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Oct 12, 2026 1 hr 28 min

misdiagnosis or miracle?

from Monday Morning Muse Hosted by Hannah Lynn Mell

Jean McIntire put me in front of a microphone at the age of four and 13 years later launched me as a music educator by trusting me to lead her dynamic Christian children’s choir God’s Kids in Havertown, Pennsylvania. In this conversation, Jean and I sound off on the health benefits of singing; the joys and challenges of teaching; and the importance of crossing generational, religious, sociological, and political divides for the sake of healing and growth. Jean’s diagnosis with Lewy body dementia changed everything. Listen to learn what happened on the other side of Jean making peace with death. Today I walk Jean through my Voice Reclamation process and she shares her recent paper on the benefits of singing. Jean taught for Haverford Township Public Schools and has written for Teaching Music magazine, a publication of the National Association for Music Education. Here’s some music we reference in today’s episode: * Romance lyrique by Zoltán Kodály * Just Keep Driving by The Forever Sale (Jean’s son Brian McIntire & Greg Lusby) Thank you for bringing heartful attention to Monday Morning Muse! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mondaymorningmuse.substack.com/subscribe

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