In this episode, we talk to Tom Sweitzer to discuss music therapy and the science behind it. Tom explains the ways we can use music in our day-to-day lives to help with speech, language, memory and mood after a brain injury. He also gives us real life examples of how music has helped individuals after a neurological event or diagnosis.

Tom Sweitzer is a Certified Music Therapist and the Co-Founder and Creative Director of A Place To Be in Middleburg, Virginia. Tom is also on the Virginia Task Force for the American Music Therapy Association helping make Music Therapy a more relevant, secure and understood therapy within the construct of federal policies and the public. He is also the Adjunct Professor at Shenandoah University's Music Therapy Graduate program. 

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To learn more about A Place To Be: http://www.aplacetobeva.org/

To listen to Tom Sweitzer's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/MbWerqph24o