The Aging Gratefully Discussion Group brings together women from the MSI community for a casual conversation about aging with gratitude, held via Zoom every other Monday.
Today's meeting will be led by Challenge America Music Therapist, Kate Wasserman!
Kate Wasserman is a Board-Certified Music therapist and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) Fellow with over 15 years of experience. She earned her BME in Music Therapy at the University of Kansas, and is certified in Trauma Informed Music Therapy (TIMT). Kate has previously worked at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), an intensive and nationally acclaimed inpatient rehab hospital for people with brain and spinal cord injuries. Kate has also worked with children and families with cancer diagnoses at MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, and regularly serves children with autism and speech disorders at a pediatric therapy clinic. Kate also previously worked with military Veterans through the Veteran's Songbook Project, a community initiative by the Houston Grand Opera, helping bring Veteran's stories to life through composed songs.
Kate uses trauma-informed, relationship-centered, and neurologic treatment perspectives to serve our military Veterans, and is passionate about the amazing ways music can affect the brain, the body, and the whole person. Located in Houston, Texas, Kate is also a performing musician and songwriter. When not working, she enjoys making all kinds of art, attending concerts, and going to the beach.
About this event:
There are so many layers to the experience of aging in a woman’s body. Hormones fluctuate and change. Our bodies shift in weight, muscle, skin, hair, and even height. Alongside the physical changes, there are emotional and spiritual shifts as we grow and mature. Our roles in families evolve, and society’s expectations often change too.
At some point, many women face a quiet but powerful question: How much do we bend to what others expect of us—and how much do we stay grounded in what feels true for ourselves?
Here are a few questions to think about:
Is aging a loss, a transformation, or a liberation?
What parts of yourself have gotten stronger with age?
How has your relationship with your body changed over time?
What’s something you’ve stopped apologizing for with age?
What’s one thing you wish you’d known in your 20s?
Join us for an open format discussion around aging and womanhood, and come spend some time with fellow MSI Sisters.
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