Almost Grown...Up

This week we are back in the blanket fort and finding new ways to look at the world. Lucie sits down with Alice Spadaro to discuss how play can help us relearn the world around us and how we can use rituals to connect with ourselves, explore more and rekindle some childhood wonder. This episode is a celebration of the power of exploration and expansion. 

Alice (@lalispa) believes in the healing power of art and synergy. She loves to tell stories and play with images, words, and rituals, immersing herself in continual research of tactile and synaesthetic experiences. Trained both as a designer and massage therapist, she explores the liminal space between these two worlds to find ways of amplifying our phantasy and helping soothe our emotions. 
She writes a monthly Lunar Letter, a journey through time and space, following the changes that happen around and inside us. Find out more and subscribe here

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Today we are back in the blanket fort and it's Lucie's Birthday! Yes, that's right. We are delving right into the heart of growing up and looking at how we take time to celebrate Birthdays and getting older. Because it should be a celebration! 

So I hope you enjoy this episode and get some ideas for your next Celebration. 

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This week we are back in the blanket fort exploring the challenging realm of perfectionism. Let's face it, it's easy to slip into the tendancy of trying to do everything perfectly, but often as adults we know this can hold us back or just make for an endlessly frustrating experience. So today Lucie is exploring the world of perfectionism and what play has to offer us to help change the way we approach things. 

Huge shout out to Micheal Cecchin from Know More Know Less for sharing the audio from the great conversation we had. You can find the full episode here.

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Quit playing around!?! Can play really help our productivity? This week we are back in the blanket fort to explore the age old head to head of Play versus Productivity. Lucie explores how play can help us be more productive and also in the world of overwhelm and burnout should it? 

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This week we are snuggling up in the blanket fort to explore how play can help us heal and get to know ourselves better. 

Lucie is joined by Izzy Savege an artist, Eco-Art Therapist & workshop facilitator. She works with adults combining Eco-Therapy, body awareness and art-making into her sessions. You can find out more about Izzy and her work by following her on Instagram or over on her website. 

In the conversation, we discuss the work of Sharon Blackie and her take on wonder as well as David Attenborough's book  'A Life on our Planet'

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This week we are back in the blanket fort and nestling into the idea that small is good. Think of this episode as one big permission slip to allow yourself to do the smaller things, to not worry about achieving the grandest possible outcome but instead look at ways to embrace going small, celebrating the everyday and not worrying if you are not there yet in achieving your grand goals and big dreams. 

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This week we are back in the blanket fort and exploring how to get unstuck. Whether you are stuck in life, or just behind a mattress like Lucie this episode dives into how we can change our perspective, move forward and get unstuck. 

See you on the other side! 

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This week we are back in the blanket fort with a very serious question... Can we play at work? 

Lucie is joined by Marko Rillo to discuss the role of play in the workplace. What he has learnt from facilitating Lego Serious Play across many companies and how we can all use play at work to solve problems, build connection and maybe find a bit more joy.

Marko is a consultant, trainer and executive coach as well as Associate professor in Strategic Management at Estonian Business School and Author of Two books: Strategy Making During Ambidexterity Cycles and Serious Work. How to Facilitate Meetings and Workshops with LEGO Serious Play method.

Working with a range of organisations including EY, KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coppers managing complex consulting projects in 17 countries with 60+ nationalities. He is also a Certified group facilitator and founder of global LEGO© SERIOUS PLAY© facilitator community. You can find out more about Marko and his work at www.markorillo.com 

This week on the podcast we are back in the blanket fort and covering the topic of responsibility and how we can take action on things we care about in the world. Whether it's knowing how to react when a world crisis takes place, or stepping up and speaking up about injustices, inequalities and issues we care about navigating the world of responsibility as a grown-up can be tough.

In this episode, Lucie pulls out her favourite advice from guests across all three series of Almost Grown… Up to help share some perspectives on how you can take action on the things you care about. From finding community, being an activist or using your work to find your voice this episode gives you multiple strategies to help you do more about the things you care about.

We are back in the blanket fort and this week Lucie is speaking with Improv theatre performers and teachers – Kiva Murphy and Ella Galt.

Kiva and Ella are Co-Directors of Barcelona Improv Group Barcelona's premiere improvised theatre & comedy company. For more information on their classes and shows visit: https://www.barcelonaimprovgroup.com/

During the podcast, we explore the world of improv theatre and how we can take inspiration from this approach to getting playful and use it in our everyday life.

From games to play on your commute to how we provide safe spaces for everyone, this conversation is wide-ranging and might just leave you craving a new hobby!