Disclaimer

The use of this product does not constitute a therapist/client relationship. This product is intended to provide general information and not specific advice. The Mood Bank is not responsible for any losses, damages, or claims that may result.

This is not professional counseling and does not guarantee any changes. Any changes that do (or do not) occur, positive or negative, are the full responsibility of the user. You should consult with a professional before treating your condition.

If symptoms interfere with day-to-day activities, or if you have thoughts to hurt yourself or someone else, seek professional help immediately.

How do I chose a collection for my needs?

The Mood Bank offers 18 different collections which can be used to help you achieve a more intentional lifestyle.  That is a lot to choose from!  Follow these steps to identify which one is right for you:

1. Consider the following simple questions.  
2. Click on collections to which you answer yes.
3. The corresponding collection may be the right one for you!

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Volume I: Calming Down

If you say yes to any of the following, click on the word to find if it is the right collection for you.

Do you want to improve your SLEEP, or your PATIENCE? 

Do you need to RELAX more, or improve your STRESS MANAGEMENT skills? 

Would you benefit from REFLECTION & journaling? 

Are you concerned about ADHD or just need to FOCUS better? 

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Volume II: Boosting Up!

If you say yes to any of the following, click on the word to find if it is the right collection for you.

Are you struggling with depression and seeking HOPE? 
Do you want to improve your SELF-ESTEEM, or your CREATIVITY? 

Do you need to increase your MOTIVATION? 

Do you value mindfulness, intentional living, and HAPPINESS? 

Do you want to add more PLAYFULNESS to your life? 

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Volume III: Emotional Health

If you say yes to any of the following, click on the word to find if it is the right collection for you.

Do you need help working through SADNESS, ANGER, or EMOTIONAL PAIN? 

Are you going through a LIFE TRANSITION (divorce, empty nest, job loss)?  

Do you find yourself ASKING WHY? 

Do you value HEALTHY FAMILIES, relationships, & 

                                                                                    parenting, and want to enhance                                                                                             these skills? 

What is The Mood Bank?

The Mood Bank is a music therapy project 

which combines music and psychology for you.  

The content is intended to help you achieve a more intentional lifestyle by helping you work on life goals, make personal improvements, or simply change your mood to a more healthy state of mind.

We say we offer MUSIC TO MOTIVATE INTENTIONAL LIVING, because The Mood Bank offers 18 different collections which can be used to enhance your lifestyle: 6 for calming down, 6 to boost moods up, and 6 to promote emotional health.

Each contains valuable material designed to coordinate with each music collection.  The Mood Bank places in your hands accessible strategies and tips which are the accumulation of years of training and experience by family therapists.  The accompanying instrumental Classical music was carefully selected to promote a specific mood or atmosphere for change.  Each piece was recorded by a professional pianist specifically for The Mood Bank.  

Okay, I'm listening...how do I use it?
Click here for detailed instructions about how to use The Mood Bank to enhance your intentional lifestyle.

How does The Mood Bank work?

We think you will find The Mood Bank
simple to use.

Listen with intention.
That is, decide the purpose of your listening, as well as which segment you will listen to, and direct your listening session accordingly.


Choose your session length.
Most of the CDs have four segments, about 12-15 minutes each.  This allows for personal choice in listening for short periods of time or selecting a particular segment.   


Read the strategies and tips.
The written material in the CD insert contains strategies, information, and useful ideas for creating the specific mood or self-improvement, as used in the author's profession psychology work.   


Put it all together!

• Decide what you want to emphasize during your listening session, and how long you want it to be.
• Review the materials, and identify the strategies and tips on which you would like to focus your attention. 
• Organize any additional materials, such as pen and paper.
• Turn on the music and adjust the volume to your preference.
• Follow the suggestions in the material to focus your attention on two things: 1) acknowledge the challenge or issue you are dealing with.  Once you have done so, 2) transition to the steps necessary to change your state of mind so you can deal with this aspect of your life in a more proactive fashion.

Examples

• The 15-minute music segments allow you time to choose one, but focus on it throughout a longer session (i.e. 50-60 minutes).
• The music can be played while you complete a written exercise, or played softly as you discuss the topic at hand. 
• Hope is intended to encourage positive thinking in the midst of difficult times.  
• Reflection can be used to journal or discuss thoughts and feelings surrounding an event. 
• Sadness, Anger, and Emotional Pain, are intended to help you get in touch with negative feelings in a healthy way, process them, and move forward.
• Self-Esteem, with its big brass-like sounds, can be used when self-worth is an issue for you or someone you know.
• Stress Management outlines specific ways to strengthen these skills. 

Healthy Families focuses on parenting skills, healthy relationships, advice, and tips - all with music by Mozart!  This composer's stable and comforting music can be used as an aid to help strengthen skills in relationships, or when seeking to improve a parenting skill, or when working to maintain good emotional health in the family.

Life Transitions

Life Transitions acknowledges that changes in life can be hard!  


Life Transitions contains information on life stages and strategies for when you are trying to manage change. The music contributes to an atmosphere comfort and stability, helpful as you develop a plan for adjustment to a life event.  Use as an aid to help cope with change, to learn about natural life stages and stressful events, or when experiencing a life change ("empty nest", middle age, career change, divorce, retirement).   

Sadness

Do need help to get in touch with your feelings? Are you going through the grieving process? 


Sadness contains good information on getting in touch with sadness, recognizing unhealthy sadness, and moving forward, and offers help for how to deal with grieving. The music begins with melancholy tones, encouraging you to acknowledge your sad feelings.  The closing soothing music promotes acceptance and hopefulness.  Use as an aid to help process sad feelings when a loss has occurred, when journaling or reflecting on a sad event, or when feeling stuck or unable to let go and carry on.

Emotional Pain

Emotional Pain may be helpful if you are suffering from psychological pain, seeking emotional abuse help, or having difficulty moving forward.  The collection contains information on recognizing unhealthy emotional states and healing from emotional pain. The collection begins with emotion-filled music, encouraging the processing of hurt feelings and emotional depression.  The soothing music at the end encourages healing and stability. Use as an aid to work through emotional pain, when journaling or reflecting on a hurtful event, when in recovery from emotional abuse, or when holding onto to hurt which is preventing you from moving forward.

Asking Why

Asking Why contains thoughts to ponder, ideas to encourage spiritual and personal growth, and suggestions to move forward from a difficult life event. The music sets the stage for getting in touch with the bigger picture of life, as you focus on personal and spiritual growth. Use as an aid to help strengthen faith, to help get through hard times, to get in touch with the "bigness" of life or a "higher power", when life doesn't make sense or seems unfair, or when reaching out for spiritual comfort.

Anger

Do you want to process anger better, and learn how to calm down when angry?  


Anger contains information on getting in touch with the source(s) of your anger, recognizing unhealthy anger, and tips on anger management.  The music begins with strong beats and big chords to encourage the processing of angry feelings.  The collection ends with more soothing music to promote letting go of unhealthy anger and moving forward.  Use as an aid to work through angry feelings, to improve anger management skills, to move towards acceptance and forgiveness when having difficulty letting go of anger, or to improve anger control when chronic anger is interfering with one's life.

Self-esteem

Are you interested in self-esteem building? Are you looking for ways to address low self-esteem? 

Self-esteem contains great information on self-esteem and strategies for increasing it.  The music's big brass-like sounds feel sturdy and solid, providing an atmosphere for boosting one's mood.  Use as an aid to help learn how to increase confidence, boost self-worth, or help face fears.  The Self-esteem collection is useful when preparing for an important event or task, when feeling tentative or shaky, when feeling inadequate, criticized or devalued, or when a life event has caused a loss of self-worth.

Playfulness can add balance in your life! This collection contains information on the benefits of humor, stress and laughter, and ideas for adding playfulness to your life - for individuals and families!  Use this playful music, along with the included strategies, as an aid to help promote a lighter mood, to help let go of the seriousness of life, or to help transition from work to play . . . when life calls for more balance, when you are feeling stuck in a rut, or preparing for a fun activity.

Motivation

Do you ask yourself, "Why do I procrastinate"?  Are you seeking motivation?  


Motivation contains information about reasons why we procrastinate, and strategies for making a personal plan to overcome procrastination.  The music, with lots of busyness and details, is intended to encourage motivation.  Use as an aid to reducing procrastination, to help "gear up" for an activity, or when duties are piling up and guilt may be setting in.

Happiness

Happiness contains ideas for thoughtful reflection on gratefulness, appreciation, and intentional awareness. The music is intended to promote a pleasant and accepting mood - and could be called "music for happiness".   Use as an guide to help promote intentional living, to encourage mindfulness and contentment, or when seeking a more meaningful and thoughtful existence.

Creativity

Creativity contains basic information on the left and right brain functions, and ideas on creative thinking. The instrumental music's creative style can be used as an aid to help enhance your creativity, to help activate the right hemisphere of the brain, or to help get out of a rut . . . when a decision or project demands that you become creative, when you need an innovative solution, or when preparing for an artistic endeavor.  If you've ever wondered how to increase your creativity, this collection could be very helpful! 

Hope

Have you ever said to yourself, "I need hope"? Are you looking for depression help? If so, you may benefit from the Hope collection.  

Hope contains information on how thoughts affect our mood, how life events can lead to depression, general information on depression and anxiety, and ideas on how to uplift one's mood. The music's stability and forward movement is intended to promote a positive mood for those who need hope. Use as an aid to help increase optimistic thinking, to help uplift mood, to help instill hope, or to help prevent depression and anxiety.  Also useful when learning how to get over depression, when feeling down or discouraged, or when negative thought s are getting you down.

Stress Management

Stress Management contains stress tips that are effective - physically, behaviorally, cognitively, and spiritually. The music provides a stable background for strengthening coping skills, to helping prevent negative effects of stress, when pressures/demands are high, when one has an overwhelmed feeling, or when stress is taking a toll physically/emotionally.

Sleep

The Sleep Booklet contains information on insomnia, sleep needs, sleep disorders, and effective tips for combating insomnia.  The soft, soothing CD music provides an atmosphere for improving sleep patterns - music to prepare your mood for sleep.  Use as an aid when feeling restless, or when racing thoughts and worries keep you awake.

Relaxation

The Relaxation Booklet contains information on relaxation techniques and their benefits. The light, soothing CD music provides an atmosphere for centering oneself, winding down physically and mentally, for transitioning to new activities after a long day, or when preparing for meditation or prayer.

Reflection

The Reflection Booklet contains information on reflecting, journaling activities, and their benefits. The music on the CD has meandering melodies which promote the free flow of one's mind.  Use as an aid for processing your thoughts and feelings, connecting with your inner self, or as background music to enhance writing and artistic efforts.