See You Now Podcast

There’s never been a period in our human experience without art, self-expression and sensory communication. Our earliest ancestors inherently understood the value of music, dance, and storytelling as important and powerful expressions of communication and empathy. Today, the scientific and medical communities are increasingly understanding the power of art in individual and public health, and the potential to heal trauma, manage stress, and improve health and wellbeing. In this moving and art-filled two-part episode, author and science-of-arts expert Susan Magsamen and singer/songwriter Darden Smith share the research and evidence and their experience of how art changes our bodies, brains, hearts, and behaviors for the better.

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Guests

• Susan Magsamen, Author & Arts Advocate
• Darden Smith, Songwriter & Musician

Episode Resources

• International Arts + Mind Lab
• NeuroArts Blueprint
• The NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative
• About Susan Magsamen
• About Darden Smith
• World Health Organization: Arts and Health
• The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health
• Taking Note: NIH Director on Music & the Brain
• Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
• An art exhibit on the National Mall honors health care workers who died of COVID | NPR
• Hero Art Project. Honor, Healing, Hope.
• The Making of Frontline Songs
• Our Songs | Behind the Lyrics | Beaumont Health
• Turning Emotions Into Songs | Barnes-Jewish Hospital
• Holding On To Love
• On the Floor
• Harnessing the Healing Power of Song
• Collaborative Songwriting Intervention for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Music & Traumatic Stress: Music Therapy Research and Treatment with Military Populations
• Ep 70: Northwell Health Nurse Choir | SEE YOU NOW podcast
• PBS: A Brief But Spectacular Take on Caring for Those Who Care for Us – Tara Rynders
• Meet The Medical Professionals Playing Classical Music Together Online | NPR
• How music is helping these healthcare workers get though the pandemic
• The National Association of Medical Orchestras
• The rules of improv can make you funnier. They can also make you more confident. | NPR