Back Mountain Music Therapy

05/03/2026

Be careful with your attitude and your words:

04/20/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘:
Rethinking Social-Emotional Learning:
Development Before Instruction
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: https://jeffreyguenzel.blogspot.com/2026/04/rethinking-social-emotional-learning.html

03/31/2026

Thank you for hosting!

03/23/2026

Often, the most effective and longest-lasting way to “contribute to your community” is through the unseen things that lift others' confidence, promote personal dignity, and assure others. Seeing the need and quietly helping to fill it. When others feel seen and heard, they are in better shape to help themselves and, down the line, others. Your time and attention to another has no price.

03/13/2026

03/10/2026

Clinicians have been trained to observe, categorize, and intervene on behavior. But what if the framework we've inherited, one built on compliance, consequences, and behavioral modification, is fundamentally misaligned with how traumatized nervous systems actually work?

03/10/2026

02/03/2026

🧠 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿
What other amazing qualities would you add to this list?

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 🔗💞🧡
Prioritizing connection and trust to create safe, meaningful relationships with each client and their families.

𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🌀🐛🦋
Ready to pivot in an instant, letting go of any plans they had, to best support regulation and engagement.

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 🤔🔍🕵️‍♀️
Approaches every
interaction with openness and wonder – always seeking to understand someone’s inner world, perspectives, motivations, and intentions.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 🧘‍♀️💭📝
Thinks deeply about interactions – using insights to best support development. This includes self-reflection on one’s own actions during an interaction.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 🤝🏻👫🧱
Partners with both parents and professionals in a shared mission to support the whole individual.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 💪🌟🗝️
Sees the brilliance in every person – amplifying their passions, honoring their individuality, and using their strengths as a springboard for growth.

01/31/2026

THIS! 🔥

"When you join people where they are and are intentional about what you're doing and how you're tailoring your interactions, it's amazing what can happen."

01/31/2026

Every relationship is two nervous systems and two children trying to feel safe together. What most people don’t realize is that beneath the surface of every adult interaction lies the echo of childhood—shy, fearful, hopeful, and sometimes wounded. Each partner carries their own history, their own insecurities, their own patterns of survival, and these often show up as tension, miscommunication, or overreaction. Love isn’t just about shared laughter, intimacy, or romantic gestures; it’s about noticing when your partner’s inner child feels scared, when their nervous system is triggered, and choosing to respond with patience, empathy, and understanding rather than frustration or blame.

A healthy relationship requires conscious effort to co-regulate—learning to soothe each other’s nervous systems, to offer safety when fear arises, and to listen when old pain resurfaces. It’s about creating a container where both people feel seen and accepted, where vulnerability isn’t punished but welcomed. It’s about understanding that moments of conflict often aren’t attacks but cries from the inner child seeking comfort, connection, and reassurance.

In this way, love becomes a practice of healing together, of holding space for the unhealed parts of ourselves and each other. It’s messy, sometimes uncomfortable, and rarely perfect—but when two people commit to nurturing both the adult and the child within, they create a bond that isn’t just based on attraction, but on deep, resilient safety, trust, and mutual growth. This is the essence of a relationship that truly lasts: two people learning to feel safe, not just in each other’s arms, but in each other’s hearts.