It’s the school holidays and Christmas joy is clashing with Christmas exhaustion as Emma continues to try and resist speeding up, she’s still going slow, just about!

* "Mince Pie Dilemma": Emma and Ben discuss the struggle between embracing the festive season's indulgences and maintaining a any kind of health by the end of it

* "Opposite Energy Christmas": …

In this weeks episode Emma and Ben get into flow chatting…

* Nativity Chaos: Hilarious observations from the chaos that is school nativity plays, from crying stars to "pimped-out" kings, it was a 5* review this year

* Advent Calendar news: Ben has brought Emma a Bethlehem themed advent and Emma can’t help but read it like she’s in assembly

* Micro-perils: The…

Episode Highlights:

* Dance as a Gateway to Joy: From silent discos to spontaneous movement, Emma experiments with using dance as a family bonding tool—and explores its emotional benefits.

* The Nostalgia Effect: A discussion on the cultural pull of 90s school hymns and retro collectibles, including Tokidoki Unicornos and a Ken from Street Fighter 2.

* Parenting…

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* The Power of Creative Flow: Emma shares her journey of overcoming a career dry spell by embracing personal creative projects, finding hope by imaginative activities and unlocking new opportunities for the future.

* Ripping Up the Rulebook: Insights into how Emma did a 360 on her approach to writing her book about play, turning a …

In this week’s episode Ben and I are digging deep into what ambition really means. Spoiler: it’s not just about ticking off career goals. We talk about being ambitious in life itself—from crafting more meaningful connections to giving yourself the permission to play, unplug, and just be.

We also explore the fun gap—a growing divide in who can afford sim…

Emma and Ben are back with a little bit of quieter episode this week sharing how their half term as a bit floppy and exploring how as a couple they deal with contrasting energy and moods:

* 2024 Halloween trends

* What happens when one parent is up and one is down?

* Resiliency to the relentlessness of adulting and where it comes from

* Making a spectacle of one…

Welcome back to your weekly instalment of People Who Play, the silly little pod designed to help you get a bit more silly in your everyday too. In this weeks episode:

* An unexpected shared love for the humble dimmer switch

* Ben’s first class cabin pillow fort

* Does university serve a new purpose in this crazy Ai times?

* Not saving things for best

* Toy corner…

In this weeks episode we catch up on…

* The pros and cons of so much online parenting advice?

* Why Ben is ditching is his smart watch

* Ben’s special day at the pumpkin patch

* New segment - movie club! Wild Robot and Back to the Future 2

* New segment - toy corner!

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Time for your weekly catch up with Ben and Ems, so many questions, with only some answers…

* Are slugs getting bigger?

* When is an umbrella too big?

* What do teens do when they shop?

* Do you say next Saturday or this Saturday?

* How many times is bi-weekly?

In your weekly instalment of People Who Play we cover:

* Moths versus butterflies

* Project tattoo continues

* The joy and art of stickering

* Emma announces a new project out loud to hold herself accountable to make a start and do it