Music Therapy: A Journey from Pain to Purpose

🎶 What is music therapy? How does it help with mental and physical health problems?  This episode of The Managing Mental Health Podcast features guest Allison Hughey, a board-certified music therapist and founder of Carolina Music Therapy. She discusses the power of music therapy, defining it as the clinical use of music-based approaches to achieve individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship. The conversation highlights how music therapy is highly versatile and can be beneficial in a wide range of settings, from neonatal intensive care units (NICU) to hospice care.🎼 Allison shares her personal journey into music therapy, revealing that a physical injury led her to discover the therapeutic benefits of music for her own chronic pain and emotional distress. She also explains the neurological impact of music, noting how it can engage different areas of the brain to help with executive functioning, calm the nervous system to decrease anxiety, and aid in trauma recovery. Alison Hughey provides clinical music therapy services, adaptive music lessons, and creative self-care resources. Connect with Alison:http://www.carolinamusictherapy.com/http://www.instagram.com/composeyourselfcareFree facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/composeyourselfcareFree Monday night zoom for Creative and Curious Catalysts (card pull and creative process), Mondays 6-6:30pm: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83575045092?pwd=uBQ07pU6787lMRBQnnFUZowAKRWLmT.1Get your Managing Mental Health ebook here: managingmentalhealth.net📗 Managing Everyday Anxiety📘 Managing Adult ADHD📙 Managing Everyday PTSD📙 Managing Clinical Depression✅ Join the #1 free community for mental health education and encouragement:https://www.skool.com/managing-mental-health-3053/about?ref=8ca4dc83b44b478689446364c28b82e4✨support and encouragement from a group of your peers (your community)✨thousands of free resources, workbooks, worksheets - all to boost mental well-being✨self-care routines like meditations, yoga, exercise, nutrition, & more✨weekly class on various mental health issues✨resources for family & friends of loved ones that struggle with mental health issues✨access to member only courses, retreats, and conferencesGet your paperback Managing Mental Health Journal (green or gray cover):📚 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDWG68SJ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD8FC7VS Support this channel:☕Buy me a coffee: https://coff.ee/managingmentalhealthSOCIALSFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573891392359 IG: managing.mental.healthTT: ManagingMentalHealthFor individual Trauma Recovery Coaching with Jamie:Jamiehughes.onlinePlease like, subscribe, comment, and share with someone who can benefit from this episode, and hit the notification bell to stay tuned and to stay connected to this community of mental well-being as we all learn and grow together.