Abstract
In this article I describe my personal journey through mental illness to practising music therapist, which spans some 30 years. The bleak and barren landscape of the hospitals in which I was an acute patient has now been transformed into a colourful milieu where I practise as a music therapist. The parallel paths of my own illness and my professional training are growing into an integration of my inner and outer life, which is reflected in my music therapy work with people with mental health problems.
The names of all people have been changed to safeguard anonymity. I have used the third person when discussing my own story, also providing additional perspective by using the pseudonym ‘Jane’. The article is in two main sections.
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