Hello, my name is Ashley. I live in Iowa with my son, our two dogs, Felix and Freddie, and our cat, Kitten. I am working toward my Bachelor's in Psychology with a Concentration in Mental Health. Then I plan on taking a short break before starting to work toward my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I am a community assistant for Full Circle Services and a representative payee for Trinity Helping Services. As a community assistant, I work with individuals who have mental health disabilities. As a payee, I take care of some of my clients' money. Making sure their bills get paid every month and that they have enough money to get them through each month for the things need or want. My son has ADHD combined type, ODD, depression, anxiety, and tics. I agree with the Greeks that, according to the theory of ethos, the correct music may cure illness and build character. In my youth, music played a significant role, and it continues to do so even now. With music, you can bring people together. My grandmother, who is a fan of blues and gospel music, was one of the members of my family that enjoyed listening to music when I was a youngster. Soul music was always a favorite of mine and my parents', as well as my aunts and uncles'. But, of course, the kids loved fast, upbeat typo music-the kind that could make you sweat buckets and get everyone on their feet (my grandma included)-because it could burn off all that energy. Whenever someone in our family passed away, we would gather around after the burial to celebrate and remember the beautiful times we had shared. Then, out of nowhere, music would start playing, and everyone would start dancing, lifting our spirits from our sorrow to our joy.