Abstract
The life of Alice Herz-Sommer, a Holocaust survivor and concert pianist, illustrates how music has the potential to cultivate personality traits that lead to resilience. The act of listening to or making music serves to transport an individual to a peaceful, timeless, and wondrous place. Music, when incorporated into the art of pastoral care, can assist individuals to have a renewed sense of hope in the midst of struggle and trauma.
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