Auto-ethnography: The Growth Experience of Music Therapist who is a Child of a Multicultural Family

The purpose of this study is to explore the process of insight into the growth of music therapists who grew up as child of multicultural families. The researcher is a child of a multicultural family and a music therapist, and this study was analyzed using the Auto-ethnography method. First, the researcher experienced parental conflict, peer bullying, and reproach due to the background of multicultural families. And the researcher experienced low self-esteem and emotional difficulties. Second, the researcher had difficulty growing professionally due to past wounds in the process of training as a music therapist. Nevertheless, the researcher gained inner strength by insighting wounds and multicultural backgrounds. Through this, the researcher was able to achieve personal and professional growth as a music therapist. The results of the study help understanding of the lives of children from multicultural families at the personal and socio-cultural levels. In addition, it is meaningful to convey the growth experience as a music therapist.