Jamie Lynn Langley, LCSW

11/23/2025

Part of my self-care is playing trivia and games with my social work friends. Tonight we won third place at Friends trivia, celebrated the recent marriage of one of our own with a cozy game night basket, and also played Rummikub.

It was a good night! My Tennessee Vols won too! 🧡

11/22/2025

Glimmers! ✨

Life can be hard, and hearts can be hurt. Sometimes glimmers, which are brief moments of joy, can help us while going through hard things. 🩵

Glimmers were developed by polyvagal theory expert Deb Dana, LCSW! She describes glimmers as small, positive moments of joy, connection, or safety that help regulate the nervous system and provide a sense of calm, acting as the opposite of "triggers" which cause stress.

(I love that a social worker developed glimmers!)

11/22/2025

I was invited to be one of four presenters for the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace forum next Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 1:00 p.m. (central time)/7:00 p.m. (U.K. time) over Zoom. We will be presenting about Nature-Based Expressive Art Therapies.

I look forward to being part of this international event, sharing about "Nature as Healing Practice" along with colleagues Dr. Cheryl Fisher, Dr. Courtney Glickman, and Lynn Louise-Wonders. Click the link below for more information if interested.

The EICSP is an events-led Scottish charity, which works with the world's spiritual traditions, both in Scotland and internationally.

11/21/2025

Today has been Children’s Grief Awareness Day, which happens each Third Thursday in November.

Children and teens grieve losses of all kinds- deaths of loved ones and pets, for sure, but also others such as divorce, a move, changing schools, an argument with a friend, academic failure, and many more.

They don’t always have the words to explore and share about their grief. Children and adolescents need safe spaces to play, draw, create, smash, be messy and more- as this is their language to work towards healing. 💙

11/18/2025

Jonathan Bailey and Elmo taking a moment in nature. Just love this! 🍁🧡🍂

11/18/2025

Thank you to Crossroads Family Counseling Center for inviting me to present about Puppets in Play Therapy. I loved puppets as a child and love them even more as an adult for how they can assist children in so many ways. I also love helping therapists be more creative. 💗

11/16/2025

I found a wonderful children’s book yesterday while spending a beautiful fall day with my husband at Tims Ford State Park: “When You Go Into Nature”. It is full of valuable lessons we can learn from nature and also has lovely illustrations. I look forward to sharing this with my child clients this week! 💚

Many state parks like this one have Nature Centers that are full of experiential learning opportunities for children about nature, including our environment and the area’s wildlife. My husband (top right picture) loves these exhibits too. (He is always teaching me things about nature.) This nature center has two owls, one hawk, a snake, and bees in a bee hive. Children love to see them.

TFSP also has a Storybook Trail for children- I adore them! 📖

Tennessee State Parks are full of treasures to find and explore. They are great for family adventures! This is such a great time of year to go discover and explore. 🍁

11/15/2025

Today has been a “Fun Friday” with leading a three hour Puppets in Play Therapy training this morning for Crossroads Family Counseling Center in Fairfax, VA. Everyone gets to make puppets out of creative materials as part of the experimental learning. We had a great group!

I have another puppets in child counseling / play therapy training coming up in a few weeks on Thrs night, Dec 4, for a group in Australia.

I love sharing about the therapeutic use of puppets. It’s truly one of my favorite things. 💗

11/13/2025

Today is World Kindness Day! Also celebrated as Cardigan Day in honor of Fred Rogers.

I am wearing my cardigan today to commemorate this special day and the legacy of Mister Rogers! Let’s be kind to one another! 💗