This episode is a conversation with Julie Randle, a woman really knows the value of play throughout all phases of life. She enjoys bringing people together, playing physically, and supporting others as they play. Her battle with cancer was made

Why Wait to Play?

Feb 10th, 2024

You can play AFTER all your work is done! Not true! Shawnee, therapist and human with silliness superpowers, reminds us how important it is to make play a priority. She cautions us to not care what others think about our play and finally to lea

Back at PLAY

Jan 23rd, 2024

Here we go! Well, where have you been!? I hope you have been playing. If not, it’s time to get back to it! Today’s episode is a reminder that play is a pillar of wellness and health. It’s also a way for us to become the authentic version of our

Jokers Playstyle with Angie Williams

Oct 25th, 2022

We the people, in order to form a more connected society, NEED JOKERS! So bad! Jokers are connectors and that’s what we are starved for these days is true connection. So the next time you decide to check out and disconnect from the world at, sa

Courage to Live a Playful Life

Oct 18th, 2022 14m 57s

Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear and her advise applies perfectly to what we are doing on Play for Life, living the best life we can through PLAY. Being playful often requires courage to do that thing that is inside

The Playlist

Oct 6th, 2022 17m 10s

We make all sorts of lists but this is one you’re going to want to make and keep handy. A playlist is rad. Basically make a list of all the play possibilities so when play is possible you’ve already thought of lots of options. The play styles o

Make it FUN with Becky Lund

Sep 27th, 2022 16m 47s

This conversation is helpful for young moms and working moms. Prepare for the worst and then enjoy. Becky is an explorer/director who loves the outdoors and moving. She is the mother of four young, busy kids and is married to an involved husban

Competitor Playstyle with Katie Lariviere

Sep 21st, 2022 18m 44s

Have you ever wondered why people try so hard at a game? Does someone you know always invite you to join a health challenge? Listen to this episode with Katie Lariviere and you may understand their motivation and you may even want to join in th

Play: If you need Sleep you need Play

Sep 9th, 2022 13m 48s

Doctor Stewart Brown isn’t dead! I am thrilled to share that the founder of the National Institute for Play is back and rocking the world with his research about how NECESSARY play is. On the hierarchy of needs, sleep is foundational and he cla

Mover Playstyle with Liz Shakespear

Aug 30th, 2022 22m 24s

Mover is the playstyle most easily recognized as traditional play. Liz discusses how physical play improves her mood, health, and relationships. She giggles through stories of play making her life better. If this kind of play is not your jam, l

Episode 35: Back to School. Time to Recommit to Play

Aug 22nd, 2022 13m 2s

It’s back to school for many of the young ones which is a perfect time to recommit to making time for play. Because play is purposeless by definition we have a hard time making time for it. BUT it is essential to our wellbeing so don’t be decei

Episode 34: Connect

Apr 1st, 2022 22m 3s

It isn’t having a clean house that will help you have what you think you want. It’s not your career, your body, stuff you buy, how much of the world you see, or any of the other thousands of the things on which we place importance. So what matt

Episode 33: Work and Play with Bre Welch

Feb 14th, 2022 9m 55s

This is the rest of the conversation from episode 32 with Bre about creativity. We get into how play can be a part of your work, why that’s cool sometimes, and why you should also find times when play isn’t part of work, but something totally k

Episode 32: Artist/Creator with Bre Welch

Jan 14th, 2022 30m 48s

Whether or not you consider yourself a crafty artist, this episode will remind you that creativity is actually about solving problems, and that everybody creates. Bre is a mommy, actor, and headshot photographer and she finds ways to be creativ

Episode 31: Play is True Beauty

Oct 5th, 2021 19m

We have lots of reasons to want to have beauty; and quests for beauty are common with us women as we seek to be valid and confident in this world. We want to feel good. We want to feel acceptable or loved. Whatever it is we want to feel, we

Episode 30: Don’t Put Play Off

Sep 2nd, 2021 16m 39s

Wealth is often what we are waiting for in order to feel like we deserve play time. It’s just not true. Play can give us wealth now and improve our quality of life. Choose to live well by scheduling time to play. You won’t be sorry you did.

Episode 29: Angie, the Explorer

Jul 7th, 2021 22m 41s

Explorers are naturally good at something inherent in play and that is discovering what they like AND what they don’t like. We would all do well in our play journeys to learn a rad skill from our Explorer friends – the art of finding out. Le

Episode 28: Daily Play It’s an Attitude

May 5th, 2021 16m 9s

Have you noticed how on vacation you clearly see the beauty of the area and wonder how the locals handle all that amazingness? They don’t even seem to notice it. Have you ever observed someone’s life and found it totally charming only to have h

Episode 27: The Collector

Apr 2nd, 2021 20m 49s

EVERYBODY PLAYS! EVERYBODY! Do you collect bobble head figures? How about spoons from your travels? Playbills? Do you want to visit every state or see every solar eclipse? You just might be a Collector! My father-in-law loves thrifting. LOVES I

Episode 26: Play Like A Kid

Mar 10th, 2021 21m 7s

Hi! We’re talking about Play today, as we do. But, like, as we’re talking about Play today, we’re getting a little academic. Not in a boring way, I hope. But, as we seek to understand how something like Play can really make our lives better, I

Episode 25: Play like a Director

Feb 25th, 2021 19m 51s

EVERYBODY PLAYS! EVERYBODY! I remember talking to my sister-in-law Krissy next to a pool last summer, and we got talking about Play, because I’m a zealot. And she told me she didn’t think she played. But, with my obsession, I’m totally convince

Episode 24: Play Personality Assessment

Feb 8th, 2021 15m 21s

The ways you and your people play are so much broader and more important than you think they are! And understanding your Play Personality, and how your Play Personality vibes with the Play Personalities of your people can make your relationship

Episode 23: Play Time!

Jan 27th, 2021 15m 14s

Play TIme! When we stop playing, we start dying. Super uplifting thought, right? But actually, yes. Super uplifting. We need play throughout our whole life, not just as children learning the ropes, or teenagers being morons, or newlyweds talki

Episode 22: Presence

Oct 5th, 2020 24m 29s

We all want to get the most out of our lives. Unfortunately our brains want us to just stay alive. This podcast takes us beyond survival to getting serious traction out of NOW. The present is the only place we can enjoy this life. The past and

Episode 21: Let’s Thank

Sep 4th, 2020 21m 17s

“The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start by being grateful for what you have right now.” – Her Highness, Oprah Winfrey Gratitude is what started me on this whole process of upgrading myself. So, to wrap