How might it feel to do this exercise first as a child in a family session with a playful family therapist guiding the process, then in an individual session?

Discussion

Take yourself back to an age between 5-12 and draw upon memories of living with your family. Remaining in this mindset, create a genogram for your family. List yourself and about five family members who had the most powerful impact on you at that age.

In your discussion post, share the following with other learners:

How easy or difficult was this exercise?

What came to you as you were doing this exercise? (you say something about the development of my family dynamics)

How might it feel to do this exercise first as a child in a family session with a playful family therapist guiding the process, then in an individual session? (you can say playful for a child to process his/her family personally)

What did you like or dislike about this process?