Casey Anthony About to be Freeee!

So, Casey Anthony is hours away from being free. What is she going to do now? How will she cope with all of the prison and trial related drama? I suggest Music Therapy. What is Music Therapy, you ask? Put simply, music therapy is like psychotherapy in that it helps people achieve personal goals (i.e. higher self-esteem, better stress or anger management skills, better communication skills, etc.). The difference with music therapy is: it's makes the process FUN! It makes getting healthier and healing FUN! What a concept!

Now, Casey Anthony will undoubtedly be experiencing depression. Why? Wouldn't you if your daughter was dead, you were jailed for nearly three years, and had been through a murder trail? I know I would. Depression is a lack of self-expression. Music therapy increases and teaches healthy self-expression. Those who lack self-expression sublimate their depression in other ways, i.e. drugs, hurting others, hurting themselves, etc. Although Casey Anthony was found innocent of murder, she still hurt several others through her lies and various other poor behaviors.

How can music therapy improve self-expression? Self-expression is improved through singing, song writing, lyrics analysis, etc. People feel comfortable expressing themselves in this type of environment, because it is non-threatening and non-judgmental and NO previous musical experience is required. People feel comfortable expressing themselves regardless of past experience. This is key for Casey Anthony and her depression. She has a poor relationship with her parents, because (in part) of negative past experiences. What better way to heal than through self-expression, i.e. writing a song about your personal experiences, and then feeling validated when you share your song with one or several other people who support you? It makes such a difference.

Music therapy can be helpful in many other ways with Casey Anthony, however I only wanted to touch on one today. For more information about music therapy, please visit www.elizabethjcampbell.com

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