I’m Edie Brown—an academic therapist, educator, and proud neurodivergent woman who believes that old-school hip-hop and Scripture can speak to the soul in ways traditional methods can’t always reach.

As someone with a neurodivergent brain, I’ve always connected with music on a deep, emotional level. For many of us, music isn’t just entertainment. It’s communication. It’s how we process, express, and make sense of the world. A single lyric can unlock a memory or give language to feelings that are otherwise hard to name.

Sometimes a song surfaces in conversation — like Jay-Z’s “Excuse Me Miss” — and it helps me name something, like the way it feels when people constantly get my name wrong. That moment of being dismissed sticks with you. 

However, after sitting with it for a while, the song that really captured what I was feeling was “Encore.” The language is rough, but that’s what made it feel real. That rawness gave voice to a deeper anger I’m sometimes scared to feel and rarely have words for. 

For many neurodivergent people, music becomes the translator. It helps us access emotions we’ve been taught to silence, and express truths we didn’t yet know how to say.

Through this site, I blend hip-hop and Scripture to help people—especially neurodivergent learners — tap into healing, meaning, and connection. It’s all part of my larger work over at EdieLovesMath.net, where I help students with ADHD and Autism build confidence and succeed in school and life through brain-friendly strategies.

If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, left out, or like your brain just works differently, welcome. You’re in the right place.