{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"123: Safe Enough: When Safety Doesn\u2019t Feel Safe with Jackie Flynn","description":"Welcome to EMDR Playground, the podcast for therapists who want to integrate EMDR and play with confidence, clarity, and creativity. Hosted by Jackie Flynn, Registered Play Therapist, EMDRIA Trainer, and author of the EMDR with Kids Flipchart, this show explores how fidelity to the EMDR model, a deep understanding of the nervous system, and the language of play can transform therapy for children, teens, and adults. Each episode offers practical strategies, expert conversations, and insights you can use right away to help your clients heal more deeply. Whether you\u2019re EMDR-trained or just beginning to explore this powerful approach, EMDR Playground is your space to grow, connect, and bring more depth and effectiveness to your work.   In this episode of the EMDR Playground Podcast, Jackie explores the concept of \u201csafe enough\u201d and why, for many trauma survivors, safety itself can feel unfamiliar, vulnerable, or even threatening.   Drawing from Polyvagal Theory and the work of Stephen Porges, Jackie reflects on how the nervous system learns survival through adaptation and protection, and how healing often begins not with perfect safety, but with experiences that feel safe enough for connection, curiosity, and regulation to emerge.   In this conversation, Jackie shares her \u201cSafe Enough\u201d cards and the ways animals can teach us about nervous system states, instinct, survival, protection, and co-regulation. Through stories, reflections, and clinical insight, she explores how the natural world mirrors the wisdom of the human nervous system and why accessing safety is such an essential part of trauma healing.   This episode invites therapists, parents, and helpers to rethink what safety means, especially for those whose nervous systems learned early that closeness, stillness, or vulnerability were not always safe experiences.     Topics explored in this episode include:   \u2022 Why safety may not initially feel safe for trauma survivors \u2022 The concept of \u201csafe enough\u201d in trauma healing \u2022 Polyvagal Theory and nervous system states \u2022 What animals can teach us about survival and regulation \u2022 Protective responses as adaptive nervous system strategies \u2022 Using creative and relational approaches to support felt safety \u2022 The role of co-regulation in EMDR and trauma therapy   Resources Mentioned: \u201cSafe Enough\u201d Cards by Jackie - https:\/\/www.innovativechildtherapy.com\/p\/the-safe-enough-card-deck-966137 Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges ","author_name":"EMDR Playground Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jackieflynnconsulting.com\/","html":"