Play It Forward, A Wearthy Podcast

An education in brains and behaviours Feat. Allison Davies

Play It Forward, A Wearthy Podcast

Show Notes

In Episode 24 of Play it Forward, Lukas chats to the insightful Allison Davies about how our brains dictate our behaviours. Alli is a Neurologic Music Therapist, Educator, incredible storyteller and mama of two based in Tasmania. She runs a private music therapy practice centred around the areas of early childhood intervention, special educational needs, autism spectrum disorder, juvenile detention, youth engagement - to name a few!

Lukas and Alli delve deep into the predictability and safety of music, how melody + long term memory + emotions = our connection to music, the perception of autism, demand avoidance, ADHD functioning, the importance of outdoor sensory breaks, physical safety vs brain safety, understanding neuro-types and a whole bunch more!

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