When You’re Feeling Stuck
The other thing I know with certainty is that the very thing I’m afraid of is precisely the direction I need to go. My brain likes to tell me otherwise or [...]
How to Teach Kids & Caregivers About the Brain with Robyn Gobbel
In this episode, Lisa and Robyn Gobbel talk about a topic never discussed before on this podcast and super important for us as clinicians working with kids ... They're talking about [...]
Honoring Boundaries for Deeper Connection & Relationship
Often, when we think about boundaries, we imagine a list of rules and restrictions like: you can’t do this, you can do this, and if you don’t do this, this is going to happen. [...]
Your Heart Allows You to See Your Truth
Let’s get a little deep today about knowing our truths … Because here’s the thing, we can't know our truth when we approach life and circumstances from our head. The [...]
When Sexualized Play Shows Up in the Playroom with Jodi Mullen
To say that we’re excited for this conversation is an understatement because today’s topic is in the top three of the most requested topics since this podcast’s inception. We’ve been waiting [...]
Working with Deaf Children in the Playroom with Gabriel Lomas
Lisa is joined by another very very special guest, Gabriel (Gabe) Lomas, to cover a topic that has never been addressed on this podcast (...and very rarely at a play therapy [...]
Exploring Neurobiological Links Between Synergetic Play Therapy & Art Psychotherapy
This post is something I am very passionate about. I’ve noticed that both art and play therapy leave people thinking what is that, how does that work? So, I thought I [...]
Multiculturalism in Play Therapy with Dee Ray
Lisa Dion has with her an extraordinary guest, Dr. Dee Ray to talk about an incredibly important topic for us as play therapists, Multiculturalism in Play Therapy (... if you don’t [...]
Ableism & Disablism in the Playroom with Marshall Lyles
The beautiful Marshall Lyles is again joining Lisa Dion for another Lessons from the Playroom episode, but this time to talk about understanding Ableism and Disablism in the Playroom. Marshall Lyles, [...]
Welcoming Dissociation in the Playroom with Annie Monaco
In this episode, we’re talking about a topic that we’ve never discussed, but is such an important topic to our work as play therapists. And that is dissociation. To have this [...]