Research on Play and Gut Instincts, Ethics & Creativity

Research by Stephen Porges, Neuro-Behavioralist

Extreme examples of immoral behavior and how it emerges out of being deprived of play

Donald Winnicott and his discussions on "Play as a Universal Language" for Creative Living

There is now a movie out on the healing effects of fly fishing for veterans with PTSD:

MENDING THE LINE

There is significant research on Jiu-jitsu and its healing effects on PTSD symptoms (I can share personally, that it works):

BJJ and PTSD

There is also research on hunting and its impact on healing of trauma:

 Hunting with Soldiers 

 Radically Embodied Compassion: The Potential Role of Traditional Martial Arts in Compassion Cultivation - PMC 

 Repetitive symbolic play as a therapeutic process   

 BDSM play is very controversial. I ASSUME IT CAN MAKE SEXUAL TRAUMA WORSE NOT BETTER, IF NOT DONE RIGHT! But there is research emerging on its benefits:

Sexuality Beyond Consent

 The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink: Jungian and Archetypal Perspectives on the Soul's Transgressive Necessities - Douglas Thomas - The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles 

 Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM: Sexual and Relationship Therapy: Vol 38 , No 3 - Get Access