Christmas Music, Christmas Song, Music Composer, Original Christmas Music
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least when you look at your calendar. Just over 10 days left until it’s here. People started stringing their Christmas lights and putting up their other decorations just after Thanksgiving. Let’s face...
perimenopause, Perimenopause Podcast, Women's Health
If you’re confused about perimenopause, what it is, how to best deal with it, how to cope with the changes that are coming your way and how to feel better while you go through it, you’re going to love this podcast. It’s done with Marni Battista, a...
Love Song, Music Composer
Today’s Music Monday is a love song. It’s one I wrote a few years ago for a musical and it’s called Love is Blind. It’s a somewhat moody love song about feeling love with all the senses. Here are the lyrics for Love is Blind: Love is blind It...
Kids song, Laugh, Laugh Song, Music and Medicine, Original Music
When was the last time you had a really good belly laugh? Not a forced chuckle. Not a timid ha, ha, ha. I’m talking about a rip roaring, tears rolling down your cheek belly laugh? It’s been so long ago for so many that it can be hard to remember. This year...
Lung cancer, quit smoking, quit smoking song
I’m sure you know smoking isn’t healthy. Most discussions are about the risk of lung cancer. But did you know that cigarette smoking increases the risk of intracranial aneurysms in middle-aged women? According to a recent article published in the Journal of...
Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle Changes, menopause and depression, menopause symptoms
Feeling sad, sometimes depressed, anxious, or moody? You are not alone. These are very common symptom around the time of menopause. It has a lot to do with the wide swings of hormones that occur in midlife. The hormones estrogen and progesterone become unbalanced and...
Diabetes, Diabetes and Menopause, Diabetes Song
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. For women in menopause, there is a lot to understand about diabetes. Many common symptoms of menopause and also happen if you have diabetes. Both conditions can lead to: Hot Flashes Sweating Frequent urination Foggy thinking...
Anxiety, chronic stress, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Stress Reduction
Menopause is stressful; hormonal changes, sleep changes, mood swings, and more. Throw in the economic issues we’re now facing, 100,000 new cases per day of a pandemic, and all the social and political tensions people are facing in this country right now, and...
Children's Songs, Lullaby, Uncategorized
There is a lot going on right now – Covid, economy, election! So it seemed the best choice for a Music Monday was a few minutes of relaxation. This is one of my favorite pieces that I’ve written. Piano by Ben Schwendener, flute by Ewe Steinmetz. It’s...