# Best of 2025: Therapy of songwriting with folk musician Mary Gauthier

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Podcast: [Tango Alpha Lima Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912)
Published: 2025-12-18T14:03:38+00:00
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## Resource

Our list of Top 6 most impactful guests of Season 6 would not be complete without American Folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier, who talks about her addiction recovery, mental health journey and how she uses songwriting to help veterans with PTSD. She works with veterans on their healing through songwriting with SongwritingWith:Soldiers. “What I try to emphasize is that this can be of service to other people — a lifeline actually, which it often is.”

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