“Adulting” often feels like an uphill battle – there are so many balls we have to juggle; work, family, relationships, career, health, finances and more.
All of these responsibilities – if unrelenting, unbalanced and unsupported – can negatively impact our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. We may even find ourselves sitting and dreaming of childhood, when most of us had less stress and more time for joy and imagination. As adults, we often find ourselves wanting to play – but play for adults is often discouraged by society. If an adult wants to let go of responsibilities for a while , they may feel judged by others or guilty for doing it. Some of us never even try to play because we feel it is “childish”.
One of the things that can help us to embrace our desire to play as adu