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Singing is Great for your Mental Health--Even Psychology Today is joining the party!
Now that Psychology Today is citing this, is utilizing singing for mental health finally considered legitimate? Okay, okay, I'm being...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Sep 74 min read


OMG! LGM! Let's Get Motivated!
Years ago I was really into baseball but I just got so busy with other things in life, my interest just waned and I stopped paying...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Oct 14, 202411 min read
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is October 10th, the day of this writing. I didn't know about it, but being a health care professional, it was...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Oct 10, 20236 min read


Sing for your life (or at least your mental health)!
As a very young child in nursery school I chose solitary activities rather than interactive ones. For years, I thought that I just went...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Sep 21, 20236 min read


Mental Health Awareness: Spotlight on the Transgender Community
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I want to honor and recognize the transgender and genderqueer communities. Transgender...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
May 20, 20239 min read


May flowers and Mental Health Month
Everyday there is an awareness day of something I generally don’t track of various awareness months, or even days as they tend to border...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
May 6, 20234 min read


Music Motivation! (Work Out Edition)
Exercise is vital to mental health, not just physical well-being. Let music help motivate you to achieve
becoming your best self!

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Mar 22, 20235 min read


Music Motivation (Morning Edition)!
What part does music play in your daily life? Music first thing in the morning Remember alarm clocks? Of course, they still exist. If...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Mar 8, 20234 min read


What's a session with you like?
You're looking for a therapist. Are you surprised that you landed here? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you are. If music therapy is...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Feb 18, 20236 min read


The Importance of Music (Part 1 in a series)
It’s Back to School time as I write this (completely redefined this year). September is also a time when a lot of people reset, regroup,...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Sep 20, 20206 min read


Wake up, wake up!
Songs have power, meaning, and context to time and place, can transcend time and place. They are critical in music therapy work.

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Jun 28, 20205 min read


Covid's Driving Me to Drink!
Here in New York City, as we prepare ourselves for the first phase of reopening our city, I noticed leading up to this time many...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Jun 4, 20202 min read


Still playing that same old tune? You can change it.
Has smoking pot stopped being fun? This is the first question that Marijuana Anonymous asks in the “12 Questions.” Well, it’s hard to...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
May 7, 20203 min read


Listen to a tune and put the booze down.
There’s a lot of suffering going on, and I get that alcohol helps a lot of people to cope. If you think you’ve stepped over the line...

Missy Fogarty, LCAT
Apr 28, 20202 min read
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