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Play Therapy Network ®

Play Therapy Network ®www.madiwend.com
Play Therapy Network ® is all about the playground of life! Everything we learn in life is what we learn on the playground. Think about growing up, we learn to care and share, and where to play and how to socially and emotionally regulate or not. Adulting life’s adult playground. We will embark on coping skills for anxiety and depression, as well as featuring amazing people doing amazing things to make the world a better place
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Episodes

Trauma Utopia by Madi Wend Book Review

Trauma Utopia book review. Learning how to grow with trauma. We will explore some highlights of the book. This book explored Trauma with myriad challenges, intergenerational trauma, 50 coping skills, worksheet examples, neuroception of trauma, symptom clusters, secured and unsecured trauma. We discussed not holding, and not containing spaces. This book will cultivate growth and awareness with understanding trauma.

May 01, 202525 minSeason 4Ep. 3

Michael Pereira The Autism Voyage Resource

Special guest Michael Pereira, joins us today. He is with The Autism Voyage. Michael helps parents of special needs children with navigating financial & Life Planning challenges. He is a parent of an Autistic child and also has a blog providing resources to help parents with informative awareness.

Feb 16, 202536 min

Mental Health & College Tips from a College Guest Helping Parents

Today we embark on discussion of tips with college and being in undergrad vs grad school students & mental wellness. Discussed with a recent undergrad college student who is in grad school discussing experience of college students and mental health. We will discussed things that create anxiety and tips with being new to college. Great info for parents.

Feb 01, 202536 min

2025 Coming Soon!

Welcome 2025 New Episodes coming soon.

Jan 22, 202520 secSeason 4Ep. 1

Summer sizzles with new episodes

New episodes are coming soon. They are going to be dropping Summer 24. So well, you are enjoying the rewind of past episodes. Stay tuned because summer 24 is bringing you amazing New content. Helping you to make a difference in every day life

May 29, 202453 secSeason 4Ep. 40

Tapped Unsure Unheard The Battle from Within

Today we will embark on how to feel tapped, unsure, unheard, the battle from within. Ever feel like you are not heard? Do you ever hear yourself? Do you feel like no one listens? You’re exhausted your energy depleted? Do you ever feel like there are challenges in life and you battle with comparing and being authentic? Do you make decisions and choices based on what you are sure to make or do you feel unsure making choices that others want you to make? do you feel you love yourself or do you feel...

Mar 16, 202438 minSeason 4Ep. 50

Do I Hear Me? Listening

Today we will explore the importance of listening to yourself and hearing yourself. Finding purpose and meaning in life and valuing you. When we start to show up and value ourselves and recognize our own meaning, and loving ourselves, we begin to embrace moving forward in life.

Mar 10, 202430 minSeason 4Ep. 39

What’s holding you back. The awakening of courage.

What’s holding you back? The awakening of courage will be explored when we embrace life and challenges, and recognize our value of what we want and face our fears with courage. We will talk about dreams and goals and what holds us back

Mar 04, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 36

Prioritize You No More Excuses

We will explore excuses and how we as human beings are really good at coming up with excuses. Excuses like I’m too busy or I don’t have time. We will explore how to invest in prioritize you and to recognize that excuses waste time and energy.

Feb 23, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 43

Trauma and Secrets Families Hide. InterGenerational trauma.

Today we will explore hidden family, secrets and intergenerational trauma. The discovery the exposure in family dynamics. What is the discovery and how do we expose those hidden family secrets with intergenerational trauma. We will discuss how to research hidden family secrets to the best of our ability as everybody has some sort of secret in their family. In our generation of trauma can happen, and if we don’t know the patterns, how are we supposed to break those negative patterns?

Feb 21, 202445 minSeason 4Ep. 40

Resilience and the therapeutic catalyst

Resilience is important, but the backbone of resilience is the therapeutic catalyst. We will explore four types of resiliency, and how important the therapeutic catalyst is in our ability to cope in life. We will also explore what makes some people, more resilient than others, and the impact of resilience and the therapeutic catalyst.

Feb 20, 202440 minSeason 4Ep. 39

Don’t Waste Your Life Asking Others For Permission

Do you ever feel like you waste your life and time asking others for permission for your own decisions? Do you feel less than do you lack self-confidence? Do you ever invest in yourself? Are you afraid of making choices and seek other peoples approval in making decisions? we will explore how to build self-confidence and not waste time in your life asking others for permission

Feb 18, 202431 minSeason 4Ep. 36

Safe Space Trauma Triggers and Feeling Safe

We will explore what feeling safe. Looks like when we have trauma triggers. Emotional safe, space and physical safe space differences and how to cope and regulate when you are in your safe space. We will explore what a safe space looks like and how to regulate feeling safe.

Feb 17, 202434 minSeason 4Ep. 36

New Beginnings Endings Rise With Strength Summation Sound The Uprising

Today we will explore new beginnings and endings, and how we have strength and uprising to rise above life’s challenges. Recognizing dream and goals and follow through or endings without dreams or new beginnings with embracing opportunities will be explored.

Feb 14, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 35

The No No’s We Do ILife

Do you worry about other peoples opinions? Do you compare yourself to others? Negative thoughts? Fears? We will embark and explore about what people say with negative thoughts, and the Nonos that keep us stuck and how to move forward.

Feb 14, 202435 minSeason 4Ep. 33

Crying Upwards Trauma Triumphs

Today we will explore how we triumph over our trauma while crying upwards. Exploring what crying upwards looks like, as we have triumphs from trauma.

Feb 03, 202433 minSeason 4Ep. 32

Procrastination

Today we will embark on an episode about procrastination. What is procrastination and why do we procrastinate!

Feb 02, 202440 minSeason 4Ep. 31

Choices Confusions and Decisions

Today we will embark on discussing choices, confusions and decisions. Ever feel stuck because you didn’t know what to do with a confusing choice or making a decision? Sometimes in life when we think about our decisions, we must look at the choices and options we have. Life can be quite confusing and allowing our self to recognize that which choices come confusion and uncertainty leading to what we do or don’t do with our decisions we will explore what choices, confusion, and decisions are

Jan 29, 202441 minSeason 4Ep. 28

Anger and what is it! How to cope!

We will be exploring anger, what it is, how to cope and some startling statistics. We will discuss anger and socially emotional regulation.

Jan 28, 202445 minSeason 4Ep. 26

Maintaining meaning in life after trauma

Let us explore how we maintain meaning in life after trauma. Channel your energy into something fulfilling that gives you purpose and meaning in life. Don’t let the trauma pull you down or sink you or keep you stuck. Find a way to be resilient. We will unpack Ways of maintaining meaning in our life after trauma

Jan 26, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 22

Empower your Trauma

Empower your trauma will explore what trauma is, and discuss how to channel the trauma to empower yourself. Self acceptance, self-love, and recognizing your pain does not define you, and your trauma does not define you. You can do amazing things when you learn to empower your trauma.

Jan 19, 202440 minSeason 4Ep. 14

MLK Quotes and Reflections

Today we will explore Martin Luther King quotes. He was an amazing man who wanted to make a difference in the world and mental health was very important to him. We will also talk a little bit about how we transform ourselves to be the best person we can be.

Jan 15, 202426 minSeason 4Ep. 14

Emotionally Unavailable People

Today we will explore emotionally unavailable people and what that is like. Ever feel uncomfortable and uneasy in a situation with a conversation with someone? Perhaps they are emotionally unavailable? Let’s explore.

Jan 13, 202421 minSeason 4Ep. 13

Smiling The Importance of A Smile

Smiling, and the importance of a smile. We will discuss how smiling can be a coping skill and the importance of a smile. Remember, when you were a child, you smiled all the time? What happened as an adult you don’t seem to smile nearly as often. We will discuss the importance of smiling.

Jan 13, 202428 minSeason 4Ep. 12

Empathy What is it

Empathy what is it? Today we will discuss what Empathy is as well as some examples of what Empathy is. We will also have a short discussion on what sympathy is and the difference between the two empathy is very important in building healthy relationships.

Jan 12, 202431 minSeason 4Ep. 11

Trauma Secured & Unsecured

Today we will explore what trauma secured looks like, and unsecured trauma looks like. Fears, trusting, relationships, and how trauma can manifest with secured barriers and how to heal and overcome these barriers.

Jan 10, 202428 minSeason 4Ep. 10

Filtered & Unfiltered Life Challenges

Today we will embark on discussing a filtered and unfiltered life. Exploring challenges with society filtering and not filtering and how that shapes our perceptions. College guest will be on discussing college campuses with living life with filters and not living with filters. We will also discuss socializing in relationships with filters and not having filters. Body image and more

Jan 10, 202435 minSeason 4Ep. 9

Change & Adjustment

Today we will be exploring change. Why are people so fearful and afraid of change? We also will be discussing adjustment and how changes a part of life that we experience every day and how we change and have challenges where we adjust or don’t adjust in life, we will explore the many different types of change that happen And the impact change has on her every day life. Adjustment happens when we allow ourselves to seek confidence embracing change and evoking and adapting.

Jan 09, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 8

Fears Worries and the Open Brain

Fears worries and the open brain we will explore and discuss how worries are fueling our fears. We will explore how if we have a close brain we are tired and exhausted using more energy. We will explore how an open brain will fuel reduced fears and worries.

Jan 07, 202430 minSeason 4Ep. 7
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