✨ Episode Summary: In this episode, Jen and Allison are joined by Wren Buse, a board-certified music therapist, to explore how music therapy can support emotional regulation, embodiment, and systemic liberation efforts like fat and body justice. Discover practical insights into how music can be a healing force for clients of all backgrounds.

🎶 Wren's Music Therapy and Body Image Support Group

Grab all the details and sign up ⁠HERE⁠. Or contact Wren at: [email protected].

🧰 Takeaways: 

• Music therapy is a clinical, goal-oriented modality that uses music to facilitate healing beyond just musical skills.
• It supports emotional expression, nervous system regulation, and embodiment, aligning well with body liberation efforts.
• Addressing systemic oppression like fat bias and discrimination is crucial within therapeutic frameworks.
• Music therapy groups and projects can foster community, creativity, and powerful healing experiences.
• You don't need to be a musician to benefit from or participate in music therapy sessions.
• Following your intuition and engaging with music intentionally can have profound effects on well-being.

📚 Resources & Mentions:

• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonia Renee Taylor
• The Body Is Not An Apology WORKBOOK by Sonia Renee Taylor
• What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
• I Am Light by India.Arie
• Hunger by Roxanne Gay
• Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman by Lindy West

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