A Short Fuse
If you met Susie, one of the first things you might learn is that she is proud of her short fuse. She says it like a warning and a badge of honor. She does not let people push her around. She does not wait quietly when something is wrong. She speaks up, demands answers, and usually gets what she came for.
In some situations, that can look like a superpower. Susie gets the answer, the apology, the table moved, the bill corrected, the phone call returned, or the problem handled while everyone else is still deciding whether they should say something. But the same thing that gets Susie results also costs her.
Sand Tray Therapy for Stuck Words
In those first moments, a story begins to unfold. Some clients find every prop and actor for their autobiography, while others may find only one artifact tied to a lost memory. Either way, what appears in the tray often says more than words ever could. This is the bittersweetness of truth. What rises to the surface is not always loud, but it is often revealing.
As the tray takes shape, the client begins to do more than notice objects. She begins to interact with the story they are telling…..