The Fun of Learning
Happy Spring! As it warms up and our world reopens (yay!) I hope you are finding joy in possibility. I’ve started recording new episodes for The Recess Life podcast and I can’t wait [...]
Play for Shared Humanity
Happy 2021! I think I can still say that, right? What a year it’s been already. I knew that everything wasn’t going to magically go back to normal when we closed the books on 2020. [...]
Embodiment and Play
Overthinking. Being in my head. Swirling through thoughts. Since the pandemic has started I’ve often found myself living in my head and disconnected from my body. There have been [...]
Playing with Gratitude
For those of us that live in the United States Thanksgiving is upon us. This is the holiday that we typically spend with friends, family and take time to be grateful for what we have in our [...]
Release of Tears
Last week I was glued to ABC News and social media. Everytime the electoral college map changed I felt a pang of hope or panic. When the announcement was made on Saturday a release of tears [...]
She Bangs! She Bangs!
My mom and I walked out of IKEA with a new trash can, four plates and a dish-drying mat. After three hours. THREE HOURS. I was helping my parents move into their new house in northern [...]
80 Years Young
About a week and a half ago I went into the hospital with lower abdomen pain and chills for a possible appendicitis. On my way to the hospital my Uber driver told me that he had gone to the [...]
Play as an Immigrant
A strange correlation happened with my father as he grew older. As he retired and grew older, the more playful he became. He picked up fishing in his 60’s. He would bounce out of bed [...]
Day 2 (and new episode!)
This past weekend I decided to catch-up on my podcasts while painting my room. (I finally had enough of my chalky stained walls after 11 years). I turned on Unlocking Us, the podcast [...]
