Tag: Healing through Creativity

Breaking Barriers to Creativity

In marginalized communities, especially Black communities, access to arts education has historically been limited. However, creative aging programs like those at Doolittle Senior Center are working to fill that gap, providing older adults with opportunities for creative expression, skill-building, and community engagement. This is the story of how one such program is making an impact in Las Vegas's Historic Westside.

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Interview with Emily Christensen: Creative Aging, Music Therapy, and Building Social Connections

In this interview, Emily Christensen, a musician, gerontologist, and creative aging advocate, shares her journey and insights into working with older adults through music therapy and creative aging.

By Liza Cucco This month, I spoke to Emily Christensen, a musician, gerontologist, and creative aging advocate, on her journey and insights into working with older adults through music therapy and creative aging. Q: How has your journey through music, therapy, and gerontology shaped your work with older adults? EC: I started out with a …

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