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Repair Through Play: Rebuilding Relationships After Conflict

“Understanding What’s Really Going On - and What Helps ”

Relationship breakdowns are rarely “just behaviour.”
​We don’t always talk openly about what happens after conflict. The moment after the boundary. After the “no.” After the decision a child didn’t choose. And yet, for many families, carers, residential staff, social workers and education professionals, these moments quietly become some of the most important - and most difficult - parts of the relationship. 

  • The child who pulls away.
  • The young person who escalates.
  • The distance that seems to appear after something necessary but hard

That sense that something has shifted and you’re not sure how to bring it back. It can feel uncomfortable to sit in these moments. To wonder whether you’ve got it wrong. To worry that the relationship has been damaged.
But if this is happening for your child at home or in other contexts, you are not alone.

Access this recorded Deep Dive with TRIBE trauma-informed practitioners Kim Matthews and Aleisha Thomas for this focused Deep Dive, where you’ll explore what’s really happening beneath these behaviours and learn practical, compassionate strategies that help children feel safer, more regulated, and better able to make progress.

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What Does Repair Through Play Include?

Repair Through Play

This Deep Dive focuses on what happens after conflict or rupture in relationships with children who have experienced trauma.

It will help you understand:

  • What might be driving these responses
  • Why rupture can feel so significant for children
  • How to repair in ways that rebuild safety, trust and connection

Because these moments are rarely about “defiance” or “overreaction.” 
Very often, they are about: Fear, Loss, Control, Shame and Expectations shaped by past relationships.

Hosted by Kim Matthews and Aleisha Thomas, this deep dive combines expert advice and practical support. Kim is our Life Story Lead and a former social worker with extensive experience supporting care experienced children and their families across therapeutic settings. She is published in Life Story work and brings a rich, integrative approach drawing on Life Story Work, Family Therapy, PCAP, and other creative therapies. Aleisha is a Play Therapist who leads on training across TRIBE. Aleisha has worked closely with children with complex needs across foster care and residential settings, supporting both children and the systems around them. She has extensive experience delivering Theraplay, PCAP, and supporting children through play therapy. 

In this Deep Dive, we cover:

  • Understanding what sits underneath rupture.
  • Why repair is essential for development and attachment.
  • How to rebuild connection without removing boundaries.
  • Using play and relational moments to repair safely.
  • Supporting children to experience relationships that hold, even when things are hard.

What You Get:

  • 🎥 Access to the Recorded Deep Dive hosted by Kim & Aleisha
  • 🔑 Unlimited access to the recording afterwards through the TRIBE Online Portal so you can revisit the strategies whenever you need them.
  • 📑 Downloadable charts, guides, and practical resources shared during the session, ready to use at home with your child.
  • 🛠️ Step-by-step tools and strategies you can put into practice the very next morning.
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​Kim Matthews and Aleisha Thomas host Repair After Play, discover practical, trauma-informed strategies that help you understand what’s really going on and respond in ways that reduce stress, build safety, and support lasting progress.

What You Get

  • 🎥 Access to the Recorded Deep Dive hosted by Kim & Aleisha.
  • 🔑 Unlimited access to the recording afterwards through the TRIBE Online Portal — so you can revisit the strategies whenever you need them.
  • 📑 Downloadable charts, guides, and practical resources shared during the session, ready to use at home with your child.
  • 🛠️ Step-by-step tools and strategies you can put into practice the very next morning.

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