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Enhance Life with Music

Enhance Life with Music

By: Mindy Peterson
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 Discover how music transforms everyday life – health, happiness, and beyond! Enhance Life with Music explores practical ways music improves our health, happiness, and wholeness – whether or not you consider yourself a musician. From science and wellness to sports, education, and business, discover how music shapes everyday life – and how you can harness its power to enhance your own. Music
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  • Micro 50: Silent Night, Shared Light – The Christmas Truce and Music's Power to Unite (re-run)

    Micro 50: Silent Night, Shared Light – The Christmas Truce and Music's Power to Unite (re-run)
    Dec 23 2025

    As I spend extra time with my family this Christmas week, I bring to you this re-run episode of one of my favorite real-life examples of music enhancing lives at Christmas-time. It's a reminder that music has a profound ability to unite, heal, and foster humanity even in the darkest times. May this powerful story of shared humanity leave you with a renewed sense of inspiration and hope this holiday season. Merry Christmas!

    Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/micro50

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    • In-episode promo: Sheet Music Direct https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com
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    5 mins
  • Ep. 224: Turning Hospital Rooms into Human Spaces with Music – Inside Musicians On Call; with Katy Epley

    Ep. 224: Turning Hospital Rooms into Human Spaces with Music – Inside Musicians On Call; with Katy Epley
    Dec 16 2025

    What happens when live music enters a hospital room? Sterile spaces soften, fear gives way to connection, and everyone present – patients, loved ones, caregivers, and even the musicians themselves – is changed. Musicians On Call COO Katy Epley shares how a single song at the bedside can humanize healthcare and create life-changing moments of healing and hope.

    Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/episode224

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    • X: https://twitter.com/musicenhances
    • Sponsorship information: https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/sponsor
    • Leave us a review on Podchaser.com! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/enhance-life-with-music-909096
    • In-episode promo: MUD/WTR (https://mudwtr.com/ENHANCELIFE)
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    41 mins
  • Micro 49: Carol of the Bells – The Story Behind the Song

    Micro 49: Carol of the Bells – The Story Behind the Song
    Dec 9 2025
    Did you know "Carol of the Bells" wasn't originally a Christmas song? Journey with us from its roots as the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk," to its global transformation, and discover how music can be a vehicle for culture, resilience, and hope – even across borders and through times of struggle.

    Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/micro49

    Connect with us:

    • Newsletter: https://mpetersonmusic.com/subscribe
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnhanceLifeMusic/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enhancelifemusic/
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    • X: https://twitter.com/musicenhances
    • Sponsorship information: https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/sponsor
    • Leave us a review on Podchaser.com! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/enhance-life-with-music-909096
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    5 mins
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