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There’s Room for You Here: On Judgment, Comparison & Creating What’s Yours

Have you ever felt judged by another entrepreneur? Maybe it was a therapist in your town charging a fee that felt unreasonably high—or someone offering a sliding scale so low you [...]

There’s Room for You Here: On Judgment, Comparison & Creating What’s Yours2025-07-06T08:46:50-06:00

The Illusion of Safety: A Reflection for Play Therapists

Safety, as we commonly speak of it, feels like something solid—something we can find, build, or secure. But what if safety isn’t a place or even a state… but a perception? [...]

The Illusion of Safety: A Reflection for Play Therapists2025-07-06T08:35:32-06:00

From Panic to Purpose: How I Stumbled Into Teaching

As a child, I loved to play teacher. I had my imaginary students, my makeshift classroom, and a deep love of pretending to lead and explain things. But somehow, as I [...]

From Panic to Purpose: How I Stumbled Into Teaching2025-07-06T08:10:07-06:00

Reconciling Service and Wealth: The Integrity of Earning While Giving

There’s a dissonance that many people experience when it comes to money and service. It's this unspoken tension between wanting to help others and the discomfort that can arise from receiving [...]

Reconciling Service and Wealth: The Integrity of Earning While Giving2025-07-06T07:58:08-06:00

Wounded Healers in the Playroom: How Attachment Histories Shape Our Work

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 198 What happens when therapists bring their own attachment histories into the playroom—consciously or not? In this deeply validating and insightful conversation, Lisa welcomes [...]

Wounded Healers in the Playroom: How Attachment Histories Shape Our Work2025-07-04T10:40:40-06:00

Why the Playroom Must Evolve: Embracing Digital Play Therapy & AI (Part 2)

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 197 In this powerful follow-up episode, Lisa reunites with psychologist, author, and digital play therapy pioneer Dr. Jessica Stone to explore the ever-evolving intersection [...]

Why the Playroom Must Evolve: Embracing Digital Play Therapy & AI (Part 2)2025-07-04T10:04:06-06:00

Dissociation Reimagined: Honoring the Inner World of Therapist & Child

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 196 In this powerful and deeply human episode, Lisa is joined by two internationally recognized leaders in the field of complex trauma and dissociation—Ana [...]

Dissociation Reimagined: Honoring the Inner World of Therapist & Child2025-07-04T09:07:44-06:00

When the Body Remembers: Psychosensory Healing, Play Therapy & the Wisdom Within

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 195 She’s back—and the energy in the room just elevated. In one of the most moving and illuminating episodes to date, Lisa Dion reunites [...]

When the Body Remembers: Psychosensory Healing, Play Therapy & the Wisdom Within2025-07-04T10:44:22-06:00

Introducing Family Constellation Work: A Systemic Lens for Play Therapists

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 [...]

Introducing Family Constellation Work: A Systemic Lens for Play Therapists2025-06-03T09:23:57-06:00

Unleashing Your Creativity: A Conversation with Mama Owls Minis

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 [...]

Unleashing Your Creativity: A Conversation with Mama Owls Minis2025-06-02T09:05:41-06:00
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