Barbara Altman, a St. Louis, Mo., native, earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Fontbonne University and taught music therapy at St. Louis Institute of Music.Â* She now teaches piano and guitar in her home and offers music therapy at nursing homes.Â* Her book, Cry Depression, Celebrate Recovery: My Journey through Mental Illness, recounts her struggles of growing up with an abusive, alcoholic father and her ongoing battles against her early onset of psychosis, depression and anxiety disorder.Â*
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