The Serious Person’s Guide To Getting Silly Again 🤪
But For Real · Valerie Martin & Emerson Ryder
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Show Notes
If you feel like adult life is just full of responsibilities, to-dos, meetings, and seriousness, you’re not alone. With busy schedules and the weight of the world, it’s easy to feel disconnected. In this episode of But For Real, Valerie and Emerson explore the relationship we have as play as adults, why it’s actually integral to your well-being and how to start inviting in joy again 🫶
This episode covers:
- 03:17 - Tea & Crumpets: Freaky Friday + Freakier Friday and Emerson’s screen free sauna/steam Sunday routine
- 07:08 - Step Into My Office: How can I get over the fear of looking stupid so that I can find fun?
- 12:57 - The DSM: The Serious Person’s Guide To Getting Silly Again
- 36:33 - Now That's What I Call...OKAAAY!
- 38:11 - Em Pick: "Girl of Your Dreams" by Eli
- 39:19 - Val Pick: "H.Y.C.Y.BH?" by Tom Cardy
- 39:37 - Wait...What? - WTF does 67 mean?
- 42:52 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix: Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Foundation + Henry the 1200 lb polar bear eating a giant pumpkin
Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:
- Why We Play
- Jack Panksepp
- Eli, pop’s new stage girl, is living her teenage dream | The FADER
- "Girl of Your Dreams" by Eli
- "H.Y.C.Y.BH?" by Tom Cardy
- Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Foundation
- Henry the 1200 lb polar bear
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- The Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.co
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