REPLAY: Why playing more will improve your health and happiness with Dr Shimi Kang

We'll be back with Season 11 next week but I wanted to replay one of my favourite episodes which will encourage you all to play more in life! Dr Shimi Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, best selling author and speaker on how to incorporate more play, passion and purpose into our lives. Dr. Kang has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults transform their lives through her books, TED talks and practice. In this episode we explore the science that shows living playfully will improve health, happiness and success. Dr Shimi Kang's personal mission is to spread the message that a balanced lifestyle with enough play and social connection is vital for human health.Please find Dr Shimi Kang here: https://www.drshimikang.com/about-us/Please follow Dr Shimi Kang on social: https://www.instagram.com/drshimikang/Please find the book we discuss in the show, The Dolphin Parent, here (and there's more on her website): https://www.drshimikang.com/the-dolphin-parent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Unwind with Poppy Jamie is a podcast for when you want to destress, relax and allow your mind to untangle. The show includes interviews with world leading thinkers from mental health professionals, entrepreneurs, authors, influencers and change-makers who will provide listeners with an insight into their favourite books, life lessons, advice and life reflections. If content was food for the mind, this would be a highly nutritional snack. We like to say Unwind is a ‘pause-cast’ and each episode is a welcome moment to unwind and refill.Poppy Jamie is a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur, influencer, and rising star in the mental health and wellness space. She launched the Happy Not Perfect app after four years of developing the app with neuroscientists, researchers, and her psychotherapist mum. In 2021, she wrote the bestselling book, Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts and Free Yourself From Anxiety.Join Poppy on this mind, body and soul journey and follow her on instagram @poppyjamie ❤️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.