The Importance of Relaxation and Play with Karen Lock Kolp

Calm and Connected Podcast

In this episode I talk to leadership and play coach Karen Lock Kolp about some of my favorite topics; relaxation and play and how they’re heavily intertwined.

We cover...

Karen’s background

Exercises to help you find your energy

Role-modelling as parents

How children can not only follow what you model, they can be good teachers too

The power of intuition - how it lives in the body, not the brain

An exercise on listening to your heart

Karen’s playbook

How Karen rests and plays

About The Guest - Karen Lock Kolp

Karen is an executive, leadership and play coach. Her podcast is called ‘We Turned Out Okay’ and her forthcoming book is called ‘The WTOO Playbook of days’. Her mission in life is to restore play to its extremely important place in the pantheon of human ingenuity. She believes in magic and she believes in the power of play to solve any problem, even the really big ones!

Her website - https://weturnedoutokay.com

Her weekly newsletter - https://weturnedoutokay.com/weekly/

Her podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-we-turned-out-okay-podcast/id990826225

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children and adolescents for over 15 years. She loves to create products and resources, so she started two businesses to support families and professionals who work with children and teens.

‘Coping Skills for Kids’ provides products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. It’s the home of the popular Coping Cue Cards, decks of cards designed to help kids learn and use coping skills at home or at school. Janine’s second business ‘Encourage Play’ is dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! Encourage Play has free printables, as well as digital products focused on play and social skills.

Coping Skills for Kids - https://copingskillsforkids.com

Encourage Play - https://www.encourageplay.com

Interested in reading my books?

The Coping Skills for Kids Workbook - https://store.copingskillsforkids.com/collections/coping-skills-for-kids-workbook/products/coping-skills-for-kids-workbook-digital-version

Social Skills for Kids - https://store.copingskillsforkids.com/collections/encourage-play/products/social-skills-for-kids-workbook