Religious Trauma Syndrome is a very real problem that isn’t widely understood by mental health professionals. Spirituality and religion are linked to positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to reputable studies. But at times, unhealthy religious...
In this last episode of 2020, Rona Lewis rounds out our Playful Minds Project “trilogy”. We’ve heard from both co-founders about the inspiration behind Playful Minds Project and how they’re working to address gender and the female mental load....
You’ve already heard from today’s guest if you listened to last week’s episode on Playful Mind Project. This week we’re going to take a deeper dive with Jessica Brustad on the topic of play and mental health. Jessica’s story touched me deeply. When I first learned...
Meet the co-founders of the recently launched Playful Mind Project, play experts Jessica Brustad and Rona Lewis. The focus of their launch is on one of the hardest hit demographics during the Covid-19 pandemic – working moms. With the infection counts breaking records...
This week you’re going to meet Charlette “Charly” Ford, a seasoned entertainer, executive producer and curator of the You’s A Fool Improv and Variety Show in Atlanta, GA. She’s one of the most playful people I’ve ever met! When Charly’s around, it’s nearly...
I’ve been following Vince Gowmon since the very first days of PlayGrounding. His work, at the time, was focused on play for children, but he was different. In addition to the more scientific, psychological arguments for the importance of play, he was also...