This article is excerpted and adapted from an interview on The Adiel Gorel Show with Judith Pinkerton, founder of Music4Life®, and Adiel Gorel, a keynote speaker, investment expert, wellness advocate, author, and thought leader celebrated for his engaging storytelling and insightful conversations.
During the podcast, Gorel and Pinkerton explored how music influences the nervous system, helps people process emotions, reduces stress, and supports better health outcomes. Their conversation also revealed why healing music is deeply personal—and why the music that helps one person may have the opposite effect on someone else.
Music has the remarkable ability to change how we feel within moments. A familiar song can bring tears to our eyes, calm our breathing, energize our bodies, or transport us back to a meaningful memory. Yet most people use music accidentally rather than intentionally. They play favorite songs because they enjoy them, not realizing those same songs may also reinforce their current emotional state.
As a board-certified music therapist, professional violinist, and creator of the Music4Life® Music Medicine Protocol, Judith Pinkerton has spent more than three decades studying how prescribed music can help people regulate emotions, reduce stress, and improve wellbeing. Her journey began with one unforgettable experience that changed the course of her life—and ultimately inspired a lifetime dedicated to advancing the science and practice of music as medicine.
