Renée Fleming Harnessing Music for Wellness
Renée Fleming, world-renowned soprano and arts-health advocate, explores how music and creative arts benefit cognition, pain, emotional health, and recovery. Her anthology Music and Mind showcases how the arts are powerful tools for wellness.
Dr. Thomas Insel Mental Illness to Mental Health
Despite decades of scientific progress, mental health outcomes in the U.S. remain dire. Dr. Thomas Insel, former NIMH director, argues it’s not a medical failure—but a systems one. True healing requires more than medication—it takes people, place, and purpose. With compassion and common sense, Insel shows that transforming mental health care is possible, and urgently needed.