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Episode 41: Financial Health with Shellye Carpenter, Part One

Mental health, and even physical health issues can often start as a financial problem. This week we tackle the issue at its source and learn to be preventative and more communicative about our finances. Listen as personal finance expert Shellye Carpenter shares her tips and methods to staying financially healthy, so that we have a…

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Episode 40: Music and Hospice with Rory Bolton, Part Two

Hospice can be scary for many families, but it’s also a time for deep connections and emotional healing. In this episode, Rory Bolton continues sharing his experiences as an end of life music therapist and shows us what a powerful emotional force music can be. Every patient is unique in their journey, and it takes…

Quick Bites Episode 39-40 - Music and Hospice

Quick Bites Episode 39-40: Music and Hospice with Rory Bolton

Podcast content overview: Rory Bolton discusses the wisdom he has learned through working as a music therapist in hospice care and how music can help bridge emotional disconnect with loved ones during this time. Listen to full episodes of OnTopic with Empathia here or on your preferred podcast platform.

Music Therapy and Hospice

Episode 39: Music and Hospice with Rory Bolton, Part One

End of life care is a truly difficult and emotional experience that often leaves us feeling disconnected from our loved ones. Our guest, Rory Bolton, uses music to bridge that connection and encourage emotions to flow during a time when it’s needed most. In this episode of OnTopic with Empathia, Rory shares his beautiful singing…

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Episode 38: Empathy in Communication with Deborah Needham, Part Two

Deborah Needham returns to continue emphasizing the importance of empathy in healthy communication. This time we dive deeper into the tools you can use to help others through traumatic experiences, as well as regulate ourselves. We learn more about why we react to others the way we do and how we can use that information…