Description

Welcome to the 136th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast.

This month’s theme is all about music and mental health. So, in today’s episode, I am going to be talking about how music boosts our mental health. 

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In today’s show

• What today's topic is about. [00:39]
• Why I decided to talk about today's topic. [00:55]
• An interesting research about how music affects the human brain. [01:07]
• Some ways music can boost our mental health. [04:26]
• How we can use music to support our mental health and well-being. [11:55] 

Quotes 

• Meditative music has a very cathartic effect on us.
• Understanding how music affects your emotions goes a long way to help ease anxious and depressive thoughts.
• Music increases memory and retention, as well as maximising learning capabilities.
• Music can help us focus on our work, study or the activity that we're doing.
• When we select a piece of music and replay it, it can really help us to express emotion without having to say anything.

Resources

• Music 'releases mood-enhancing chemicals in the brain'
• 5 positive effects music has on your mental health
• Why We Listen to Music With Lyrics We Don’t Understand
• Episode 75: How love promotes positive mental health
• Episode 89: Connecting with Nature and Mental Health
• Episode 125: Doing Less Being More

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