174: Yes To Life Show with Robin Daly MBE & guest Tarisha Seligman174: Yes To Life Show with Robin Daly MBE & guest Tarisha Seligman
UK Health Radio Podcast
Host Robin Daly talks with Tarisha Seligman about her long cancer journey and how music and singing have supported her wellbeing, intuition and sense of community. The conversation touches on focusing on wellness, trusting inner guidance, practising gratitude and holding both yes and no within a wider yes to life.
43:42•28 May 2026
Singing Your Way Through Cancer with Tarisha Seligman
Episode Overview
- Music and singing can support wellbeing during cancer by calming the nervous system, opening the heart and reconnecting people with gratitude and spirit.
- Simple songs repeated with intention help people move from thinking about lyrics to feeling the "medicine" of the words and the vibration of their own voice.
- Community singing and group spaces reduce isolation, remind people they "are not alone" and offer playful, joyful moments alongside serious treatment.
- Developing an "inner wellness chief" means listening to intuition, staying present with choices and not relying solely on external experts or protocols.
- Practising receptivity and gratitude – for treatments, food and daily life – can change how the body receives support and shift focus from fear to wellness.
“"What if all we're doing is enough now? And we are whole, we are whole, we are whole."”
How do people find strength in their journey through cancer? This conversation on the Yes To Life Show brings together host Robin Daly and guest Tarisha Seligman, a self-described "singing medicine woman" who has lived with cancer for many years and leant on music to support her body, heart and spirit.
Tarisha shares how music has been woven through her life since childhood and how, during cancer treatment, it has "warmed my heart, brought me home, settled my nervous system" and helped her reconnect with spirit and gratitude. She explains her idea of "singing medicine": simple songs sung repeatedly, with intention, so people can "land in the medicine of the song" and feel the vibration of their own voice as healing.
The episode moves between her personal cancer experience and broader themes that many people facing serious illness will recognise: isolation, fear of the future, and the pressure to stay positive. Tarisha talks about singing circles, playful community sessions, and her online course "Singing Your Way Through Cancer", which blends song, sharing, information and inspiration to help people feel less alone and more focused on wellness rather than just disease. A big focus is on inner guidance.
She talks about finding her "inner wellness chief" after a recurrence, and how learning to trust intuition can shift someone from passively following protocols to feeling genuinely involved in their care. She also shares practical ideas around receptivity and gratitude, like blessing treatments and food so the body is more open to receiving them. The tone is warm, honest and often gently humorous, while still honouring how tough cancer can be.
You’ll hear about yes and no, joy and grief, song and silence – all held within what Tarisha calls a bigger "yes to life". If you or someone you love is dealing with illness and you’re curious about music as medicine, this conversation might spark a different way to support healing. What if a simple song could shift how you feel today?
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