The Technique of Souldrama° and Its Applications

CONNIE MILLER

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SouldramaO, a new psychospiritual technique that fits into the fourth psychospiritual role category in psychodrama, is an action-oriented method that involves both psychodramatic and narrative techniques. The purpose of Souldrama is to have the ego and soul work in alignment to discover the soul's vision. A therapeutic tool designed to be an adjunct to psychodrama for the treatment of codependency, Souldrama incorporates spirituality into the psychotherapeutic process, allowing the therapist to move clients who are "stuck" by helping them to discover the divine within and to act as cocreators in their own lives to discover their unique personal gifts for their soul's vision or life's purpose.

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