The Why Not Today? Podcast - Season 3 - Episode 42, Thomas Sweitzer, A PLACE TO BE

In this episode, we welcome Thomas Sweitzer, Co-founder of A PLACE TO BE. We discuss Tom's courage journey surrounding music—from walking into a church as a young child in his pajamas to starting a nonprofit. This journey led him to a career as a music therapist. Tom defines courage as vulnerability and reaching deep inside yourself where loneliness lives. He also shares that he thinks courage is making a difference in the lives of others.

We talk about the nonprofit that Tom co-founded, A PLACE TO BE, which is a nationally recognized, award-winning therapeutic arts organization creating community, belonging, and hope through music therapy, performance, and the expressive arts. Tom lives by the motto, "When you find your place in this w ...