The Healing Power of Music, Creativity & Nervous-System Awareness with Marlys Woods

Описание: Welcome back to Season 3 of The Bigger Braver Life Show. I’m Angela Williams, a licensed clinical social worker and leadership mindset coach, and this season, I’m exploring something I care deeply about: the intersection of leadership, mental health, creativity, and nervous-system capacity.






I’m honored to welcome Marlys Woods, a board-certified music therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist (CA & CO). Marlys holds an undergraduate degree in music with an emphasis in music therapy and a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Vanguard University.


She is the founder and CEO of Get In Tune Inc, a music therapy practice specializing in mental health treatment. Her team provides services in person throughout CA and CO, and globally via telehealth. Their mission is powerful and clear: to teach anyone struggling with mental health how to use creativity to accelerate their healing, regulate their nervous system, and transform their lives.






Marlys envisions a world where every one of us knows how to feel and face our emotions not suppress them so we can create true freedom in our lives.






Through individual sessions, DIY music therapy resources, treatment center partnerships, and therapist trainings, Marlys and her team are making that vision a reality.






She is also a devoted community mental health advocate, collaborating with clinicians, speaking at conferences, and sharing her work on podcasts across the country.






This conversation is rich, honest, and deeply human especially for leaders, creatives, parents, and anyone who feels like they’re “doing everything right” while quietly holding emotional weight.






In This Episode, We Discuss:




🎵 Music as Medicine & Mirror


How music naturally brings buried emotions to the surface — and how to use it intentionally rather than unconsciously.
🌱 The Feel It → Face It → Freedom Method


The therapeutic process Marlys created to help people identify emotions, process them creatively, and then communicate what’s truly happening inside.
👤 Inner Child Leadership


Why stress pulls your younger self to the surface — and why addressing the emotional needs of that younger self is essential for adult leadership.
🎨 Creativity as Self-Awareness


Why creativity isn’t just for “artists” — and how cooking, movement, music, journaling, or even problem-solving can help regulate your nervous system.
🧠 Nervous-System Leadership


How music becomes an “audio hug,” grounding your body, expanding capacity, and helping you lead from clarity rather than panic.
🌍 Burnout, Permission & Rediscovering Joy


Marlys shares how burnout reshaped her identity, how she gave herself permission to step back from music, and how traveling the world as a digital nomad rebuilt her relationship to creativity and emotion.
✨ Reclaiming Your Voice


Her journey from hiding her voice to using it as a tool for healing for herself and for others.




Resources & Next Steps


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Connect with Marlys Woods & Get In Tune


Website: https://getintunemusictherapy.com


Social Media:


Instagram:   / getintunemusictherapy   (  / getintunemusictherapy  )


Facebook:   / getintunemusictherapy  






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Music Credit: Produced by G-Rod






*While Angela is a licensed psychotherapist, this show is purely for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not a substitute for mental health treatment. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal health advice.