Episode 17: ‘You Are How You Play’ ft. Emma Worrollo

About This Episode

Episode 17 of the BeingMe: A Teen Mental Health Podcast centers around the significance of incorporating play into one's life and the positive influence it can have on one's well-being.
Our guest in this episode, Emma Worrollo, founder of 'The Playful Den,' proposes including play in one's to-do list, provides strategies for maintaining a childlike sense of wonder, and delves into the science behind the effectiveness of listening to music while doing mundane tasks. She emphasizes the reduction of stress through playfulness and its relevance for people of all ages.

About Our Guest

Emma Worrollo is an entrepreneur, mother of 3, writer, podcaster, and a big dreamer. Emma's biggest skill is her imagination, which she used to grow an international agency specializing in child and family insights, The Pineapple Lounge, for some of the biggest brands on the planet! Think Google, Nike, Adobe, and more!
For 12 years Emma taught the world's biggest brands on how to innovate for Generation Alpha and empathized with today's parents. Mid-pandemic, on maternity leave with baby number 3, Emma took the leap to step aside from her big girl job to...play more.
Her new venture, The Playful Den, emerged off the back of a thriving social media community and Emma now focuses her work on helping individuals, businesses, and families to play more. Emma is on a mission to inspire people to make play a part in their well-being tool kit and make small lifestyle tweaks to #LivePlayfully.

About BeMe

BeMe is a mobile mental health platform — made for and With Teens In MindTM — to improve teen well-being by bringing together the best aspects of social, gaming, and streaming engagement along with human coaching and clinical care.

Our Host

Dr. Neha Chaudhary, Chief Medical Officer, BeMe Health

Producer

Derek E. Baird, Chief Youth Officer, BeMe Health

Date of Recording

March 9, 2023

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