19/11/2025
A few months ago, I was honoured to be asked as a guest on the amazing Jay Hoad's podcast 'Thriving with Autism'.
Jay is the founder and director of Autism Music Australia- a music school changing the game in how we teach and respond to the brilliant and differently wired brains of those on the Autistic Spectrum.
Our chat touched on so many things from..
-What IS Music Therapy?
-strategies to tapping a person's authentic voice ( even if they are classified as non-verbal)
-the power of rhythm and drumming and
-the spiritual, emotional and intuitive vortex that music can create within us when we are in flow ( based on our own lived experiences of this!).
It's a wild ride! And I loved it. Thank you Jay 💃🎼🪘🥰🎵
If you are curious to listen, a link to the podcast ep is listed below
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In this inspiring episode of Thriving with Autism, Jay from Autism Music Australia sits down with trauma-informed community music therapist Sarah Dunston from Melodica Music Therapy. Together, they explore how music can be a life-changing tool for emotional regulation, communication, and confidence....
