This week we are back in the blanket fort for the ultimate showdown -play versus productivity. I'm kidding (kind of). Play is often put in opposition to productivity and in this episode, we are going to dive into a few of my favourite play rituals to help boost productivity. And then explore how we can escape the productivity trap!

Tune in to:

-Explore how play can support your productivity rather than work against it

- Get play ideas to help boost your productivity - including a few exercises to help stave off procrastination

- Think on what we do once we have been productive with all the time we have

Ready? Let's Dive in!

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Remember that thing you used to love doing… before life got so busy?

In this episode of Almost Grown Up, we’re talking about the quiet magic of hobbies - not for productivity, not for monetization, just for the joy of it. Whether it’s painting, gardening, journaling, or dancing around your kitchen, those little creative acts can offer us the daily opportunity to play.

We’ll explore the power of hobbies and how we can bring more of them into our lives. This is your permission slip to reconnect with joy, curiosity, and the playful parts of yourself you may have forgotten.

Tune in to get:

• A reminder of the power of hobbies
• Three strategies to help you kick-start a hobby now.

Learn more about Almost Grown...Up and get the transcript here: https://www.lucielincoln.com/episodes

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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

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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

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Say hi or share your thoughts → lucie@lucielincoln.com

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

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Let's hang out

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Say hi or share your thoughts → lucie@lucielincoln.com

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

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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.

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This week we are back in the blanket fort to explore how wonder can be a tool to help us through low energy and burnout.

In this episode, Lucie shares:

• Her own moment of burnout and why she started using Wonder to help
• Why Wonder is such a great tool to help us track back from burnout
• 3 Rituals that you can use if you are feeling low on energy or burnout

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