The Play Rebels

What’s your relationship to the word “impulse”? Does it bring up good feelings or bad?  This is episode 2 of our season dedicated to cultivating play the SIMPLE way. Episode 1 focused on Starting Small, and episode 2 will focus on the “I” in SIMPLE: Impulse.  Impulse is a loaded term in a culture. We’re trained from a young age that impulses can’t be trusted, that they need to be suppressed, and t...

This season of The Play Rebels fully focuses on how to cultivate play in your everyday life, working through our SIMPLE acronym from Season 1.  Our first episode starts with S: Start Small. In this episode, we explore the cultural traps that hinder our ability to play in the everyday, including phrases like “go big or go home,” perfectionism, outcome-thinking, and internal and external pressure.  ...

The Play Rebels are back! And this time we’re bringing play into your everyday life.  Season 2 of The Play Rebels will dive into a SIMPLE Way to Cultivate Play, we’re going step-by-step, teaching you how to feel and grow joy in your life.  Like last season, we’ll have lots of play, personal exploration, and free resources to help you deepen your connection to joy.  But wait...there’s more! We’ve a...

On this bonus episode of The Play Rebels, TJ + Bailey share what they’ve been hard at work on and how you can join. From May 11 to 15, join When Stillness is Suffocating, a 5-part expansive mindfulness course that will transform your relationship with mindfulness, provide more clarity in your daily life, and provide paths of expression and release. Over 5 days, you’ll create an expansive mindfulne...

Is football season a fumble or a touchdown for you?  In this bonus episode of the Play Rebels, TJ surprises Bailey with an impromptu discussion about football and its deeper implications beyond just the sport.  No matter if you’re a football fan or not, you’ll want to listen to this deeper exploration of ritual play, inclusion, and what makes for good competition.  They discuss the challenges of t...

How often do you feel joy in your normal, everyday life? Want to feel it more? Well, this episode will teach you how through the magical practice of glimmers.  In this episode, join TJ and Bailey in playing three rounds of speed glimmers. Using the frame of mind, heart, and body, The Play Rebels will help you learn how to train your brain  towards glimmers as a way to feel more joy.  Episode Chapt...

Play and trauma are more related than you think. Is it curiosity or hypervigilance? Anxiety or excitement?  In this episode of The Play Rebels, TJ shares her deep expertise in mental health to help you understand the relationship between trauma and play.  Both trauma and play occur in moments of uncertainty. But cultural conditioning, relational impacts, and our own patterning can interrupt and fr...

In this special episode of The Play Rebels, TJ guides a special guest through a play exploration. Together, TJ and Andrea explore where joy currently lives in her life, her play patterns, and where she is struggling with play.  As an entrepreneur, Andrea’s work requires creativity, flexibility, and resilience. TJ and Andrea explore the challenges of balancing creativity and play within high-risk e...

Why is play so effortless for kids...but feels awkward, distant, or even impossible for so many adults? In this episode of Play Rebels, hosts Bailey and TJ guide listeners on how to reclaim play and joy in their daily lives without needing significant changes or purchases. In this episode, TJ and Bailey introduce SIMPLE—a powerful, easy-to-follow framework for reconnecting with your playfulness in...

Did you know each and every person has their own unique way of playing? (Including You!)  It’s your play personality, and learning it is the secret to rediscovering joy in your life.  In this interactive episode of 'The Play Rebels,' hosts Bailey and TJ help you find your play personality using The Play Compass, a free tool designed to help individuals discover their play personalities and find pa...

In this episode of 'The Play Rebels,' hosts TJ and Bailey dive into the topic of play wounds and how your play wounds are why you struggle with playfulness.  Everyone’s play has been wounded. Times it didn’t go as planned. Times when someone or something hurt you. Times when societal messaging stopped you from being your authentic self.  In this episode, we explore how cultural, relational, and pe...

It’s time to play!  What’s that? You don’t think you can play through a podcast? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.  In this episode of The Play Rebels, hosts TJ and Bailey guide you in rekindling their sense of play through a game of 20 Questions (or is it 21?).  Listen and feel your engagement spark as you participate in play with TJ and Bailey.  See if you can guess the mystery objects before the Rebels. Rele...

In this episode of Play Rebels, hosts TJ and Bailey explore the concept of play personalities, emphasizing the importance of reconnecting with joy through play. The episode highlights the significance of understanding one's play style, using a powerful research-based framework to help you think about where you feel joy. They also demystify intellectual play to help adults stop siloing play into th...

In this episode of 'The Play Rebels,' co-founders Bailey and TJ of the Playful Revolution delve into the importance of play in their relationship and its profound impact on their growth and connection. They discuss how play fosters openness and personal evolution, serving as a powerful antidote to loneliness. Through sharing personal experiences and insights, they explore the transformative nature...

What if play wasn’t something you did, but something you experienced?   In this episode of The Play Rebels, hosts TJ and Bailey delve into the fundamental importance of understanding play as a nervous system state rather than a behavior or action. You’ll better understand the inner workings of your own mind and reframe your experience of joy and play in your life.   Through experiential and imagin...

What if everything you knew about play was wrong?   In this introductory episode of 'The Play Rebels' podcast, co-founders Bailey and TJ of The Playful Revolution invite listeners to get curious about their connection to joy and play in a society that doesn’t give a sh*t if they feel joy.   Listen and explore the importance of joy and play as revolutionary practice, the concepts of curiosity and p...

What if everything you know about play is wrong? Society wants you to believe that play is just for kids, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Play isn’t a hobby, an indulgence, or an exercise class—it’s a radical act of self-liberation. Remember joy? Unbridled, liberated, authentic joy? Joy is freaking awesome, but for many adults, it seems absurd to even think about feeling joy in your e...