ABSTRACT
This is my story. In this chapter I will describe the multiple influences that have directed me forward as an aphasia therapist-the role of mentors, life events, geographic context, and pure serendipity. I will consider the phases of my own development in relation to some ideas about aphasia therapy and highlight some lessons learned, using as illustration the personal narrative of a person with aphasia. Finally I will offer some advice to the young clinician, which I suppose is one of the indulgences permitted in this phase of my career!
