HEALING SPIRIT, BODY AND MIND
DISJOINED BY IMMIGRATION
THROUGH SANDPLAY THERAPY
Journal of Sandplay Therapy, Volume 25, Number 2, 2016
Olga Lipadatova
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
KEY WORDS: Sandplay, adaptation, immigration, grief, loss, mother-child relation, depression, personal identity, developmental stages, differentiation, alchemical stages, individuation, integration of opposites, transformation, clinical example, woman, adult, female, proceeding.
ABSTRACT: The article presents a case study of a woman in her fifties, whose sandplay process spanned about one year. The patient was married with three children. She immigrated to Canada after two prior immigrations. Being a well educated and respected professional, she had to adapt to a very new socio-cultural situation. She became psychologically fragile, which triggered the re-living of the many losses of people she loved, one of whom was her mother. Simultaneously, the client’s own motherhood and marriage were brought into question. She started showing signs of depression, gained weight, and began having multiple health concerns. As part of a sandplay research project, she became very engaged in her sandplay process. Through her sandplay, the client experienced transformation which brought about notable changes in her soul, mind, and body. Additionally, it resulted in a change of her attitude to her new life and ability to look for new ways of making herself a part of the collective.
In German
DIE HEILUNG VON GEIST, KÖRPER UND VERSTAND, DURCH IMMIGRATION UNTERBROCHEN, DURCH SANDSPIELTHERAPIE.
Olga Lipadatova
Guelph, Ontario, Kanada
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspiel, Anpassung, Immigration, Trauer, Verlust, Mutter-Kind-Verhältnis, Depression, Persönliche Identität, Entwicklungsphasen, Differentiation, alchemistische Stufen, Individuation, Integration der Gegensätze, Transformation, Verwandlung, Fallbeispiel, Frau, Erwachsener, weiblich, Vorgehen.
ABSTRACT: Dieser Beitrag zeigt die Fallstudie einer Frau in den Fünfzigern die nach Kanada immigrierte. Sie wurde psychologisch geschwächt und dies löste ein Widererleben des Verlusts vieler geliebter Personen, eine davon die Mutter, aus. Gleichzeitig wurden die eigene Erfahrung mit Mutterschaft und ihre Ehe in Frage gestellt. Sie zeigte Anzeichen der Depression. Ihre therapeutische Arbeit brachte eine veränderte Lebenseinstellung und neue Möglichkeiten zutage.
In Spanish
ESPÍRITU CURATIVO, CUERPO Y MENTE
DISJUDIDOS POR LA INMIGRACIÓN
A TRAVÉS DE LA TERAPIA SANDPLAY
Olga Lipadatova
Guelph, Ontario, Canadá
PALABRAS SIGNIFICATIVAS: Terapia sandplay, adaptación, inmigración, dolor, pérdida, relación madre-niño, depresión, identidad personal, etapas de desarrollo, diferenciación, etapas alquímicas, individuación, integración de opuestos, transformación, ejemplo clínico, mujer, adulto, hembra, proceso.
In French
L’ESPRIT DE SANTÉ, LE CORPS ET L’ESPRIT DE L’IMMIGRATION
À TRAVERS LA THÉRAPIE SANDPLAY
Olga Lipadatova
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
MOTS CLES: Sandplay, therapie par le jeu de sable, adaptation, immigration, douleur, perte, relation mére-enfant, dépression, identité personnelle, phase de développement, differentiation, phases alchimiques, individuation, integration des contraires, transformation, femme, adulte, feminine, procédure.
In Portuguese
HEALING SPIRIT, BODY AND MIND
DISJOINED BY IMMIGRATION
THROUGH SANDPLAY THERAPY
Olga Lipadatova
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PALAVRAS CHAVE: Sandplay, adaptação, imigração, luto, perda, relação mãe-criança, depressão, identidade pessoal, estágios de desenvolvimentos, diferenciação, estágios alquímicos, individuação, integração de opostos, transformação, exemplo clínico, mulher, adulto, feminino, procedimento.