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Texas Woman's University Music Professor Leads A Different Kind Of Grief Support Group
The idea behind the program comes from DiMaio's long standing work studying the intersection of grief and music as a coping mechanism.
February 18, 2023
Every Thursday afternoon for the next few months, a special kind of therapy is taking place within one of the choir rooms at Texas Woman's University in Denton.
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Led by Dr. Lauren DiMaio, an Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at TWU, the "Grief Choir" as she calls it aims to help any grieving person overcome their emotions through singing and music.
Dr. DiMaio said, "Grievers are lonely…you need to find a community and a voice – a choir just makes sense to me. We have a choir where people are grieving and they can bring a song to honor the person that died, and that we sing it together."
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