What Every Parent Should Know About Trauma, Therapy & Lasting Healing with Mallory Kurkosky

Send us Fan MailWhy do children leave therapy saying, “We just played”? In this conversation, licensed mental health therapist and registered play therapist supervisor Mallory Kurkosky explains how evidence-based play therapy helps children process emotions and experiences they can't always put into words. We discuss supporting teens who resist therapy, how parents can use validation and emotional regulation to shift family dynamics, and why healing often begins with the adults. Mallory also shares how EMDR therapy helps process trauma, what to look for in a qualified therapist, and the work she's leading through Refined by Fire and Embers of Hope to bring lasting restoration and hope.Mallory's contact info:Websites - www.embersofhopepc.org & www.refinedbyfire.infoEmail - [email protected] 🌟Featured Hope Unlocked Partner: RelihtWelcome to Reliht, the brand new and easy-to-use, online no-chat tool you didn’t know you needed, but will love.Designed as an alternative to social media, Reliht gives you quiet space to reflect, journal, grow with God, capture and share what He’s speaking—without the distractions of endless scrolling and chat.  Sit with God, listen, reflect, journal, receive, and share.✨ As a special launch welcome, sign up FREE through September 1, 2026.Learn more at reliht.com 🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!Support the showThe Hope Unlocked🔑 Podcast is a clarion call to keep going. Wild testimonies of faith & courage cut through the noise & ignite hope. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world — and you can also leave a note to share how the podcast has encouraged you. Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Partner HEREWays to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host -Website - https://www.newwingscoaching.net/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/renew.wings/Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/moodykurtz/ Join the Hope Unlocked FB group (for women) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hopeunlockedJoin the NEWSletter HEREPodcast Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational and inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, and testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or New Wings Coaching Content shared is not intended to replace p...