Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 194 🎙️ She’s back! In her fourth appearance, Lisa welcomes the deeply loved and returning guest Mili Sarmiento Shoemaker—bilingual therapist, teacher, and Certified Synergetic [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 193 In this heartfelt and most inspiring episode, Lisa sits down with Catherine and Alicia Denham—the visionary clinical duo behind Mama Owls Minis, Licensed [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 192 In this final episode of the Little Lessons Series, Lisa wraps up this heartfelt Q&A journey by answering your powerful questions including how [...]
You’ve likely heard the phrase: “Just be yourself.” Every time I hear it, I chuckle a little—as if it’s that easy. In the Business of Therapy course, I teach the concept [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 191 Lisa is back with another episode of the Little Lessons Series, answering your insightful questions about navigating the complexities of the playroom. Today’s [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 190 "Every part of us, even the ones we've been taught to reject, holds the potential for growth and healing." – Mili Shoemaker Aggression [...]
Poetry has long been recognized as a medium for self-expression, reflection, and healing. But have you ever considered its role in play therapy? Just as play offers a space for children [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 189 “Every child has the capacity to heal and grow, but it starts with meeting them where they are—with respect, curiosity, and an understanding [...]
Play therapists accept that "Play is the child's language... toys are the child's words"Â (Landreth, 2012). Somatic approaches to play therapy reveal what is held below the toys and the symbolic tale: [...]
Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 188 "Every child has the capacity to heal and grow, but it starts with meeting them where they are—with respect, curiosity, and an understanding [...]