Lynne L. Ehlers, PhD, CST-T
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 34, Number 2, 2025
Keywords
Sandplay therapy, Kintsugi, wabi-sabi, women, trauma, rage, repair, imperfection, survival, resilience, healing, psychic restauration, regression
Abstract
Lynne L. Ehlers reflects and comments on Adelina Wong Wei-kwan’s 2025 book. Dr. Ehlers writes, “In this rare and beautiful two-volume set, The Kintsugi Art of Psychic Restoration: Jungian Imagery Approach of Healing on Four Asian Women, Adelina Wong Wei-kwan, uses Kintsugi in her title as the apt metaphor for the healing journeys of four Chinese women.” And “reading about Kintsugi, she [Adelina Wong Wei-kwan] grasped instantly the power of the psychological metaphor hidden in Kintsugi’s philosophy, wabi-sabi, that finds beauty in imperfection—seen not as a flaw, but as a story; that being broken is not the end—it is a part of its history; and that repair is not meant to conceal—it is a highlight of survival. The repaired object thus becomes a symbol of resilience, healing and transformation.”
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Suggested Citation
Ehlers, L.L.(2025). The Kintsugi Art of Psychic Restoration by Adelina Wong Wei-kwan. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 34(2). Supp. 9pp.