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Finding Healing Through Melody: A Conversation With Noel Anderson – Part 1

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I had a client in the practice that they well what they said is I am disabled because of mental health and PTSD symptoms and music therapy s helping me work through many issues very directly in a way that years of talk therapy hasn t been able to touch For this individual they had been through years of talk therapy and for some people that is very valuable and very helpful myself included But like myself I had to start with music therapy first because it just accesses the brain in a different way It accesses the body in a different way than just talking Noel Anderson nbsp This week s guest is the founder of Anderson Music Therapy Services and has been a board-certified music therapist for over fifteen years Her journey started with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from Immaculata University followed by a clinical internship at the Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy in Philadelphia Driven by a desire for growth she pursued specialized training earning certification in Neurologic Music Therapy at Colorado State University certification as a Trauma Professional and a Master of Music Therapy degree from Temple University Before founding her practice in Roanoke Virginia she developed a school-based music therapy program for individuals of all ages and abilities Her love of music began early she s been performing since the age of ten through voice guitar piano and flute and her impact extends globally benefiting communities in Africa and India Her name is Noel Anderson and I ve been looking forward to chatting with her about all the ways we can harness the power of sound to motivate us to help us heal and to improve our lives Keep listening because I know you re going to get some invaluable golden nuggets from this discussion nbsp As always if you have questions for my guest you re welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes If you have questions for me visit audiobrandingpodcast com where you ll find a lot of ways to get in touch Plus subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available and what the newest audio chats will be about If you re getting some value from listening the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review Both those things really help and I d love to feature your review on future podcasts nbsp 0 00 00 – The Power of Music TherapyWe start things off with Noel s early memories of sound from the tiger song she wrote before she d even learned to spell to her discovery in college of how music therapy could help others I didn t always have a very easy time identifying my emotions or being able to express my emotions she recalls I was very shy So music just was how I would express myself She tells us more about the board certification process that becoming a licensed music therapist involves and about her work helping children in Africa and India I spoke of how music works with developmental disabilities and neurologically she explains and then we were able to work you know hands-on with the kids and co-treat with the therapists there and the doctors and it was a really great experience 0 07 27 – Global Impact of Music TherapyOur conversation turns to the neurological impact of music and its ability to influence and even redirect our body states It s one of the few things in the world that activates so many neurons Noel explains It exercises the whole brain and that s why it can get our attention very easily rather than just speaking alone She talks more about how sound can help regulate the nervous system and shares Click here to visit this podcast episode