Deborah Bedford-Strohm

Munich, Germany

Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 18, Issue 1, 2009

Keywords

anger, fairy tale, frog king, transformation, sandplay, clinical example, symbol, frog, adult, female, verbal abuse, physical abuse, integration, divorce, depression, isolation, Iron Henry

Abstract

After relating Grimm’s fairy tale of The Frog King, or Iron Henry, the author discusses the appearance of the Frog King figure a clinical case both as a harbinger of the necessity of releasing and integrating anger as a step toward transformation.

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Suggested Citation

Bedford-Strohm, D. (2009). The frog king as a transformation symbol in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2009.18.1.590

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