Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell

Facing Dementia: Creativity for Brain Health

Dr. Michelle Greenwell with Laurin Wittig Season 5 Episode 28

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What if creativity is not a luxury — but a biological and energetic necessity for brain health?

In this month’s episode of Facing Dementia, the fourth in the series, Dr. Michelle Greenwell and Laurin Wittig explore the science, movement wisdom, and energetic foundations of creativity as a vital support for cognitive health and emotional resilience.

🧠 In this episode, we explore:

Research on creativity and its impact on brain health and neuroplasticity

Why the brain cannot function at full capacity without movement of the shoulder seams and hip seams

How hip movement builds and stores vital energy essential for clarity and creativity

The role of music in accessing emotions and memories beyond cognitive recognition

How frequency and colour influence mental health, mood, and functional capacity

The importance of engaging the five senses to embody experience and support memory and presence

🌊 Tea Ritual Feature:
Take the Shore Road from the Cape Breton Tea Company
Featuring blue pea flower, hibiscus, and green tea — a gentle, daily brain-supportive blend that invites mindfulness, presence, and appreciation of the view when we slow down.

✨ Affirmation:
“I am present and mindful of all that I see when I slow down and check out the view.”

This conversation continues Laurin’s journey of discovering supportive practices following a precursor to dementia diagnosis — offering listeners empowering tools that blend science, movement, energy, and lived experience.

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Dr. Michelle Greenwell, BA Psych, MSc CAM, Ph. D CIH (Complementary and Integrative Health). Striving to support the public to choose self-care and well-being options that create ease and flow in their lives, Michelle specializes in using movement to heal the body. Her BioEnergetic Formula for Success provides a means for everyone to set their intentions and create support and action for flow and ease to the goals. Learn more at www.greenwellcenter.com. Follow her YouTube channel and specialty playlists. Find her full resource list here. She highlights her Tea Company: The Cape Breton Tea Company which you can find at www.capebretontea.ca. Included is the specialty line of Tea with Intention, Harmony Blends and Coaster, and the focus on high quality organic black, green, herbal, rooibos, and honeybush tea. Including tea with your podcast listening is a unique way to explore tea, create healthy habits, and have great conversations with friends and colleagues.