Music therapy can have a profound impact on your mental health.
In this episode of From Survivor to Thriver, we sat down with Mack Bailey, an experienced musician and music therapist. Mac shares his journey from discovering his love for music at a young age to using it as a tool to heal those who have experienced trauma.
Mack Bailey has been a musician since the age of eight. He toured with various groups including the Hard Travelers, the Limeliters, a musical tribute to John Denver featuring John’s band members, and as a duo with his wife, Rachel Levy.
Mack’s personal story includes a time of deep depression in which he did not seek support and found himself ready to end his life. He credits writing a song at the 11th hour with saving his life. Through his education in neurologic music therapy, he became interested in how music rewired his brain.
In 2011, Mack went back to school to pursue his master’s in music therapy at Colorado State University.
In 2019, he founded Music Therapy of the Rockies as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization focusing on mental health, music therapy research and techniques, and helping military veterans re-frame their military experience.
Mack founded Music Therapy of the Rockies with a mission to help veterans and people who have experienced trauma, and to teach other music therapists the proven skills that have been positively affecting people’s lives. Mack is also dedicated to furthering music therapy research and mental health in his local community of Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado.
In today’s episode we cover:
We hope you enjoyed our conversation with Mack! If you want to learn more from him or make a donation to his organization, make sure to visit his website and follow him on Instagram.
Thanks again for tuning in. We are so grateful to each and every one of you. Please remember to leave a rating and review of our show. It helps us grow and reach those who need it. Also, make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
Links:
Follow Mack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mack-bailey-76023a95/
Visit Mack’s website: https://musictherapyoftherockies.org
Follow Mack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musictherapyoftherockies/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brushcreekthrivers
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Get in touch: amgits.reverse@gmail.com
“We can’t fix everything all the time by ourselves.” -Marc
“Music therapy's wonderful because you can really work with anybody, with any situation. You always look at it from a non-musical perspective, and then you find a way to put a musical spin to it.”
Music therapy can have a profound impact on your mental health.
In this episode of From Survivor to Thriver, we sat down with Mack Bailey, an experienced musician and music therapist. Mac shares his journey from discovering his love for music at a young age to using it as a tool to heal those who have experienced trauma.
Mack Bailey has been a musician since the age of eight. He toured with various groups including the Hard Travelers, the Limeliters, a musical tribute to John Denver featuring John’s band members, and as a duo with his wife, Rachel Levy.
Mack’s personal story includes a time of deep depression in which he did not seek support and found himself ready to end his life. He credits writing a song at the 11th hour with saving his life. Through his education in neurologic music therapy, he became interested in how music rewired his brain.
In 2011, Mack went back to school to pursue his master’s in music therapy at Colorado State University.
In 2019, he founded Music Therapy of the Rockies as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization focusing on mental health, music therapy research and techniques, and helping military veterans re-frame their military experience.
Mack founded Music Therapy of the Rockies with a mission to help veterans and people who have experienced trauma, and to teach other music therapists the proven skills that have been positively affecting people’s lives. Mack is also dedicated to furthering music therapy research and mental health in his local community of Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado.
In today’s episode we cover:
We hope you enjoyed our conversation with Mack! If you want to learn more from him or make a donation to his organization, make sure to visit his website and follow him on Instagram.
Thanks again for tuning in. We are so grateful to each and every one of you. Please remember to leave a rating and review of our show. It helps us grow and reach those who need it. Also, make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
Links:
Follow Mack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mack-bailey-76023a95/
Visit Mack’s website: https://musictherapyoftherockies.org
Follow Mack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musictherapyoftherockies/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brushcreekthrivers
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brushcreekthrivers/
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fromsurvivortothriver
Get in touch: amgits.reverse@gmail.com
“We can’t fix everything all the time by ourselves.” -Marc
“Music therapy's wonderful because you can really work with anybody, with any situation. You always look at it from a non-musical perspective, and then you find a way to put a musical spin to it.”