On March 3, 2026, I will be having a live discussion on LinkedIn with Nicola Maria Rose (Nikki), the founder of Hushaway.
We will be chatting about the science, biology, and calming effects of ASMR.
In addition, we will discuss how carefully designed sound may support emotional regulation in children, particularly those with heightened sensory profiles.
Below is the Event Announcement, along with the event link on LinkedIn.
On March 3, 2026, I will be having a live discussion on LinkedIn with Nicola Maria Rose (Nikki), the founder of Hushaway.
We will be chatting about the science, biology, and calming effects of ASMR.
In addition, we will discuss how carefully designed sound may support emotional regulation in children, particularly those with heightened sensory profiles.
Below is the Event Announcement, along with the event link on LinkedIn.
HushAway is a gentle sound-based wellbeing platform that helps children, especially those who are neurodivergent, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed, find peace, focus, and emotional safety.
The platform is using ASMR triggers, Solfeggio frequencies, binaural beats, & soothing narration to support emotional regulation for all children.
A little backstory from the founder, Nicola Maria Rose (Nikki),
“HushAway® began because I kept meeting overwhelmed parents and exhausted children with big feelings that had nowhere to land. I wanted to create a soft place, a ‘Sanctuary of Sound’, to help them feel a little safer in their bodies, drift into sleep more easily, and find their way back to themselves after a hard day.”
The concept and goals of the founder and this project were so compelling that I joined their team.
The founder has also announced the official launch of the platform today, along with great things on the horizon,
“The full HushAway® Sound Sanctuary, with 400+ stories, soundscapes and affirmations, is coming soon. If you’d like to be first to hear when it opens, there’s an invitation list on the site you can join. “
Click the link below to learn more about the Hushaway platform, soundscapes, team, and goals.
According to the Dec 26, 2024 article titled, “The Top YouTube Searches in 2024“, ‘ASMR’ was the most searched term.
However, according to the Dec 17, 2024 article, “Most Searched Things on Google in 2024“, the term ‘ASMR’ didn’t even appear in the Top 100 most searched terms.
Did these two different lists use different methods? I don’t think so because the lists were published by the same company.
So why was ‘ASMR’ the #1 search term on YouTube, but the term ‘ASMR’ didn’t even make the top 100 search terms on Google?
The answer may be simple.
Do you know that some places in the world offer in-person ASMR services?
Perhaps you do, but I’m not sure most people are aware of this.
Yet, I’ve been seeing these services emerge in the USA, the UK, London, Singapore, and other countries since 2015.
They are often called “ASMR Spa” and “ASMR Services”, but they are also offered as “Touch Therapy”, “Soft Touch Services”, “Light Touch Treatments”, “Backscratching Services”, and other names.
Below is a list of examples, followed by data demonstrating the interest for in-person ASMR services among many people.
I will be giving an online presentation about ASMR to the Maryland Psychological Association on May 17, 2022 (12:00 pm – 1: 30 pm EDT).
More details and registration link are below.
If you are looking for ASMR content on the internet, you have two main options: ASMR videos and ASMR podcasts.
ASMR videos are the much more popular choice.
Compared to videos, ASMR podcasts have some clear disadvantages. But curiously, these disadvantages are also their advantages. Let me explain.
This should be easy to answer, but it isn’t. At least not for me. I have figured out one way to get some ballpark numbers, but my methods may not be the easiest or the most accurate.
If you know a better way than what I describe below, then please reach out to me at asmruniversity@gmail.com.
I will begin by telling you the numbers I calculated and then I will explain how I achieved them.
Curt Ramsey is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia beginning his journey of offering ASMR counseling via in-person visits and live video sessions.
He has an ASMR counseling website and an ASMR video channel.
This is my 3rd update as I continue sharing Curt’s pioneering journey as a practitioner of ASMR counseling (First post Nov 10, 2020, Update #1, Update #2)
In this update, Curt shares his experiences and perspectives about recorded ASMR sessions, live ASMR sessions/performances, ASMR counseling, ASMR spas, and ASMR therapy via apps.
Curt Ramsey is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia beginning his journey of offering ASMR counseling via in-person visits and live video sessions.
He has an ASMR counseling website and an ASMR video channel.
In the first post (Nov 10, 2020), Curt shared how he learned about ASMR, his earliest memories of ASMR, his investigations into learning about ASMR, the development of his ASMR practice, and his experiences so far with ASMR counseling.
In update #1 (Dec 14, 2020), Curt shared some challenges and successes he has encountered as he continues his journey into ASMR counseling.
In this update, Curt describes an ASMR counseling session with an ASMR artist and also begins a comparison of direct and indirect forms of therapeutic ASMR.
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