Living Spirit Therapy Services, LLC

11/04/2025

The impacts of this are much more significant that you may have imagined. Please take a few minutes to read. Respond accordingly as able.

07/21/2025

Please join us for Splash Bash at Lions Park Tuesday, July 29 from 5–7 p.m!

Celebrate the grand opening of New Brighton’s brand-new splash pad in Lions Park:

Enjoy a night of family fun featuring:
- Splash pad play
- Live music
- Free hot dogs & games
- Tie-dye your own t-shirt

There will be a MOBILE CITY HALL to answer questions about about changes in utility billing, license bureau and passport, building permits, the equity commission, etc.

https://www.newbrightonmn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=117

07/12/2025

Some fantastic reminders for life at the link below:

I found this on a young stroke survivors group. It looks like there are some great resources here. Please share with those you know who are struggling right now.

By a 25-Year-Old Stroke Survivor

06/11/2025

Please join for two events coming up.

St. Odelia is sponsoring a free presentation and discussion titled Unfinished Business: Understanding Racism’s Past to Shape a Better Future. It is next Monday June 16th from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Shoreview Community Room.

Guest speaker David Williard – Associate Professor of History at University of St. Thomas will speak about the legacy of racism and its systemic consequences on society today. Where have we been? Where are we now? Let’s talk about it! This will be an engaging, candid, non-judgmental, and non-political discussion

Registration is required. RSVP to rem@stodilia.org or 612-508-7564
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The second is an experiential, immersive, and multisensory opportunity Uplift Traditional Knowledge.

Join us for an inspiring day of discovery and connection on the traditional homelands of the Dakota people in New Brighton! Learn about the edible, medicinal, and material gifts of local plants through a guided plant walk, then dive into fun, hands-on activities like making salves, tea blends, and infused honey. Finish the experience with a delicious sampling of Indigenous bites prepared by Lakota Chef Luke Black Elk!

This opportunity is August 27th 10 am – 1:00 pm at the New Brighton Community Center.

Advance registration is required and space is limited. Please register with this link:

https://secure.rec1.com/MN/new-brighton-mn/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTM3MjYzMjE=

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04/22/2025

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/autism-rfk-jr-research-cdc-harm-resources?

"It's like saying, 'you're not good enough and we're going to change you for our own comfort.'" an autism advocate said.

04/21/2025

There is still time to register for our Rejuvenation Retreat for therapists this Saturday, April 26th 2 - 7 pm. Hope to see you there!

To Register go to:
https://form.jotform.com/250614098826058

04/21/2025

The Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy® is thrilled to announce the launch of our License and Professional Affiliation Program. This initiative ensures the integrity of Neurologic Music Therapy® (NMT™) practices while providing essential legal protections for our professional affiliates and their clients. Additionally, we are pleased to invite you to explore our new website and pre-order the updated Handbook of Neurologic Music Therapy® - 2nd Edition. Together, let's shape the future of clinical music neuroscience!

04/09/2025

Finally some good news!

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/04/07/new-lake-superior-college-program-students-with-intellectual-disabilities?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7HLKwt_xUS3dAUBYo_bhGYF__6yAwNIO7LhuGLKz8v-VET7XsQMQ_ppMk1Fw_aem_ZQa2WJjD3pBJd-zXXsQlsg

Lake Superior College received the state’s first Inclusive Higher Education Grant to make academic classes and programs more accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

03/20/2025

Ken Haglind, CEO of Hospice Minnesota, let me spend half of our interview on his radio show Living Healthy and Aging Well last Saturday encouraging people to join the music therapy profession.

This was my second 43 minute interview on the show advocating for music therapy. Please feel free to share! The first interview is linked in the show notes.

The interview is also found on Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms under Living Healthy and Aging Well .

If you know of people who are musicians, love working with people, and want to help people empower themselves, encourage them to check out music therapy as a career option!

Compassion, patience, creativity, imagination, an openness to new ideas, and understanding of oneself are also important attributes for people in these positions.

To learn more about what a career in music therapy looks like or what the training entails go to:
https://www.musictherapy.org/careers/employment/

https://livinghealthyagingwell.com/shows/melissa-spiess-living-spirit-therapy-services/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJJA3pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQkO7DHoWlQLcDpFZfJky1uQR3m0rqB_xe25cWg7ze3wJoiCIxROzypuBw_aem_jrCdvnEZNUek8wvgi7kp8A

Melissa Spiess, a board-certified music therapist and Neurologic Music Therapy® Fellow, joins Ken Haglind on radio show “Living Healthy and Aging Well” to share information about music therapy, the profession rated last fall as the number one most fulfilling career. Melissa shares why music the...

03/19/2025

Please take a moment to watch the full story on 60 minutes. Remember DEI is not just about people of color, it also supports veterans, military families, pregnant women, single parents, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, people of various faiths, the elderly, the young, women, parents, white men… the list goes on and on.

It’s not about elevating people who “don’t have skills” but making sure that EVERYONE is able to live with dignity, respect, and belonging.

DEI makes it possible for your parents and grandparents to be able to watch a show with closed captions or with a headset, it makes it possible for parents with young children to be able to get their strollers over curb cuts, it makes it so their is support for your low income friends, neighbors, and family to get support in food availability and subsidies for sports…

Eliminating all DEI hurts EVERYONE!! It is disgraceful, inhumane, and disgusting. Until people treat ALL humans with dignity, respect, and belonging and EVERYONE is truly included and has access to a baseline quality of life Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion must exist.

03/10/2025

Remember there is much more to a person that we can see at first sight.

Powerful visual! I was 4 of these all at once . . . and then some! Beyond grateful for teachers who were loving and kind even though unaware of the horrors happening in my life. They made a huge impact in my resilience.