At one point in my adult life, I found that my life had become flat and boring and I started to get depressed. It was through rediscovering the importance of play that things turned around for me. I learned the hard way that if I cannot find play in my work, then it becomes a chore and I do not perform well, but if I can find play in what I am doing, then I will fully engage and excel. Without access to a sense of play in my life, I lose track of my purpose and meaning. In all of my different kinds of relationships, when play is part of the relationships, then the relationships are enlivened and I look forward to our connections.

As I was rediscovering the revitalizing aspects of play in my own life, I noticed that many of my psychotherapy clients had lost play in their lives, or never had it strongly, and that as a result they too struggled with depression, anxiety, lack of meaning in their lives, and disengagement in work. As I assisted my clients in bringing play into their lives, things began to turn around and we noticed striking progress. Depression and anxiety began to fade, confidence returned, problems became puzzles to solve, and life became more fun and interesting.

Craig has been leading play therapy groups for adults since 2010. Craig has a private psychotherapy practice and also works at a clinic providing therapy for those with a severe and persistent mental illness.

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