I wanted to share a few words to remind you that you already know the answer to this question.
But first, I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a collection of healing songs for people in a place that could be described as “hitting bottom”. This is the music that will be there for you when you’re looking for the strength to answer the question of “what next?”
Here’s a rough mix of a song that will be on the album:
Now back to the question. I’ve been playing music in people in healing contexts since 2008. As an “expert” in the field, you might assume I like talking about entrainment or polyvagal theory. I used to. But these days I’m more interested in getting to the point, and sharing useful gifts with the world, now. A lifeguard doesn’t offer swim lessons to someone in distress.
I repeat a lot that healing music is: 1. the right music for you at 2. the right time. Well, how do you know what “the right music for you is”? The answer is in your body, not your head. One of the beautiful things about the power of music is that our reactions are usually somewhere on the spectrum from bliss and annoyance, with room in the middle.
If you actively want to stop listening to music, that’s easy, you should. Similarly, if you feel the soothing in your body, breathing, and mind, and want to keep listening, that’s also easy, and you should. Then there’s all the music that fits into the space in the middle. Music that doesn’t bring about any strong reaction. It feels neither annoying, or soothing.
I’d say that if you’re looking for healing, seek out the music that lands, now, in the realm of “yes, this is healing”. And don’t worry if the same music that felt right yesterday doesn’t feel right today. That’s the other part of the equation, “at the right time”. Listen to your body, not your mind, and you can’t get this wrong.
If you are interested, you can check out and follow my Spotify artist page, which includes all my released music, as well as my curated playlists.