Welcoming Autumn with a meaningful conversation, I had the opportunity to chat with Sophia (Sophie) Molkenthin. Sophie grew up with an artistic family in Middlefield, Connecticut. She was raised on classic acoustic folk such as Hall and Oats, Simon and Garfunkel, and Bread. Her father recorded songs and played the guitar, and her mother often wrote poetry. Those influences combined sparked her interest in singing, writing songs, and learning the guitar. On her earliest connection to music, she said, “It’s simple, but what got me into writing music was the way it made me feel. That kind of expression is still my best outlet for everything.” In high school, Sophie knew two things: she wanted to be a social worker, and she loved music. When she found out about Berklee’s Music Therapy program, she described it as a “Goldilocks situation”—just …
