{"podcast":{"title":"Lessons from the Playroom","slug":"lessons-from-the-playroom-326000","podcast_index_feed_id":326000,"rss_url":"https://lessonsfromtheplayroom.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://lessonsfromtheplayroom.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/c/6/3/ec634dce029ed1f927a2322813b393ee/x_1-20240702-69yfoeyfd2.jpg","author":"Synergetic Play Therapy Institute, Lisa Dion","episode_count":345,"summary":"The Synergetic Play Therapy Institute's \"Lessons From the Playroom\" Podcasts are a series of recorded podcasts designed to help therapists understand the little lessons that kids teach us that make a big difference in the play therapy process. Our podcast host, Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, is an innovative and inspiring teacher and pioneer in play therapy. She founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute and the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, a cutting-edge model of play therapy that bridges the gap between neuroscience and psychology. Lisa teaches and supervises all over the world, helping transform the lives of thousands of therapists and children. With these podcasts, she'll teach you practical ways to transform both you and the child clients you work with. These inspiring educational lessons are sure to leave you feeling more confident and excited for your next session!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:20:31.130678+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lessons-from-the-playroom-326000"},"episode":{"title":"Little Lessons Series: Authenticity in the Playroom – Q&A with Lisa (Best of)","slug":"little-lessons-series-authenticity-in-the-playroom-q-a-with-lisa-best-of","published_at":"2026-04-21T10:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lessons-from-the-playroom-326000/little-lessons-series-authenticity-in-the-playroom-q-a-with-lisa-best-of","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lessons-from-the-playroom-326000","url":"https://lessonsfromtheplayroom.libsyn.com/little-lessons-series-authenticity-in-the-playroom-qa-with-lisa-best-of","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lessonsfromtheplayroom/Little_Lessons_Part_4_repurposed.mp3?dest-id=488296","summary":"Lisa is back with another episode of the Little Lessons Series, where she answers your insightful questions about the complexities of working in the playroom. In this episode, Lisa dives deep into the theme of authenticity and how it plays a critical role in the therapist-client dynamic. Tune in as Lisa responds to 3 thought-provoking listener questions, exploring how to stay genuine and present when navigating imaginative play, emotional congruence, and handling personal questions from clients. In this episode, you'll hear: Carolyn's question : \"When doing imagination play and a client assigns you a role, how do you play that role? I'm often asked to be a child and the client is the adult. I find I respond as the \"child\" in ways that either surprise my client or I'm given the exact lines and actions to portray. My version of the authentic child when I'm improvising without lines isn't always what the client expects, nor is it always the ideal example because I usually play what I would have felt/said/done as a child and wait for guidance from my client. Hmmm?\" Lisa breaks down how to stay in the moment and respond from a place of genuineness and presence while allowing the child to lead. An anonymous listener asks : Please elaborate on the statement you (Lisa) made: \"I have never seen a child damaged because the therapist was real. However, I have seen children who never deeply connected to their therapist and didn't go as deep as they could have gone because their therapist was too scared to share and express their authentic experience congruently.\" Lisa discusses how emotional congruence builds trust and safety, and why being authentic helps children connect more deeply in therapy. Patricia's question : \"How do you handle personal questions from a child in session?\"…","meta_description":"Lisa is back with another episode of the Little Lessons Series, where she answers your insightful questions about the complexities of working in the playr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1688,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lessons-from-the-playroom-326000/episodes/little-lessons-series-authenticity-in-the-playroom-q-a-with-lisa-best-of/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lessons-from-the-playroom-326000/little-lessons-series-authenticity-in-the-playroom-q-a-with-lisa-best-of.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}