Let’s talk about...making space for play

Welcome to UN/DO - the podcast where we rethink work, rest, and play. Hosted by Dulcie and Yemisi, this season is all about unlearning the rules we’ve been handed and doing life on our terms. If you’re done shrinking, settling, or running on fumes…you’re in the right place.

This week, we’re talking about something most of us haven’t been taught to take seriously: play. Not productivity in disguise. Not relaxation you have to earn. Just joy.

Because play isn’t optional,it’s essential. It’s one of our core pillars at WorkWell, and this episode is your permission slip to reconnect with it.

In this episode:

• Why play is seen as silly, wasteful, or unserious

• How we’re conditioned to justify joy or make it productive

• The science behind play: dopamine, oxytocin, and cognitive flexibility

• Why Issa Rae protects joy like strategy, not a reward

• Our signature UN/DO practice - one thing to unlearn, one thing to do differently

Books mentioned:

• Play by Dr. Stuart Brown

• The Art of Rest by Claudia Hammond

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Explore these and more in The WorkWell Library - https://www.thisisworkwell.com/library

Reconnect with joy through The Play Project

If your days are starting to feel flat or transactional, it might be time to reintroduce joy on purpose. The Play Project is a 30-day audio course designed to help you feel more alive, more creative, and more connected to who you are outside of work.

• Bite-sized reflections. No pressure. No performance.

• Use code PLAY10 for 10% off

www.thisisworkwell.com/playproject 

Got a work dilemma?

This season, we’re answering your real-life dilemmas in short minisodes.

Got something you’d love us to unpack? Email us at [e-mail] and don’t worry, we’ll keep you anonymous.

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