Sonic Healing: How Music Shapes Your Emotional Wellbeing - Pt. 2

Have you ever noticed how the right song can instantly change your mood? There's real science behind that feeling. Music doesn't just entertain us—it fundamentally alters our brain chemistry and emotional state in ways that can significantly improve our mental health.

When life feels overwhelming, music creates a sanctuary where we can safely process complex emotions. Research consistently shows that listening to music reduces stress hormones like cortisol while increasing feel-good neurotransmitters such as dopamine. This neurochemical shift explains why even sad songs can sometimes make us feel better—they provide a framework for experiencing difficult emotions from a safe distance.

What makes music particularly powerful as a mental health tool is its versatility. Classical compositions might calm anxiety, while upbeat tracks can energize and elevate mood. Lyrics often give voice to feelings we struggle to articulate ourselves, creating those "that's exactly how I feel" moments that validate our experiences. For teenagers and young adults especially, music becomes a crucial part of identity formation and emotional development.

The connection between music and memory creates another dimension of healing. Songs can transport us to specific moments in time—sometimes painful, but often precious. As we discuss in this episode, reframing our relationship with music tied to departed loved ones can transform these songs from triggers of grief into celebrations of cherished memories.

Musicians themselves experience enhanced cognitive benefits, typically showing higher IQs due to the mental coordination required to play instruments. But you don't need talent to benefit from music's psychological effects—simply listening with intention is enough to alter your mental state in meaningful ways.

Whether you're creating mood-specific playlists, exploring new genres, or revisiting old favorites, your soundtrack choices matter. The next time you're feeling anxious, sad, or disconnected, try reaching for your headphones—the right song might be the most effective therapy session you'll have all day.

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David Wright: 0:00

In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast we're talking about music and its effect on your mental health. Now we talked on the last episode of a couple of examples of somebody who's used music to get over grief and some studies that were done.

Announcer: 0:14

It was Casey.

David Wright: 0:15

Casey was the young lady who lost her grandfather. But we're going to get into some more of this in this episode and I'm going to give you mostly I'm going to say 90% good, but we do have to be careful and I'll get into that a little bit in this episode. In the meantime, hang in there, folks, We'll be right back. Yes, we will.

Announcer: 0:35

This sounds like something for the authorities in Detroit. Well, joke's on you. I'm living to 102 and then dying at the city of Detroit.

Matt Fox: 0:44

Guys like this can't take over here. Out of Detroit Spawned in the hellfires of Motown, take him to Detroit.

Announcer: 0:52

No, no, not Detroit, no, no, please Anything, but that no, stationed in Drambuie. It's worse than Detroit. We did not have, as a unit, the confidence that we felt like we needed to beat Detroit. Let's worse than Detroit. We did not have, as a unit, the confidence that we felt like we needed to beat Detroit. Let's go to Detroit. Now you're talking brother. I don't think so. He plays for Detroit. Now, do they have many farms in Detroit? Detroit to Michigan.

Matt Fox: 1:18

I go to school, I know where Detroit is.

Announcer: 1:20

Get ready for the Motor City hypnotist, david R Wright. Originating from the suburbs of Detroit, michigan, he has hypnotized thousands of people from all over the United States. David R Wright has been featured on news outlets all across the country and is the clinical director of an outpatient mental health and hypnosis clinic located just south of Detroit, where he helps people daily using the power of hypnosis. Welcome the Motor City Hypnotist, david R Wright.

David Wright: 2:07

What is going on, my friends? This is David Wright and we are back with another episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. Hey, welcome back. Hey, welcome back to you. That is Matt Fox, the other voice you hear. Yes, it is, we're hanging out here on a Monday evening in the palatial podcast, your Voice, southfield Studios. There's that word, man, it fits it fits, it does. We've got a huge recording area. We've got plenty of beverages on hand.

Matt Fox: 2:31

What are you drinking on tonight, man?

David Wright: 2:32

That Basil Hayden Dark Rye. That's your favorite. Yes, you're welcome. Yeah, I saw that bottle. I cracked it. Yeah, you did, it was a fresh crack. I won't take it though.

Matt Fox: 2:42

Just so you know. Too soon, too soon, too soon, too soon.

David Wright: 2:46

Too soon. What in blazes are you?

Announcer: 2:47

talking about.

David Wright: 2:49

Well, for those of you who haven't been with us for a while, matt gifted me a bottle that everybody loved Old Soul, yeah, old Soul. And it caused an uproar here in the studio because they were looking for it and I had it at home. Yeah, you're good, matt, where's that bottle? And he's like I don't know, uh, and I'm like, oh shit. And then I came in.

Matt Fox: 3:10

I'm like, yeah, matt gave it to me listen, that old soul was so good I forgot that escalated quickly.

Announcer: 3:19

I mean, that really got out of hand fast. Yes, it did get out of hand fast.

David Wright: 3:23

So anyway, uh yeah, I'm enjoying the basil hayden rye. It's one of my favorites, so it's fantastic.

Matt Fox: 3:28

I kind of went back to the four roses.

David Wright: 3:31

I grabbed that first and I saw the other one.

Matt Fox: 3:33

The small batch that's where. I started tonight and I couldn't leave it. It's just so good Just went back to it, yeah.

David Wright: 3:40

Absolutely Fantastic. It is what it is. So let me tell you, folks, where you can find me. My website is MotorCityHitmatistcom. Check that out. If you're looking to book a show, if you're looking for a personal session, if you just want to reach out and ask questions, whatever it is, check it out. There's all kinds of information there. If you're looking for specific products, I do have MP3 recordings that are on the site for things like stopping smoking or losing weight or reducing anxiety Check it out. There's all kinds of good stuff on there. My social media links Facebook and YouTube are both Motor City Hypnotist and Snapchat, instagram and TikTok are all Motor City Hypno H-Y-P-N-O there we go and, as we've done, every episode going back to number one and we're on 317 today text the word hypnosis to 313-800-8510.

David Wright: 4:28

Within a few moments you'll get a text with a PDF. It's a hypnosis guide that I have written. It's not a full guide, it's a couple pages. It gives you a good overview, dispels some myths and misconceptions and just kind of in general tells you how and why hypnosis is so effective. Love it. And also you'll get a Google link with that text. That will take you to my business page on Google for the Motor City Hypnotist and you can leave a review there of the podcast.

David Wright: 4:52

Don't give away all the secrets. Well, they're going to see that I want them to follow that link. They might think, hey, you sent me a Google link, what is this? But they'll get it because I'll go. That'll go right to my business page. It's not going anywhere, okay, fine, yeah, so so, and in, leaving a review is a big thing, if, whatever platform you're on, if you're on itunes, spotify, whatever it is, it's important to leave a review there for the podcast. And and you know, share, share with friends. Yes, because we've done like I said. We're on episode 317, so we have covered so much ground in mental health. I mean everything from. I can't even start the list because it's too long.

David Wright: 5:32

We're on episode 317, so I'll give you an idea. There's been a lot of laughing, there's been a lot of jokes, there's been some crying Well no, somewhat, and the reason I wanted to do a mental health podcast and I know I've said this, probably on air before is that most of the ones that I've heard it's just so boring. There's a drone on and on. You're in this shame spiral.

Matt Fox: 5:55

The reason why you should do it, it's affecting your mental health.

David Wright: 5:56

It's like come on.

Matt Fox: 5:58

This is affecting my mental health. Yes, yes.

David Wright: 6:00

Listening to you is making me want to punch myself hard In the dick. Oh good for you, boy. That escalated quickly.

Announcer: 6:14

I mean that really got out of hand fast.

David Wright: 6:17

So, yeah, share it with your friends. Take a look, there's something for everybody and hopefully it will be beneficial for you. Yes, please, all right, it is time, matt. Okay, here we go I am excited, that's how winning is done. All right, all right so so our last story from last episode was a bit sad. It was a dog's final meal.

Matt Fox: 6:40

It wasn't it wasn't sad. It was actually very beautiful, it was very heartwarming, it was and it was a beautiful story and it was a good story. A dog's last meal.

David Wright: 6:47

I loved that yeah, so this story comes from southwest china. A group of strangers stopped at nothing to rescue a boy from a raging river. Of course, while unable to literally move heaven and earth, their determination was such that they abated the flow of the river with nothing less than their own bodies.

Matt Fox: 7:08

They made the river go in a different direction. You said abated yes.

David Wright: 7:13

So we'll get there I think.

David Wright: 7:15

The story began in Gizu province, near a scenic riverway frequented by visiting nature lovers. A boy was playing in a creek where the water flow was quite, quite strong and he lost his footing. Less than a foot of fast flowing water is still enough to move a parked car, and the boy was at the mercy of the elements as he tumbled down the waterway before being stuck between two large stones with only his head sticking up above the torrent. Ah, ah good. Samaritans mostly tourists rushed to the scene and plotted a rescue maneuver. They first tried throwing a rope down to the boy, but it just was not working.

Matt Fox: 7:54

Shortly after.

David Wright: 7:55

Because his head was between two rocks.

Matt Fox: 7:57

He couldn't lift his arms.

David Wright: 7:59

Plus, the water's rushing over him. It'd be hard to move at all. Bite it, put it in your mouth. He has a brain like a chicken rushing over them. It'd be hard to move. All bite it. Put it in your mouth.

David Wright: 8:11

Shortly after, the largest and strongest of them waded out into the stream and literally created a human wall to break the flow of the river long enough that someone could help get the boy out safely, right, so, yeah, so they blocked it with their bodies. Yeah, yeah, they kind of made a human dam, yeah, yeah. One rescuer I'm gonna butcher this because zio fang is zhao fang, zhao fang, yes, scaled down one rock and needed three attempts to dislodge the boy the water making everything slippery and a solid grip unachievable. All the while, the weather was turning and the rescuers felt they needed to succeed immediately or rains might cause the river to rise even further. So they're they're on a timeframe on this too. Yeah, chow his daughter's voice in his ear from where she watched on the bank above, eventually freed the boy, who immediately cascaded down into the arms of another rescuer in the pool below.

David Wright: 9:06

Going viral on mainland social media, commenters remarked on how brave and selfless the rescuers were. This boy is so lucky to have so many people coming to his rescue, said another as Chinese etiquette often oh I'm sorry, the boy is so lucky to have so many uncles coming to his rescue, said another as chinese etiquette often oh, I'm sorry, the boy is so lucky to have so many uncles coming to his rescue, okay, said another, as chinese etiquette often has the term aunt and uncle used as a way to formally address older acquaintances. That's fair, which I didn't know about I did, I learned something in this article.

David Wright: 9:35

So yeah, they made a human dam to uh to get this little boy out.

Matt Fox: 9:39

they got his head out of the rocks and then dropped him down to somebody who was waiting below W-A-I-T-I-N-G. Not waiting, not waiting, waiting.

David Wright: 9:48

Waiting below to catch the kid as he came through the wall.

Matt Fox: 9:51

Yeah, wow.

David Wright: 9:52

So yeah, I mean, could have been terrible, but man there is a, I have a. Could have been terrible, but man there is a. Go on. We always have questions after these stories.

Matt Fox: 10:02

Yes, I do have a question, but it's my question is not culturally sensitive. It's very not sensitive to culture.

David Wright: 10:09

So Uh-oh, go on. Wait, we're going to show a picture of the rescue in action. Wow, yeah, look at that. He's like yeah, yeah, they're just blocking the river from that channel. That's crazy.

Matt Fox: 10:23

Yeah, you're gonna take close up with their man if you have a gander. Yeah, you see, you see the, uh, the young man that's stuck in the rocks yeah, you see his head, yeah you see the all these people that are like blocking the water flow. You know for a foot of water to be going that fast.

David Wright: 10:37

It's what the current that's on that. Well, it's probably narrowed into that, that little channel there and that's why it's so forceful because you're you're putting a lot of water in a small, little tiny space, sure, anyway, that's a great story.

Matt Fox: 10:52

It is definitely. Thank you for that. Winner of the week.

Announcer: 11:03

That's how winning is done.

David Wright: 11:05

All righty. So you got all these aunts and uncles around. Yeah, aunts and uncles, it's a Chinese etiquette term for older adults, which is great, fantastic.

Matt Fox: 11:17

I guess we're a bunch of uncles in here then.

David Wright: 11:19

We are Not South Park uncles, which is great, fantastic. I guess we're a bunch of uncles in here, though we are not South part of South park Uncle Mr, 50 year old plus 10, 12.

Matt Fox: 11:27

Shut your up in face 12 year old, minded 60 year old.

David Wright: 11:34

Shut your effing face, uncle effort. That's what I was thinking. Anyway, we're talking about music and mental health and the first episode. We told the story of Casey Clark, who lost her grandfather and the last gift she gave him was music, and then she kind of connects with it on there. It makes her feel better.

Matt Fox: 11:51

It was the music of Michael.

David Wright: 11:52

Bublé, michael Bublé. Yep, we talked about how music can. Studies have shown how music can lower your stress and anxiety levels Agreed have shown how music can lower your stress and anxiety levels Agreed. So here's the other thing. As we go on with these, we're going to talk about the ways music can help you. So another way is it can help you feel your feelings. Now, when I say that, that sounds like a very cliche and very trite term.

Matt Fox: 12:14

Is this when you're on mushrooms or not?

David Wright: 12:17

Yeah, it could be. I mean, you might be feeling a lot of feelings. Then I mean, who knows what? Oh, wait, wait, what's happening it's crazy.

Matt Fox: 12:26

You throw in pink floyd, the wall on mushrooms, there you go.

David Wright: 12:29

Yeah, perfect, and you're done, yeah, so yes, when, when clients are in a bad mood or if they're feeling weird or off for some reason, I honestly calming music, something classical, something just smooth and quiet, we can stuff without lyrics, right, and and we and we we mentioned that last time music that doesn't have to have lyrics, but but because a lot of times lyrics can trigger specific memories. Now we talked about last episode we talked about how much music.

David Wright: 13:02

it takes us to a point in our life where we remember it, like if I hear a song, come on, I know. Oh, that was my sophomore year in college when the song was big Right. You know, I know there's not really radio nowadays, but back then that was where you heard everything.

Matt Fox: 13:19

Radio was still a thing. And then the Detroit market. After a five-year hiatus, 89X came back. Yes, I saw that they brought it like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

David Wright: 13:29

Come on, radio was still there Now we just need to get back CKLW Working on it.

Matt Fox: 13:34

Yeah, okay, there we go. But yeah, you're absolutely right, the radio is not a thing, but it comes down to how you felt. At a specific point in time you hear a song. It could be Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill.

Announcer: 13:51

You ought to know when you broke up with your boyfriend and that was your mantra for your hot girl summer.

David Wright: 13:57

Yeah, Right, yeah, but you know that that song was a specific time, it's an era in my head. I know exactly what I was doing around that. So, yes, so music can change your feelings. So here's the thing the researchers also found that even listening to sad music can make you feel some pleasant emotions, because it might lessen the pain you're feeling or allow you to more safely feel that pain when you're trying to avoid it.

Matt Fox: 14:28

All I heard you say was air supply.

David Wright: 14:29

Yeah, I'm all out of love, matt.

Announcer: 14:33

I'm sorry. Can't do it, that's all I heard you say what are you people On dope?

David Wright: 14:40

So here's the other thing music can can help you or make it easier for you to talk about things that bother you. So here's the thing A lot of times you might not have the words to explain how you're feeling or what you're going through or some of the mental health struggles you may have. You might hear a song and be like that's it, that's, that's the feeling I'm feeling or that's the situation I'm in.

Matt Fox: 15:05

Not just a song, but an album.

David Wright: 15:07

Let's go even further Okay, sure Album so you're.

Matt Fox: 15:10

You're wearing the shirt.

David Wright: 15:11

Right.

Matt Fox: 15:12

Martin L Gore from Depeche came out with his own album and a lot of folks in my age range that were into that music really resonated with that album it was. It was really for a point in time, everyone. It just spoke to everybody and everybody just lived it.

David Wright: 15:32

Yes, that that's the yeah, that's what music, what, what a artist can do so the other and the other thing this does is lyrics sometimes give you permission to kind of examine your own situation through maybe somebody else's influence, sure. So the psychologist that we mentioned earlier in probably the last episode. She said that she uses something called lyric analysis when she works with kids and teenagers in group therapy setting. They bring up lyrics on the phone, they listen to the song and they mark or highlight words or sentences that have some connection or meaning to them. So they're kind of dissecting the song with the lyrics and seeing how it speaks to people or how it influences them. So what they do is they listen to the song again and they pause at these specific instances and they talk about what these lyrics might mean.

David Wright: 16:27

What do they mean to you? What do you think the singer meant? Sure, how do you think other people view it? So it's a great conversation piece to kind of identify with something. But you're not. It's kind of the sneaky way to acknowledge you're having an issue because you can say, oh, yeah, that that guy, this music, sounds really depressing, like he was really going through something, and but you're examining it and you're like, yeah, I feel that way.

Matt Fox: 16:49

You're examining it in your own experience. It may not be the same experience that the writer had Correct.

David Wright: 16:55

And that's the great thing about music and lyrics you can interpret it, especially if something just really resonates with you.

Matt Fox: 17:02

You go back to the music of the Beatles. Yeah, and the education level of music that they wrote at. Then you compare that to a Eminem and the education level that he writes at. They're on the same level of education. You're talking doctorate, phd level. Then you look at a Macklemore at a third grade writing level. As far as l, lyrically, it's just what you're talking. It's just.

David Wright: 17:28

It blows my mind, here's the other thing, and I and I wasn't going to bring it up, and well, no, I guess I should bring it up now because it kind of fits into what we're talking about. But I don't know if you guys have have seen any of these ai songs that are being generated put out on spotify. So so what's happening is people are using ai software to create songs and music okay, it's not real bad.

David Wright: 17:50

It's not real instruments, it's not real talent, it's not real singers, it's all ai generated and they're being published on spotify and some of these other streaming services and it's like this is this is not even a real person, it's not even real music it's like this is this is not even a real person, it's not even real music, it's made up. I believe it, unfortunately, I. I believe it, you know, and and that's kind of do you know, but kind of this, this, this veering, I don't like it's, it's gonna be hard to tell.

Matt Fox: 18:17

Do you know why that is? Is because ai has has so much to pull from historically to make its own music right and it. It does it because it's smart. It's smarter than we are.

David Wright: 18:28

But but it's not the same no it's not it's, it's, it's a made up, it's, it's like, it's like learning, it's like memorizing something wrote.

David Wright: 18:35

You can say it but, you, but you don't know that there's no meaning behind it. That's the kind of kind of the way I view that. So the other thing music does and and again I'm going back to our teen and young adults, our developing years. Music can help you figure out who you are or what your identity is. So discovering that music resonates is one key way. Michael Viega. He's a PhD and professor of music therapy at Montclair State University. He he says he strongly encourages parents, teachers and caregivers to approach teens and young adults music with curiosity, which is a little bit different than a lot of parents, typically parents who are a little bit more I don't know close minded or listening to that crap.

Matt Fox: 19:22

It's Fleetwood. Mac 24 seven, but Fleetwood Mac is a very respected yeah, that's a very vanilla.

David Wright: 19:33

I don't say vanilla as far as boring, I just mean like it's not much offensive in that music, you know not at all but.

David Wright: 19:39

But for a parent it's great if, because of if your kid likes something, that's a great way to connect, sit down, even if it's something you might not listen to. And I'll give you a personal example. My son, like I said, he's been a musician probably most of his life and he's been in a marching band, he's been in orchestras, so he's done a lot, but he listens to so many different genres of music Rap, classical jazz, classical jazz, big band, rock, classic rock, alternative. So I'm I'm not a I'm not a big rap genre guy. I don't I don't like hate it, I just not something, something that I would listen to myself and that's fair. But when he listens to it I take an interest because it's something he likes as.

David Wright: 20:25

So as a parent, it just helps you kind of connect with them and say, hey, travis Scott is a great example. I mean, he's probably a little more mainstream. But again, I didn't know him and I'm like, oh yeah, let's listen to his stuff, let me. Oh, I like that one. I didn't like that one so much, but again, it's just connecting over music.

Matt Fox: 20:47

Last year we took our uh, our kiddos down to virginia and to visit family and we went to a concert and it was, honestly, it was a fleet mac, fleetwood mac cover band, okay, right, and we were taking our teenagers to this.

Matt Fox: 21:03

So you're talking a bunch of older, you know, middle aged folks myself, my partner, you know my parents. They were a big fan of this cover band and I was really trying to find ways to connect the music of Fleetwood Mac to the teenagers. And as they're doing, as they're starting to play their music, I'm like, kiddo, this was in Stranger Things. Oh, right To connect dots, right to go right, oh, you're right that. So then they took an interest because I, they were taking an interest in me, in the music that we were taking them to, and then I took an interest to share back to them.

David Wright: 21:39

This is something you've already been exposed to and this is something that you already enjoy watching and the musically well and it's interesting you bring that up, matt, because I do this constantly a song will come on, or it'll be on a commercial or whatever, and I'll be like oh, that was episode three, season one of the last of us right right I mean I, I, I can pick these out right or like oh no they.

Matt Fox: 22:02

That song was in the season opener for lost season five right so I, I, it's that, just it's that connection to other things, because music permeates everything that tv, movies and that really everything that helps me, you know, with the, the shows that are coming in and out like your stranger things or what have you and the actors that are in there that are our age, like a winona rider and matthew modine, I'm like I can pinpoint back to when I was their age watching Heathers, or I was watching the sailing movie that Matthew Modine did, and or Cutthroat Island, which was a piece of shit I've just. You know, you're able to connect on so many levels, not just with the music, with somebody else, not just within yourself, but you can really create emotional connections through music and the other thing.

David Wright: 22:48

And that leads right into this next point, matt. Making music or just identifying with music connects you with people. I mean I talked about my son being in marching band. He's got friends from elementary and middle school and high school and college when he was a marching band at Wayne State. So he's made all these connections. But and I don't say this in a critical way, but most of those people are involved in music programs, are a bit more intelligent.

Announcer: 23:17

No.

David Wright: 23:18

I'm not saying that as a hundred percent across the board. No blanket statement there. I'm sure there are exceptions, but generally speaking musicians have higher IQs.

Matt Fox: 23:29

They're using both sides of their brain the left hand is doing something, the right hand is doing something and the middle of their brain is doing something to control their breath.

David Wright: 23:38

Yes, Another thing they found in this research was that listening to upbeat music With the intention of getting in a better mood actually helps Absolutely, because you're choosing to do it, it's something that makes you feel good. It can definitely work just like that I'm going to challenge you.

Matt Fox: 23:54

Yes, on the way home tonight I want you to go to your YouTube, to YouTube University, and I want you to type in the Porn Kings up to no good and I want you to listen to that song on the way home. Okay, next week report back how good that song made you feel and how upbeat you were. Okay, when you got home.

David Wright: 24:14

I will do that.

David Wright: 24:14

Kendra will thank you later I will do that. So there are definitely ways to make to, for, to use music to make you feel better. The only thing that I would say and I did say they're just a slight, slight negative and I don't think it is it could be if, if there's a connection to a specific song, like, let's say, that, your parents wedding song and they both passed so. So there are certain times when music can bring up those sad feelings or those laws, that feelings of loss the same song that gave you relation and gave you celebration can turn on you could so.

David Wright: 24:48

So I would just be careful with that. If it's something that you know, that that you're going to have a negative reaction to it, just stay away from that, or let me, let me be devil's advocate or if that was a song, that was celebratory, that was a good thought.

Matt Fox: 25:03

You hear it again and unfortunately, your parents passed right don't think of it as a sad thing. Think of it as still celebrating them and what they had together. That's just that I had to play I'll give you a great example.

David Wright: 25:16

My dad was my dad. My dad played guitar. He was a musician, not not like, only ever played in bands or anything but, but he played guitar his whole life. Sure, but his, his idol was chet Atkins. If you guys know who Chet Atkins is finger-picking guitar guy and super talented. I thought that was Steve Martin, that's banjo.

Matt Fox: 25:36

Oh, he's still finger-picking. He is finger-picking the banjo Go on.

David Wright: 25:43

Yes, but my dad was a huge fan of his and we would go to the Chet Atkins conference every year in Nashville and hang out and Chet Atkins would come in and do a concert at the end of this conference. That's great, but it's not something. So my dad passes and in the funeral there was a half hour an hour viewing before the service and it was all Chet Atkins songs just on a loop.

Matt Fox: 26:06

I love that.

David Wright: 26:07

And I'm surprised they let me do it, because a lot of times funeral homes get wonky with copyright crap. They'll deal, but again, so that's something. Yes, my dad is gone, but I appreciate the music because it's something he liked, so I can listen to it now it doesn't have a bad feeling. It's more, like you said, I can celebrate it because it's something he enjoyed Correct, it's just something he enjoyed, correct, right? So so yeah, just be careful of things that could be triggering, but for the most part it's just something for you to enjoy. I I mean just listening to music. It changes your mood. I I I guarantee you it's hard not to feel good when you hear a song that you love and that you and find yourself singing along to.

Matt Fox: 26:45

If you really want to change your whole environment, your, your, your attitude in one song rage gets the machine there we go yeah. Any one of their songs will put you into a really pissed off Uh-huh.

David Wright: 26:59

But it does get you up. It does yeah, so so there's a guy in YouTube I and I. I I'll look his name and mention it next episode. So this guy's a youtube. He's a musician, singer, plays all the instruments.

Matt Fox: 27:12

Like one of these talented guys like a phil collins, like a phil collins.

David Wright: 27:15

So what he does is he takes requests on youtube. He says do this taylor swift song in the style of rage against the machine. I've seen these. Yes, and they're fantastic, they're so good, yeah, and just hearing that a song that you wouldn't typically hear it done a different way, it's just, it's totally different things.

Matt Fox: 27:37

There's another guy, and then we what if ACDC was Yacht Rock?

David Wright: 27:43

Yes, one of those kind of things. Those are great, those are great no-transcript, Because I mean I've had this happen before, where I'm just in a blah mood, I'm not looking for anything and all of a sudden I'll have the radio on and it'll be like oh I love this song, but all of a sudden I'm out of this funk.

Matt Fox: 28:30

It just it's not magic radio radio head creep came on. Oh, maybe, yeah, it could be yeah, creep, yeah, I'm a loser there you go.

David Wright: 28:39

Yes, it's perfect so anyway, folks, that is our episode music and mental health. How you can feel better, use music, it'll make you feel better.

Matt Fox: 28:55

Thank, you for this before we go. Thank you for this topic yeah, absolutely, I enjoyed it.

David Wright: 28:58

Before we go okay, you know who needs a home uh matt? Who me matt? I Not you Matt. This Matt. He even looks like me. Yes, he does. Matt is a Hound Lab mix born in 2022. Who names their dog Matt? He's a neutered male, 50 pounds. Don't tell me what I am. Dog-friendly yes. Cat-friendly unknown. Kid-friendly yes, your activity level is medium, matt.

Matt Fox: 29:28

You don't know so matt the dog.

David Wright: 29:32

Well, you know, matt, we. Our dog's name is charlie. We gave him a here. My son gave him a human name. Anyway, matt needs a home that's cracking me up I know here.

Matt Fox: 29:43

Let me take a look at matt. I am taking this home. You could take that with you. Yes, I'm gonna take back at home take matt home.

David Wright: 29:52

The picture of matt. Somebody else needs to go pick him up at detroitdogrescuecom. Slash adopt, he's a neutered male. He's a neutered male. He's, he's and he's a lab hound mix. He's probably the most loving dog in the world. Yes absolutely.

David Wright: 30:04

He's adorable, come on so again, shout out to detroit Rescue. They do great work. We try to push them as much as we can because these animals need homes, so help them out. Got it All? Righty folks, that is our episode. We will be back next Monday, our normal time, between 8 and 9 pm Eastern Standard Time. So join us on Facebook Live, the Motor City Hypnotist Facebook page, where we will be live and you can join in on the conversation, ask questions, be a part of the show. So tell your friends, join us. We'd love to see you online. Alrighty folks, that is our show. Change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, be kind. We'll see you next time, thank you