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This page will be regularly updated with interviews from medical professionals, researchers, musicians, and community advocates, sharing their perspectives on music, brain health, lifestyle, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Growing Minds, Growing Pains
In Episode 4, I sit down with Dr. Vikas Mangewala, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, to explore the science and struggles of growing up. Drawing from his experience working with young patients, we discuss the connection between music, emotion, and the brain, and why it's ok not to feel ok.
When Words Fail, Music Speaks
In Episode 3, I sit down with Liisa Ver Planck, a board-certified music therapist specializing in hospice and palliative care, to discuss the power of music at the end of life, how music can create connection when communication becomes difficult, and the role music therapy can play in comfort, memory, and healing.
Healing Beyond the Prescription
In Episode 2, I sit down with Dr. Sherika Newman, a board-certified family medicine physician and hospice & palliative care specialist, to discuss compassion, quality of life, the healing power of music, and the lessons patients teach us about medicine.
How Music Education Shapes the Brain
In Episode 1, I sit down with musician and music educator, Mr. Ed Vinson, to discuss the relationship between music education and cognitive well-being. We explore how musical training influences brain development, learning, and long-term neurological health.