Music & Healing

Music & Healing

Explore helpful topics, & practical tips

Whether you want to know if what you are feeling is normal, practical life tips to recognize and navigate the stage you are in, gain a deeper understanding of grief and loss, or simply want to know what has helped others who have dealt with similar feelings Survive-Alive-Thrive resources and podcasts have you covered.

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Comforting Music In The Survive Stage

Because the Survive stage is defined as being in the closest time frame to our loss event, we are most…

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Comforting Music In The Survive Stage

Because the Survive stage is defined as being in the closest time frame to our loss event, we are most prone to emotional outbursts at this time, including unexpected bouts of weeping, irritability, or even moments of anger or frustration. This is understandable in view of the powerful nature of dealing with loss, and is

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Meditative & Restorative Music In The Survive Stage

For many of us, the most intense and turbulent times following loss are those closest to the point of impact following a loss event. This is the season when we’re operating in survival mode—when our heart, mind, and soul are in triage. Because it is closest to the initial event, this is where you likely

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Ginny Owens: Singing In The Dark

Transcript: Ginny Owens: The pathway is broken, and the signs aren’t there. I don’t know the reasons why you brought me here, and I’ll walk through the valley if you want me to. Mark Negley: We understand that loss is not a one-size-fits-all. It comes in a million different forms and all of them hurt.

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Music As Therapy In The Survive Stage

In the days and weeks immediately following the loss of a loved one, our world is turned upside down and we find ourselves hanging on as we digest the events that have changed our lives forever. Faced with sometimes overwhelming emotional challenges, the Survive stage marks our deepest stage of grief immediately following a loss

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The Power Of Music Following Loss

Throughout our life journey music plays such an important role that we all tend to connect with memories and life experiences through the music we listened to at specific time or era. Today “retro” theme bands that cover music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and even the 90’s are popular in part because they can

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Submit A Song

Music can make a dramatic impact on not only how we feel, but also our healing journey. Is there a song that has impacted you?