Remembering How to Play—Even When We're All Grown-Up (Cas Holman)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Lemonada Media

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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“This is, I think, when people need more help remembering how to access their play or kind of letting themselves play—because adults do play,” says Cas Holman, a world-renowned designer and the author of Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity. Today, we talk a bit about Holman’s unique approach to play for kids, but mostly we talk about what she’s doing to help adults shift their mindsets—so that we might find age-appropriate ways to play that we genuinely enjoy and that can serve as a salve for our communities. For the show notes, head to my Substack. Get 50% off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool, at monarch.com/thread. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last fall, I had Katie Hendricks on the podcast to talk about her concept of the zone of genius,
0:05.8	which is essentially the idea that we should try to spend more time on things that light us up
0:10.5	and allow us to make our greatest and most unique contribution. If you're a therapist,
0:16.5	your zone of genius likely centers around the work that you do when you're in session with the client, paperwork is probably not your zone of genius likely centers around the work that you do when you're in session with the client.
0:21.9	Paperwork is probably not your zone of genius, although that may fall into your zone of competence,
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0:33.8	and more time in your zone of genius. Simple practice is an all-in-one
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0:45.4	It simplifies the work that needs to happen before and after a client session. It helps with
0:50.9	scheduling, notes, client communication, billing, and insurance follow-ups.
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