How Do You Create a Sacred Space in Play Therapy for Healing?

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When I first heard the term “wounded healer” I wasn’t sure it was a good thing.

I pictured in my head some of the people I’ve come across in the mental health community who caused me to be concerned about their ability to be stable and support clients effectively.

To be honest, even saying that outside my head (and written down here) sounds really judgy. 🙄

Afterall, I’ve overcome a lot of trauma and attachment wounds passed down through the generations in my family. I mean really - who am I to judge?

So that concept of “wounded healer” intrigued me.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

I remember the first time I heard the term during a sand tray training I was taking with one of my favorite sand tray therapy trainers.

I heard her refer to therapists as “wounded healers.”

It went right to the core of my being.

I was struck by the resilience aspect of overcoming past trauma and generations of family woundedness.

What was once a source of great pain can become a source of great healing for myself as well as my clients and their families.

But - what does that mean and how do we make sure to be a source of healing and not a barrier to healing for our clients?

As play therapists - when we embark on the sacred journey of healing, how do we hold space for transformation for our clients?

Well - that’s exactly what I’m talking about in this week’s podcast episode: How To Create a Sacred Space for Healing in Play Therapy

Yep! I’m going there. I’m not going to lie - I feel a little bit exposed putting this topic out there in the internet universe.

These are conversations I usually have in small private meetings with play therapists in my consultation groups. Nice and safe in a protected space.

Here’s the thing - when we have these discussions in my consultation groups - they are pure gold! So powerful!

To witness our ability as wounded healers to transform our own lives and then be able to hold a sacred space for healing in play therapy when done well is nothing short of beautiful. (to be honest - I’m tearing up right now writing this as I remember how beautiful it has been to be a witness to healing.)

So, I decided it’s time to talk about this topic in my podcast play therapy community with you. Let’s do this.

Let’s talk about it and make sure we’re holding a safe and sacred space in a healthy and healing way for our play therapy clients as wounded healers who have been transformed so we can show them and their families the way to healing with strength and compassion.

So - check out this week’s podcast episode! How To Create a Sacred Space for Healing in Play Therapy

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Chapters

1. How Do You Create a Sacred Space in Play Therapy for Healing? (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:01)

3. Today's topic overview (00:00:55)

4. Defining the Play Therapist as Wounded Healer (00:06:44)

5. Characteristics of the Wounded Healer (00:18:05)

6. Holding a Sacred Space for Healing (00:19:34)

7. Authenticity With Boundaries (00:28:27)

8. The Role of Self-Care (00:30:40)

9. Recap of today's discussion (00:38:08)

10. Resources - Play Therapy Academy (00:41:11)

11. Outro (00:44:22)