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Weekly recap below! Which blob are you feeling like today? I’m definitely a 20 – ending the week strong! (thank you Katie Rakusin for the fun check in inspiration) 🎭 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: Yes, hashtag#improv does work online! Seeing people lean into play and practice these transferable skills (listening, agility,…

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 “𝙤𝙛𝙛” 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙪𝙗 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨. We’re wired for play, it’s how we connect, de-stress, and feel human again. Adults who engage in playful activities cope better with stress,  report higher life satisfaction,  and show greater resilience in everyday life.  Playful moments trigger…

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧… 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩? ✈️✨ Weekly recap, a big one! 🎭 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: a creative New Year reflection session in Taipei, and my first of its kind in Taiwan. Watching participants use embodied and creative practices to reset their intentions felt…

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻… 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 🎭 Yesterday I had the joy of delivering my very first applied theatre workshop in Taiwan! It was a creative drama based workshop about reflecting on the past year and looking forward towards the new year, right after the lunar…

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻! 🧧✨ One of my favourite things about this holiday is how community oriented and generous it is. Everywhere you turn, people are wishing each other success, peace, prosperity, good health. It’s spoken so often, so openly, it almost feels like you can breathe it in. There’s something powerful about…

Weekly recap below! (The theme was all about community). 🌱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗶 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: On Monday, I visited Impact Hub Taipei and had a great chat with Oliver Chang. It was inspiring to hear about the many initiatives and collaborations they have going on there, including #fuckupnights and a wide array of #sustainable practices, from…

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽! 🎭✨ 🎒 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: This evening I delivered a workshop with Shane English as part of their winter camp, bringing drama in education to a small town just outside Taichung, Taiwan. There’s something really special about introducing drama to a group for the very first time, watching students slowly open…

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 🌏 As a freelancer, I know I’m not alone in this, sometimes stability feels shaky. Projects change, collaborations fall through, timelines move. It can be stressful.  But then there are weeks like last week during my travels in #Singapore… where I thought to myself (multiple times), “I wouldn’t…

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.  I’ve just wrapped filming two on-demand courses on #confidence with Center Stage International (thank you Sarah Knop for the invitation!), one for schools and one for the workplace. Different audiences, same core truth: confidence is a mentality, and like anything, it can be developed. Some key elements of building a confident…

Progress sometimes looks like a few meaningful conversation. That was my week recapped!  🌍 Joined IAF after hearing about this global facilitator community for ages. Excited to be part of the dialogue at last! ✨ A thoughtful call with Tuni about timing, the balance between moving forward and trusting the right moment. 🤝 A catch-up…