by Judith Heaney | Oct 20, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When it comes to music, science tells us that whether it’s by listening to it, playing an instrument or singing, music provides us with some amazing mental health benefits, including reducing stress and improving our mood. Even more, it can foster creativity as well...
by Judith Heaney | Sep 7, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When I was a teenager, there were a couple of radio shows I listened to regularly and each included requests and dedications. One was a national program that aired on Sunday mornings, Casey Kasem’s American Top 40; his show featured a long-distance dedication from a...
by Judith Heaney | Jul 23, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As I wrote yesterday, I am all about meeting my teenagers where they are because I love to find ways to connect with each of them. Of course, given that they are two unique, neurodivergent teens, they have equally unique interests. While there is some crossover and...
by Judith Heaney | Apr 25, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Some of my favorite moments with our girls involve music and, as I’ve written in previous posts, I am all about shared experiences and music can easily create those kinds of experiences. In fact, that is exactly what we enjoyed tonight as I led us down a rabbit hole...
by Judith Heaney | Mar 1, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Over my years as a writer I have embraced entirely the existence of Spotify and have likely spent more time than I intended carefully curating playlists for my different writing projects as well as writing moods; they’re sort of like mixtapes I’ve created and...
