Feeling Together Blog
EMOTIONAL WELLNESS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
The Importance of Nurturing Talent in Supervision
Every once in a while my husband returns from a trip or online seminar with new books in our audiobook file. They generally have to do with management and leadership, which is a refreshing change from all of the science fiction he downloads. Over the weekend, I...
Confirmations, Signs, and Moving Forward
I've been writing and processing about life, meaning, and moving forward at https://storygarden.substack.com. It's my attempt to inspire authentic living. I hope you will check it out. That writing collided with me personally and professionally in a beautiful way....
Play Therapy: Paper Chain Mood Rings
When my husband deployed to Afghanistan a couple of years ago, we had a rough idea of how long he would be gone. I made a chain of 220 paper rings. At the end of each day, my four boys and I broke one of the paper rings off. This helped my younger children visualize...
Learning from Home/Parenting During a Crisis
I am not homeschooling my children. I am schooling them from home. Not only that, but I am also getting my children through the first crisis in their lives, a global crisis. I am a mother first. My children are human beings first. I am balancing getting them through...
Play Therapy Week 2020 — In Jamaica
Every year, the Association for Play Therapy promotes "National Play Therapy Week" in February. This year, I had the pleasure of giving play therapy workshops in Port Antonio, Jamaica, during National Play Therapy Week, which was celebrated Feb. 2-8. The play therapy...
Using Theater & Expressive Arts in Community Building
Before I write about my experience using theater and expressive arts in community building, I'd like to make a disclaimer. I have zero theater experience. Except, of course, that one play in third grade in which everybody got a part. That was enough for me to learn...
Wonder in the Everyday Moment
Yesterday, Facebook sent me a "memory" that reminded me of the wonder in the everyday moment. It went like this: Me to my son: Make a wish (as he was about to blow a dandelion). My son: I wish with all my might that I may blow all the seeds off this dandelion and...
What is Family Play Therapy
Family play therapy is as unique as your family People seeking family play therapy often wonder if the family play therapist has ever worked with "families like ours." This is a good question for anyone seeking family play therapy to ask a potential therapist! If the...