The Transformative Power of Womanity Play and Social Therapeutic Groups

One evening after an exhausting day, I came home questioning my ability to sustain hope—both for myself and for those I work with. Just as doubt crept in, my 13-year-old daughter asked me if I had seen an email from her school about civil rights laws protecting children. She spoke of classmates living in fear of deportation, of friends hiding their identities to avoid persecution.

I took a deep breath and asked her to tell me more—not just about her fears, but about the relationships she was forming. As we talked, she reflected on how much joy she found in the small, fleeting moments of exchange—those 30-second conversations in the hallways that, for her, felt like tiny acts of belonging. She described these interactions as a kind of magic, where she could feel a piece of herself living in others and a piece of them in her.

I was struck by her poetic thinking, her innate wisdom. In that instant, we were one, connected by love. My daughter’s reflection was a performance of pure connection, a moment of sonder, the choice to love.

The next day, I spoke to my creative partner and co-therapeutic coach Marian about my daughter’s reflection, and she told me: "Your daughter's action is the essence of Womanity Play!" Marian’s words struck me deeply, as I realized how much my daughter's spontaneous engagement with others embodied the core of our work—creating connection, sharing humanity, and fostering hope.

Life is not a problem to be solved but an activity to be performed.

In performance, we can go beyond our conditioned roles and embrace new possibilities. We cultivate the opportunity to share pieces of ourselves, to witness and be witnessed, to find meaning in human connection. Theater, like life, is the creation of the ensemble, our ability to listen, respond, and to be other than who we are. In our social therapeutic groups, every encounter, every moment of engagement, is a chance to create something new, with love at the core.

Discover the power of group activity and how to imagine and co-create a more joyful and meaningful life together!