Episode 36- Holding Hope | Play Therapists in Times of Global Uncertainty

Holding Hope in the Playroom | Play Therapy CircleIn one of her most personal episodes yet, host Kylie Ellison pauses to name what so many play therapists are quietly carrying, the weight of showing up for children and families during a time of profound collective anxiety and global uncertainty.This episode is for you, the therapist in the trenches.Kylie explores how the state of the world filters into the playroom - from children presenting with themes of chaos and loss of control, to parents arriving more activated and depleted than ever. She unpacks the very real psychological labour of holding hope when that hope feels genuinely hard to access, and what it means when hope is part of your professional identity.In this episode:Why children are neurologically wired to track caregiver anxiety and what that means for what you're seeing in sessions right nowThe difference between burnout and compassion fatigue, and how to recognise the signs in yourselfThe compassion satisfaction, fatigue continuum, and why collective global stress shifts the whole scaleVicarious anxiety: the less-talked-about cousin of vicarious traumaPractical anchors for holding hope, supervision, containment rituals, community connection, and returning to your whyA gentle reminder that the therapeutic relationship itself is one of the most radical acts of hope that exists right nowThis one's raw, honest, and a little bit like a therapy session - and that's exactly the point.You matter. What you do matters. And you are not alone.🎙️ Play Therapy Circle | Hosted by Kylie EllisonFree community forum: JOIN OUR FREE COMMUNITY HERE