Almost Grown...Up

• Lost or Just Exploring? How Play Helps Us Find Our Way

  Feeling lost is a pretty common adulting experience. But it can feel pretty difficult to be found again. Today on the podcast Lucie shares her experiences of being lost as an adult and how in her recent 'lost moment' she used a play and wonder framework to rebuild a map and help her move forward into a new direction feeling less lost.  Tune in to get: A permission slip not to know and be figuring it out  A creative and playful map to use when you are feeling lost  A reminder that you're not alone and some support to create some momentum.    The quote I miss quote during the episode: "Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions.” - Mark Twain  Learn more about Almost Grown...Up and get the transcript here: https://www.lucielincoln.com/episodes Want a little extra momentum? Join the 7 day Play & Wonder Challenge Each day you'll get a simple, playful prompt straight to your inbox — just 5 minutes a day to spark creativity, joy, and fresh perspective. ✨ It’s free and it starts whenever you're ready. Sign up here Join the Blanketfort Club Want a regular dose of creative encouragement and messy magic? Subscribe to The Growth Chart, my newsletter →https://lucielincoln.substack.com Join Playgroup, my monthly creative event →  https://www.lucielincoln.com/playgroup Let's hang out Instagram → @lucie.lincoln Website → www.lucielincoln.com YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@lucielincoln Say hi or share your thoughts → [email protected]

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• The Serious Act of Play - Why it really matters (even for Grown Ups)

  This week, we're diving into the seriousness of play. Play isn’t just for kids. It’s not frivolous. It’s not a waste of time. In fact — play is how we learn, experiment, expand, and move forward when life gets messy. Tune in to get: a reminder of why play is so important  how play changed my life a creative framework for how we can get into a space of play Learn more about Almost Grown...Up and get the transcript here: https://www.lucielincoln.com/episodes Join the Blanketfort Club Want a regular dose of creative encouragement and messy magic? Subscribe to The Growth Chart, my newsletter →https://lucielincoln.substack.com Join Playgroup, my monthly creative event →  https://www.lucielincoln.com/playgroup Let's hang out Instagram → @lucie.lincoln Website → www.lucielincoln.com YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@lucielincoln Say hi or share your thoughts → [email protected]

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• Permission to Be You (and how Play can help you get out of the box)

  Welcome back! It's Season 5 and we are back in the blanket fort (now in video as well!). In this episode, Lucie shares the overview of what this season will explore. Her big aha moment from the last few months on the power of letting yourself step outside the box that other people want to put you in and instead define yourself and your life on your own terms. So if you need a permission slip to live your life your way and some inspiration on how to make that happen, then this is just that.  Tune in to get: a fresh take on how to embrace all parts of ourselves  a permission slip to adult however works for you  permission to figure it out and have fun whilst you do it Learn more about Almost Grown...Up and get the transcript here:  Join the Blanketfort Club Want a regular dose of creative encouragement and messy magic? Subscribe to The Growth Chart, my newsletter →https://lucielincoln.substack.com Join Playgroup, my monthly creative event →  https://www.lucielincoln.com/playgroup Let's hang out Instagram → @lucie.lincoln Website → www.lucielincoln.com YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@lucielincoln Say hi or share your thoughts → [email protected]      

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• The Wonder of Kindness

  This week we are exploring the wonder of kindness and the magic of wondering at the kindness of human kind.  Today Lucie dives into the theme of moral beauty as a bucket of Wonder and explores the topic of kindness in the world today along with sharing some kindness rituals and ideas for this end of year season.  In this episode you will learn  What is so special about kindness How it prompts wonder  Why Kindness is contagious  How we can add more feelings of wonder through kindness And some ideas for how we can be kind to ourselves and others. Books mentioned:  Awe  - Dacher Keltner Human Kind - Rutger Bergman 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Almost Grown...Up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your favourite podcast platforms  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

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• The Wonder of Curiosity

  This week we dive into the power of curiosity. Often when we see the Wonder in things we feel more curious about the world and ourselves. So it feels only right that curiosity about things would prompt wonder as well.  Today Lucie dives into why curiosity is such a great tool and how it can help us to find wonder on a regular basis.  Get practical rituals and ideas of how you can make curiosity a habit. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Almost Grown...Up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your favourite podcast platforms  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

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