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Softening Our Edges: Co-Regulation and Creative Growth
This is part of a three-part series on Art as Nervous System Attunement with Dr. Anu French. If you haven’t listened to the previous two podcast episodes yet, we gently recommend starting there — they include a somatic practice that sets the foundation for what we’re exploring here.
In this episode of the Empathy by Design Podcast, host we welcome Dr. Annu French, a pediatrician specializing in integrative medicine, to explore the intersection of art, sound, movement, and healing. Together, they discuss how creative practices like painting and music can help regulate the nervous system, foster resilience, and support both individual and communal healing.
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Dr. French shares insights from her clinical experience, highlighting the importance of co-regulation, the power of spirals and labyrinths, and the role of vibrational medicine in promoting well-being. Listeners are invited to participate in mindful practices and learn how simple acts—like humming or drawing—can create moments of connection, softening, and transformation.
The episode closes with a chant, emphasizing the theme of new beginnings and the ongoing journey of healing through empathy and creativity.
00:00 – Introduction to the episode’s theme: healing through art, sound, and movement.
00:47 – Dr. Annu French shares her integrative medicine background and the role of creativity in resilience.
03:55 – How art, music, and safe spaces support nervous system regulation in clinical practice.
07:25 – The importance of spirals, emotional coherence, and personalized healing.
12:10 – Using movement, painting, and sound for self-regulation and co-regulation.
18:45 – The science of sound, humming, and vibrational medicine.
27:00 – Reflections on “softening,” resonance, and community healing.
38:00 – Dr. French’s music, accessible art, and closing chant on new beginnings.
To go deeper in nervous system exploration, check out our app
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By integratenetworkThis is part of a three-part series on Art as Nervous System Attunement with Dr. Anu French. If you haven’t listened to the previous two podcast episodes yet, we gently recommend starting there — they include a somatic practice that sets the foundation for what we’re exploring here.
In this episode of the Empathy by Design Podcast, host we welcome Dr. Annu French, a pediatrician specializing in integrative medicine, to explore the intersection of art, sound, movement, and healing. Together, they discuss how creative practices like painting and music can help regulate the nervous system, foster resilience, and support both individual and communal healing.
Check out her Red Bubble Store
Dr. French shares insights from her clinical experience, highlighting the importance of co-regulation, the power of spirals and labyrinths, and the role of vibrational medicine in promoting well-being. Listeners are invited to participate in mindful practices and learn how simple acts—like humming or drawing—can create moments of connection, softening, and transformation.
The episode closes with a chant, emphasizing the theme of new beginnings and the ongoing journey of healing through empathy and creativity.
00:00 – Introduction to the episode’s theme: healing through art, sound, and movement.
00:47 – Dr. Annu French shares her integrative medicine background and the role of creativity in resilience.
03:55 – How art, music, and safe spaces support nervous system regulation in clinical practice.
07:25 – The importance of spirals, emotional coherence, and personalized healing.
12:10 – Using movement, painting, and sound for self-regulation and co-regulation.
18:45 – The science of sound, humming, and vibrational medicine.
27:00 – Reflections on “softening,” resonance, and community healing.
38:00 – Dr. French’s music, accessible art, and closing chant on new beginnings.
To go deeper in nervous system exploration, check out our app