free. 😬 Let’s just say I was confused by how certain paperwork needed to be submitted before I could start sessions.
That being said, I learned my lesson.
Do you ever do things like that? Be so excited about something that you don’t actually fully prepare for it?

That is something you would not have to worry about when setting up a session with me. I love providing clarity on what to expect and the results we can bring you!

If you’d be interested in being one of those 5 people who get a free Freedom From Your Past Breakthrough Call— leave me a “FREE” below!

08/09/2025

Even though I have been a music therapist for 8 years and a mom for over 6 years, I definitely know what its like to struggle with trauma, stuckness, and living in fight/flight mode.

Because years ago, that struggle consumed my life.

I know what its like to wake up wondering if you’ll have another reminder of your traumatic birth sneak in your day.

And to lay down at night thinking about all the ways it should have been different.

It got so bad that even while going to talk therapy I was still having intrusive thoughts of leaving in the middle of the night and never coming back.

So, I know how painful it can be.

And, I know what its like to be on the other side of it.

To feel free of those traumatic things from my past and to have a life where I wake up to enjoying my children without any flashbacks. I go to bed at night thinking about how beautiful my children are and how glad I am to be their mother.

The best part is enjoying beautiful moments like when I took this picture- just relaxing with my sweet, little family in the backyard, giggling and splashing in the baby pool. 🥰🥰

And, I want this kind of life for all moms who want freedom from their pasts so they can better enjoy the present moment. That’s why I do the work that I do!

Even though there’s a part of me that thinks I’m sharing too much about my life’s work this week, my deeper truth is that I care way too much about helping moms get that true freedom and healing from their trauma, grief, or unmet expectations, to let that fear stop me.

If you (or anyone you know) struggles with ptsd, trauma, or stuckness, I’m offering 5 people a free
Freedom From Your Past — Breakthrough Call to start moving toward that true healing and freedom.

LMK below if I can be of service to you or someone you care about.

08/08/2025

So even though I’ve been running my own private practice for 5 years, I have been playing small. Even though I quit my “9-5” two years ago, I have still not dove in with both feet to make the impact I know that I’m here to make…yet.

Because I have feared being so visible and have been so immersed in being mom, (See pics as evidence— my son literally pulling himself up on me while I was taking a “five year” pic. 🥰🥰) I haven’t shared as much about my story and why I’m so passionate about my work.

Because I know that there are a lot of moms I could help who experience trauma, stuckness, and grief and want to *truly* heal.

I’ll share more of my story tomorrow…

But for today, if you would like to see me make a bigger and more positive difference in the lives of a LOT more moms…

Will you please drop me a note below?

Thanks in advance! ♥️

04/30/2025

Music for Moms ❤️ next session is Thursday, May 1! Learn more and register here: https://www.universe.com/events/music-for-moms-tickets-FRXTQW

04/14/2025

This is your Sunday reminder that self-improvement in life is a cycle of growth, healing, and rest. And its okay if you are resting now. Rest can be the most productive thing you can do at times. As they say, if you don’t make time for your wellness then you’ll have to make time for your illness.

Maybe things feel okay-enough right now. But then some days still come in and trounce your week. Maybe its a specific memory or a person, and suddenly you just can’t function at your best. Let’s not even talk about the cycles of shame and frustration that you get stuck in.

The struggle is real when it comes to being stuck in a version of fight or flight mode. Your nervous system has been on red-alert for too long, and makes getting back to baseline impossible on your own.

That’s where I come in.

With a Quick Change session we can ease that mental drama by removing the trigger from your memory/situation. In this way, you have more energy and space to live your life more fully. Think of it like closing out a tab or two; suddenly the whole system runs that much smoother and easier.

On your journey of life you deserve rest, and you also deserve to experience a therapy session where you get streamlined results immediately. You deserve a session where no re-living is necessary.

Look no further than a Quick Change session with me. Together we can accelerate your healing so you have more time and energy and mental space to do and be exactly what you want. Give me a call and I’d be happy to get you on the books!

04/12/2025

Just dropped a few more hours into website updates. My online booking calendar was doing silly things with certain hours of availability. So I said goodbye to that convenience and frustration lol.

I’ve gone “old school” and will now only accept bookings via phone. I’m thinking it will be a vast improvement! 📞

Will I be hearing from you to schedule your session? 💁🏻‍♀️😊💜

04/11/2025

Earlier this week, I was awake for no reason at 4am 😐🥱 (Seriously, baby didn’t want to nurse and the 2 year old wasn’t coming in our room.) And instead of falling back asleep I instead came to a realization about my sessions. 🤔 I sometimes have bragged to my clients how resolving their issue/stuckness/distress is a “one and done” kind of session. What I mean is that for that particular concern we only need one session to resolve it. But I think I made a mistake here. I may have made it sound like I didn’t want to see those lovely clients again. Which is simply not true! I would be honored to continue working with them, but ideally we would be working on another issue etc.

This led me to further realize that I want to offer shorter follow-up sessions for those who have already done the 2 hour Quick Change session. These sessions will be able to be more condensed as those clients are already familiar with how the process works. So- 🥁drumroll🥁- I will be offering 1 hour sessions at half the rate of the 2 hour Quick Change session, starting today. 🎉

If you are a past client for a Quick Change session, hi there! I’d love to see you again! I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey yet again. 😊🙌🏻

04/10/2025

When I was pregnant with my oldest I decided that I wanted a doula at the birth, and I especially wanted 2-3 visits postpartum. As someone who’d heard and researched postpartum depression I knew that because I had a history of some depression and anxiety, that I was more prone to possibly experience it postpartum.

So that’s what I did. I had a doula. I took classes. I read books. I had apps. And I still had an unnecessary induction that took over 3 days, a provider who talked of killing me, second-degree tearing that was stitched without local anesthesia, some postpartum rage/depression/anxiety, and also some abandonment issues that needed worked through.

I had hoped for a beautiful birth. I had hoped for so many things. And frankly I didn’t get those. And got more of other things I didn’t want. Sure I got a healthy baby and I didn’t have to have an emergency C-section, but that shouldn’t invalidate how betrayed I felt about my experience.

This is yet another way that my Quick Change sessions can help. Instead of staying hung up on unmet expectations or finding yourself raging at the thought of how your birth did NOT go the way you hoped, consider booking a session. It will not invalidate your experience or any injustice that may have occurred, but clearing out that mental drama can really patch that energy leak.

I can honestly say that it is so refreshing and healing to be able to see the unmet expectations clearly and objectively after processing them with a Quick Change session. I have experienced this firsthand. And I want others to get to experience the freedom and peace of it too!

Did you have any unmet expectations around your pregnancy/birth experience? How do you feel about it now? Does it still consume you? Or have you been able to release it? Would you want to? You don’t have to answer here, but just something to think about. And if it does bother you frequently, how about meeting with me to clear it out? Just a thought 😉

04/07/2025

During each of my pregnancies and even postpartum (for my two boys who had NICU stays) I worried about the possibility of losing one of my babies. It is such a common possibility, but so many suffer - in silence, alone, and for too long. That’s not to say missing your child will go away- it won’t, for the simple reason that you still love them. But it is saying that the torturous suffering that such a loss can bring can nearly destroy a mother. This intensity of suffering does not help that mother to continue to grow and thrive in life, in fact it may do the opposite if the intensity of the trauma of the loss is not resolved. In this way the brain/body can realize that it does not need to be constantly on edge by this event, to protect us. The trigger from the memory can be released, and the memory can go into storage instead of in the fight/flight/freeze/fawn limbo.

I have been on a journey to find freedom from trauma and anything that holds me back in this life from being my best self for my family, friends, and clients. And I hope to bring that freedom to all I meet! My Quick Change sessions are just that- Quick Change! Therapy does not need to be such hard work. Therapy doesn’t need to take months. Let’s bring you some change in one session and start a chain reaction that will speed your healing journey faster than a typical talk therapy session ever could. 🙌🏻🎶☀️

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