Happiness Break: How Poetry Helps Us Feel and Heal
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of poetry on our emotions and brain function, featuring insights from guest Susan Magsamen.
What happens in your brain when you read or write a poem? We listen to powerful poetry from you, our listeners, and uncover the neuroscience of why it helps us feel, process, and recover. Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Today’s Happiness Break Guest: SUSAN MAGSAMEN is a Neurology professor at John Hopkins, and author of the New York Times bestseller, Y our Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us . Find Susan’s book here: https://www.yourbrainonart.com/ Related Happiness Break episodes: Using Art As Medicine Series: https://tinyurl.com/k3mneupx Making Space For You: https://tinyurl.com/yk6nfnfv How To Awaken Your Creative Energy: https://tinyurl.com/4fknd8ev Related Science of Happiness episodes: How Art Heals Us: https://tinyurl.com/yc77fkzu Our Brains on Poetry: https://tinyurl.com/y9r9dyzd Are You Following Your Inner Compass: https://tinyurl.com/y2bh8vvj Follow us on Instagram: @ScienceOfHappinessPod We’d love to hear about your experience with this practice! Share your thoughts at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap Transcription: https://tinyurl.com/43p9jtny
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