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in reply to: WELCOME! Please Say Hello and Introduce Yourself #167750

Hey there! I am Kim and I live among the trees in Dallas, Oregon. My SPT journey began in 2013 when I met Lisa at the APT conference in Palm Springs. That 3 hour workshop revived my play therapy practice and SPT became a beautiful companion on my journey of personal transformation. I was Certified in 2016 and SPT now weaves into all parts of my life. A couple of the amazing gifts SPT has given me are the anchor of trusting everything is working FOR me, even when it is difficult to see that in the moment and creating space to welcome all parts of my experience. I am on an ever evolving growth edge to truly embody those principles. As we launched this platform last week, I noticed so many of my vulnerabilities surfacing. My role at Student Engagement Liaison has been a learning curve in so many aspects and releasing this online community out into the world brought new levels of activation. I even feel my heart racing and the tears behind my eyes as I write this. This community means so much to me and I feel so proud of what we have created. I found myself riding the waves of excited anticipation, grounded assurance, and emotional flooding when I accidentally deleted this Topic in the Forum along with a gorgeous introduction from a dear SPT soul sister, Mel Lowndes hours after we launched. Not the start I was envisioning! It was truly a practice in welcoming all parts, which meant I could embrace the moment of releasing intense emotional charge, reach out to our amazing Program Director, Kylie as an eternal regulator, and I got to experience beautiful repair with Mel as we embraced trusting it all happened as it needed to. I still feel the residue and I recognize this will feel clunky as I acclimate to new growth edges and hold grace and understanding for the ebbs and flows of my capacity within the moments of ease and uncertainty. I am truly grateful to be in a community where my vulnerability is held with safety, my authenticity is celebrated and I have trusted companions as I continue to stretch myself to new heights.

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