Resources

Publications, articles, talks, and related materials connected to my work.

Media

Where My PhD Didn’t Take Me: A Journey into Play

A personal and professional reflection on identity, redirection, and responding to unexpected life paths.

Blending neuroscience, clinical insight, and lived experience, this talk offers a perspective on resilience, meaning, and integration.

TEDx TalkMarch 2026TEDx Trinity College Dublin

Publications

Play Therapist Survey Report 2023

A report exploring children’s emotional and mental wellbeing in the years following the Covid pandemic, based on survey responses from play therapists in Ireland.

This report explores children’s emotional and mental wellbeing in the years following the Covid pandemic and offers a useful wider context for both families and professionals seeking therapeutic support.

PDFJuly 2023Wayfinding with Wen
Cover preview for Play Therapist Survey Report 2023