Tag: Arts In Health
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Ep. 227: Turning the Tables – My Role as Guest and Building Brain Capital with Music
What if music isn’t just entertainment, but a pathway to health, resilience, creativity, and human flourishing? In this conversation, the tables were turned on me and I was the one being asked the questions! We discussed my parents’ brilliant rule that introduced me to music; how music has played a role in various facets of…
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Ep. 226: Music, the Brain, and Epilepsy – A New Frontier in Treatment; with Phillip Pearl, MD
Epilepsy affects millions, but few people know about the fascinating relationship between music and epilepsy, and that research is looking at how music may help reduce seizure activity in some individuals. Dr. Phillip Pearl, Harvard neurologist and professional jazz musician, shares how sound is being studied as a tool in epilepsy care (and many other…
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Ep. 224: Turning Hospital Rooms into Human Spaces with Music – Inside Musicians On Call; with Katy Epley
What happens when live music enters a hospital room? Sterile spaces soften, fear gives way to connection, and everyone present – patients, loved ones, caregivers, and even the musicians themselves – is changed. Musicians On Call COO Katy Epley shares how a single song at the bedside can humanize healthcare and create life-changing moments of…