What is Summit Wellness?

Summit Wellness builds on The Summit FM’s former Rock+Recovery™ and KIDJAM! Radio™ programming – digging deeper into the healing power of music and music therapy to improve mental health and well-being.

Summit Wellness programming fosters participation in music as a shared experience across the entire life span, so all share the benefits. Our inclusive content links music and communities for greater social well-being.

Our Community Connection

Summit Wellness includes community through enhancing “mental health” public service announcements. These are professionally produced audio segments illustrating the life-changing effect of music on individuals in our community and programming exploring recovery techniques and stories of overcoming physical limitations and mental health challenges.

In addition, highly focused awareness campaigns, including substance use disorder, suicide prevention, autism mindfulness, teacher appreciation, LGTBQ+ awareness, celebrating local arts, and humanities, adoption awareness, health literacy months, bullying prevention, women/men’s health, and physical health exercise month. Listeners are encouraged to utilize local and national resources while being open to diversity and inclusion.

Gratitude/Summit Wellness

Summit Wellness: Gratitude - "Brush With the Ordinary"

By The Summit FM on February 29, 2024

By Matt Anthony - Summit FM Digital Media Specialist I had already plowed through a half-pack of cigarettes, and it wasn’t even noon yet. The workday traffic on Michigan Avenue was consistently heavy and loud, making downtown Chicago feel as though it was audibly inhaling and exhaling on its own. I was left with my […]

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Music and Your Wellness: Four Ways Music Impacts Us

By The Summit FM on February 20, 2024

By Sarah Swirsky, MSW, LSW, Summit FM Wellness Coordinator You're likely aware of the incredible power of music to uplift and inspire, but were you aware that music can also have positive effects on your mental health and wellness? So, crank up your favorite song and explore the surprising health benefits that music has to […]

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Summit Wellness: Gratitude - "A Patient of Patience"

By The Summit FM on February 05, 2024

By Matt Anthony - Summit FM Digital Media Specialist “Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.” - Francis De Sales My father had pretty much thrown in the towel. All his years in the classroom as an experienced industrial arts teacher were being put to the test. Successfully navigating a high […]

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Summit Wellness: Gratitude - "Don't Wish Your Life Away"

By The Summit FM on January 12, 2024

Wellness can be achieved by virtue of completing a journey and maintain a lifestyle. But it can also be magnified by our ability to appreciate and be thankful for the things that we already have! Summit Wellness continues to hum the melody of connection between feeling good and feeling grateful! Gratitude is a monthly feature contributed by […]

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Meet Summit Wellness Program Coordinator

By The Summit FM on January 11, 2024

Sarah Swirsky is a Licensed Social Worker with diverse experiences in the mental health field, including counseling and advocacy. She believes that open and informed discussions about mental health are crucial in fostering understanding, reducing stigma, and promoting overall wellness. Born and raised in Akron, Sarah holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of […]

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Community Connection: Mentoring

By The Summit FM on January 01, 2024

January is National Mentoring Month. Through the process of mentoring, individuals and organizations can discover new ways to prosper and achieve personal and group goals that benefit our whole community. The experiences of mentorship at a young age can be extremely formative, helping shape lives and mindsets. Mentorship can provide added guidance that can nurture […]

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