Life Itself Music Therapy LLC

01/31/2026

Music therapy has proven benefits for people recovering from an accident, people living with dementia and other life-limiting illnesses, people experiencing mental health challenges, and many more. Anyone, no matter their experience or their level of ability, can benefit from music therapy.

10/14/2025

🎶🧠 Singing together builds more than harmony, it builds words.

Research shows group singing can significantly improve verbal fluency, helping participants produce more words and strengthen language skills.

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10/12/2025

🎶🧠 Did you know? Singing doesn’t just make music, it builds better speech.

Research shows that singing slows down speech and enhances pronunciation, making it a powerful tool for language learning and communication.

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09/16/2025

Happy Monday friends! Here are some affirmations we can practice when times feel tough🥰

08/19/2025

Everything is better with a little music. 🎶

EJ was working to build back his strength after a big surgery and needed an extra boost of motivation. That’s where Madeline, one of our music therapists, stepped in!

They joined EJ and his physical therapist on a walk, singing a playful song about marching dinosaurs they had used in previous sessions. By personalizing the lyrics and matching the rhythm to his steps, Madeline helped EJ stay engaged, positive, and moving at a safe, steady pace.

In the end, the squad made it to their destination and EJ got to do one of his favorite activities: ride the elevator!

08/17/2025

A few months ago, Richard, in his mid-seventies, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. When he arrived at Vancouver Hospice, he was hesitant about music therapy but eventually gave it a try as he grappled with feeling “stuck” and searched for purpose.⁠
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Music therapy brought something he hadn’t realized was missing. After a few sessions, he said, “It makes a difference when you’re not here. Now I know what I would have missed if you weren’t here, and that would have been such a loss.” Music became a space to explore life, death, relationships, and, as he put it, “Most importantly... fun!”⁠
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Sessions ranged from lively singalongs to quiet conversations sparked by just one or two songs. Richard especially looked forward to the monthly “Social” with both music therapists and their shared harmonies.⁠
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Now compiling a list of his favorite songs, Richard finds comfort and meaning in music as his illness progresses. Once struggling to accept his condition, he is now at peace, grateful for the beauty of this final chapter. As he says, “Keep smiling, keep shining.”⁠
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08/17/2025

Please know
That it’s more than okay
To grieve the pieces
of yourself you lose
along the way.

Whether the change comes
Through grief or
Simple passage of time
Or a shift in the season
Or diverging timelines.

Finality is hard,
There’s an ache to goodbye
There’s a pain to not getting
To understand why.

So allow your heart
To grieve what it needs
To feel what it needs
To take the time that it needs.
To rest and to grow
And to let healing gently lead.

-Liz Newman

06/29/2025

The amazing power of music to heal and connect! I hope one day all hospitals will have music therapy professionals on staff.

https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/summer/music-therapy-patient-medicine/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLOE8JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuvjMyIr_lplE9XuGTrFcJJ56LxriNKP-MeMWZmeW8jQeUWs7a6B0IeQNGaf_aem_pyCxxm87lU5wNf4V4kwhPA

At Johns Hopkins Hospital, music therapists use stirring rhythms and soothing melodies to support patients and their families during the hardest moments of their lives.

05/22/2025

05/01/2025

Humans have latched onto rhythms and tunes for millennia. Does this have a purpose or is it just “evolutionary cheesecake”?

04/11/2025