Find Your Light is a heartwarming collection of 14 inspiring stories that help children ages 7–11 build confidence, self-belief, and emotional strength. Written by child psychologists, this book gently supports kids as they learn to trust themselves, understand their feelings, and discover the courage to be who they are.Each story explores real-life emotions children face every day — comparison, self-doubt, friendship, and belonging — and shows how to g...

'And then came the session where I felt I would give up. I felt frustrated as I'd worked so hard on trying to speak but the most important words; the worst ones, had simply not come out. I implied I would not necessarily come back the following week and as I got up to leave the room, Pat said,'Try detaching from it entirely. Try writing it as a fairy story. Start with the words, once upon a time there was a little girl'.That evening, I tried. I sat on my bed and ty...

Somewhere hidden in the depths of each story lies a treasure waiting to be discovered...This creative arts therapies approach uses myth and fairy tale to explore personal challenges. Clients begin by choosing a myth or fairy tale character they feel drawn to, but don't know why. They and their chosen character then embark on a guided creative journey that leads them to discover hidden, unconscious, aspects of themselves.The process is holistic, using all the arts. ...

Fairy tales are part of our culture and history. They have been with many of us since we were children. During the last 20 years there has been an increasing interest in psychoanalytically-orientated interpretation of fairy tales, opening them up as a medium for therapy.The authors show that fairy tales can be used in therapy and guidance in a number of ways and on many different levels. They found that using such stories in their daily work proved beneficial for staff-members and ...