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#MakingMemories (with music)
It’s Sunday morning and I’m listening to the radio. The Selector - On the Radio starts with those familiar thumping chords and I’m...

Rachel Swanick
Jun 22, 20214 min read


Searching for you: A tale of Dementia
Elizabeth Hannah Moore, Far right This is for my Nanna. My soft, velvety, talc-scented Nanna. Of course, she didn’t always have ‘this’....

Rachel Swanick
May 9, 20212 min read


The Art of Self Disclosure: An Ode To Dr. Yalom
One of the positives to come out of the past year of lockdowns has been an improved frequency of online professional development for...

Rachel Swanick
Mar 14, 20214 min read


With the best intentions.
When the Christmas songs start, I always get stuck on the John Lennon lyric, “So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year...

Rachel Swanick
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Masking emotions and sensitive children
During a recent Adoption Support Fund assessment, I met a lovely, playful family with a seven year old adopted son. During the music...

Rachel Swanick
Dec 14, 20206 min read


Can you hear me, now?
Can you hear me? Can you hear me, now? She whispered at the screen. The faces returned her smile, Enthusiastic thumbs up, an audience so...

Rachel Swanick
Sep 23, 20201 min read


Keeping the music metaphor alive in therapy
When I first started working as a music therapist way back in 2008, I worked with learning difficulties – both functional and profound...

Rachel Swanick
Jun 19, 20205 min read


Suddenly, the world stopped...
Reflections on the impact of Covid19 and the music therapy community.

Rachel Swanick
Jun 4, 20204 min read
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