Life is Mysterious, Don’t Take it Serious

There's a strange contradiction at the heart of some of life's most meaningful moments: you can create the conditions for them, but you can't command them to happen. Learning when to act and when to wait can open us to experiences that effort alone can't produce. Learn more about ...  Show more

An interruption doesn't erase what came before it. The next time something disrupts a moment you were enjoying, notice how quickly your mind declares the whole thing ruined. Giving the experience a little more room can help you stay connected to what was good without fighting wha ...  Show more

Is the secret to a happier, less stressful, more connected life actually play? A lot of the research is telling us so! As we get older sometimes we lose a bit of our joy, awe and wonder, and the time we have for our friendships becomes more restricted by work, obligations, distan ...  Show more

Remember childhood when play came easy to us? It’s like we shift into adults who forget how to have fun, to be spontaneous, or to just let go without hustling to the next thing on our to-do list. In this episode, talk about why play is so important in healing, and how to start do ...  Show more

It’s easy to understand the importance of play during childhood but research shows that play is important at every age. In this episode, Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with play expert Dr. Stuart Brown, who has studied play for decades, and argues joyful activity is just as important as ...  Show more

Play is an important part of your life. It not only is fun and feels good, but it impacts your emotional health as well. As kids we understand this but as we grow up we tend to allow the responsibility and pressure of being an adult get in the way of play. 

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