Music Therapy, Boarding School Trauma & Healing Through Connection | Helen Odell-Miller | AEM #159

Music Therapy, Boarding School Trauma & Healing Through Connection | Helen Odell-Miller | AEM #159

May 1, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 159

About this episode

In this episode, Piers Cross interviews Professor Helen Odell-Miller about music therapy and its role in healing trauma and emotional issues.

In Episode 159 of An Evolving Man Podcast, I’m joined by Professor Helen Odell-Miller OBE, one of the UK’s leading pioneers in music therapy. Helen has spent decades working with trauma, attachment, mental health and emotional healing through music. She also worked closely with the late Joy Schaverien, whose work on boarding school syndrome transformed the conversation around early separation and institutional trauma. In this episode we explore: What music therapy is and how it works&nb...

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