The Sound Mind

Can music be your therapist? In this episode, we explore the difference between music therapy as a professional field and using music as a personal therapeutic tool. We also share practical exercises to help you engage more deeply with music and harness its therapeutic power in daily life.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro

00:54 History of Music Therapy

03:37 Music Therapy

15:40 Music As Therapy

18:03 Music for Emotional Regulation and Mood

23:39 Music for Stress Relief and Relaxation

30:14 Music for Reflection

34:34 Music for Self-Expression and Creativity

37:52 Summary and Outro

EPISODE LINKS:

Weightless by Marconi Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcAVejslrU

Soundtrack Your Life article: https://medium.com/illumination/soundtrack-your-life-why-you-should-create-a-personalised-music-playlist-8499d43f4470

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Can music really make us fall in love? How does a song strengthen a bond between two people? How do love songs influence the way we experience and expect romance? And why do we turn to heartbreak anthems when love goes wrong? In this special Valentine’s episode, we explore the deep connection between music and romance.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:43 Can Music Make You Fall In Love?

08:32 The Role of Music in Building Relationships

12:18 Using Music to Maintain Relationships

15:41 Heartbreak Anthems

21:57 Love Songs, Expectations and Attachment

29:31 Summary and Outro

Read more on Bamford’s (2024) research:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10899422/

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love:https://shorturl.at/2gDJH

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Why do we love music? In this episode, we dive into the theories behind our deep emotional connection to sound. From gathering real people’s thoughts on why they love music to exploring music as a universal and historical art form, we touch on what makes it so powerful. We also break down the BRECVEMA model, a key psychological theory that explains our emotional connection to music. Tune in for a deep dive into the emotional power of sound, and discover how music moves us in ways we often don’t even realise.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

03:39 Music as a Universal and Historical Art Form

08:33 The BRECVEMA Model: Understanding Music and Emotion

09:33 Brain Stem Reflex: Evolutionary Responses to Sound

12:56 Rhythmic Entrainment: Moving to the Music

15:08 Evaluative Conditioning: Associating Music with Emotions

18:41 Contagion: How Music Spreads Emotion

21:42 Visual Imagery: Painting Pictures in Our Minds

23:54 Episodic Memory: Reliving Our Lives Through Music

27:09 Musical Expectancy: Predicting and Reacting to Sound

29:55 Aesthetic Judgement: Deciding What Sounds Good

32:59 Crowd Responses: Why We Love Music

41:23 Summary and Outro

Read more on Juslin's BRECVEMA theory:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23769678/

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