The Joy of Children

Want to have more joy in your work?

Be playful.

Winnicot talked about how the essence of healing is play.

You can view the therapeutic task as discovering the unique way of playing with each client.

Playing is the meeting of two personalities. It’s not very enjoyable if the other person isn’t into it.

Lean into the unknown, the surprising, the silly.

What will happen?

What can go wrong?

Whatever fears you have, your patients have also.

By taking risks in session, you model for them taking risks in life.