Do you have a go-to song for heartbreak? For anxiety? For grief? In this episode of *Music is Therapy*, host DJ Hesta Prynn talks with Lynn Hoffman, host of *Music Saved Me*, about how songs become tools for processing exactly those moments and the moments in between.
They trade origin stories, speaking of backseat-of-the-car musical memories, Hesta's wild path from Napster-era girl-hip-hop group to Rolling Stone review to touring with The Roots, and Lynn's career interviewing music legends all before getting into the "why" behind it all.
The conversation's core idea is building a personal neural pathway by pairing a specific song with a goal or behavior can speed up habit change dramatically. Discussing how to turn a process that normally takes hundreds of repetitions into something that clicks in a fraction of the time. Hesta explains how she's used this with her own workout routine, and ties it to broader uses of music in therapy — from dementia patients lighting up at songs from their youth, to athletes syncing music tempo to target heart rates. Both hosts reflect on chasing "success" versus what actually feels good, and close by trading personal songs from their own musical medicine cabinets.
**Music Connection Therapy July 1 LIVE Workshop:**
https://mct.hestaprynn.com/july-1
**Lynn Hoffman:** https://lynnhoffmanvo.com/
June Playlist: **Therapy, DJ Set or Vacation**: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/70qa5enke0r7kHtOSPockT?si=9c869d6e19564842
**Connect with DJ Hesta Prynn and Music is Therapy**:
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