Karen Aggro: Music – The Power of Sonic Medicine
Using the style of a singer / songwriters, Karen beautifully wove the harmony of the song throughout her talk where she revealed her rejection of music in favour of a more secure career as a scientist, going into pharmaceutical medicine and becoming a pharmacist and consultant to the industry. However, that fall made her reevaluate her choices, allowing her to connect, in a moment of crisis, with a love she had rejected and now may have lost forever. Karen’s talk helped us to understand how music can and does work as a medicine and how we can intentionally use it to heal, to soothe and to create clarity. Her message, beautifully delivered through the harmony of Hallelujah was clear: “when we find ourselves at hard places in our lives, turn to music to help you find your truth, it works faster than any drug and lasts longer than the hit of dopamine from a semi-viral social media post.”