Maybe you are thinking, how could practicing when you are upset make you injured? Well, I’d love to tell you!

It took a while for me to wrap my head around this injury because I had convinced myself I was doing well because I was checking off everything on my lists every day. But my body said enough was enough and forced me to slow down.

You are more than your career, chosen profession and title.

The stories we tell ourselves can be limiting, and often times, they are stories we write ourselves. When I gently challenge these stories in my own life and with some of my students, it can be incredibly freeing.

I now know that my definition of success will shift over time and that revision process is where the truest success can be found.

In this series we will uncover why wellness, balance and time away from your art matters as a creative, as well as tactical ways to get the most out of the time you spend in your work.

In the beginning of January 2021 I served as the Director of Marketing for the Virtual Trombone Workshop @Eastman.

I have put together a list of my favorite shops, music and wellness services, both online and in person that I try to support whenever I can! I hope you check them out and support their wonderful work/services!

Humanity always grows and adapts and I believe that is done by working together.

Here you will find posts about what being a musician and teacher means to me, how my health and wellness have positively effected my musicianship and life and my thoughts on equity and inclusion.