Return To Play: Rebuilding Resilience, Risk and Reconnection - Hardcover

Heather, Brandi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1777352711 ISBN 13: 9781777352714

Publisher: Made2play Inc., 2021

Synopsis

We are biologically driven to play, yet with the best of intentions, we've made life more structured, scheduled and supervised - and something has changed.

We have become less comfortable with uncertainty and the unexpected, less willing to take risks, less able to stay steady under pressure.

We changed how we grow, and it is starting to show.

Brandi Heather blends research with lived experience to show how perfectionism and our drive for predictability are quietly reshaping how we create, connect and respond to change.

And how to return to play.

"Play is a willingness to not win and still be ok with the journey" Seth Godin, personal communication with the author

"If we rehabilitate play, we might simultaneously resurrect our ability to get along and trust each other. Daniel Pink, New York Times Best-Selling Author, in correspondence with the author.

About this title

About the Author

Known for her humor, hopefulness, and depth of experience as a college professor, therapeutic play specialist, and speaker, best-selling author Brandi Heather brings a unique and valuable perspective to growing organizations that want to restore, retain, and reengage their passionate, caring workforce.
 
With 25+ years of experience in education, human services, and healthcare, she is tackling fatigue, burnout and disengagement in the compassionate workforce by utilizing the serious science of play.
Her ground-breaking strategies and research delivered in high energy, high impact keynotes and workshops drive innovation, inclusion and productivity by taking care of people who take care of people!
 
With an emphasis on mental wellness and the often-underappreciated superpowers of creativity, courage, and connection, Brandi shares her work from the heart of an educator, entrepreneur, and woman living with mentla illness who has been there. With 25 years in education and disability inclusion, she has taught thousands of people how to take care of themselves so they can take care of others.
 
With a master's degree in physical education, a B.Ed. in Special Education, and advanced certification in Play Therapy, Brandi is dedicated to getting caring professionals back "in play".

Edition details

• Publisher: Made2play Inc.
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1777352711
• ISBN 13: 9781777352714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 148