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Jeff Harry (AKA Uche) and I discuss the epidemic of loneliness, key contributors and potential solutions, the essential nature of play, and how it once stopped a war for a day. This episode is high energy and a bit of an intense ride. Buckle up! And stick around until the end, when Jeff shares two of his tried and true methods for welcoming play back into your life. Give them a try and let us know how you go.

GUEST BIO: Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces. He's been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, Huffpost, Shondaland, Wired, NPR, NatGeo, & Forbes.

You can find Jeff on all socials @jeffharryplays

Watch a short film of the Christmas Truce of 1914 here. It really happened.

Read more about the Blackfoot Nation's Beliefs here. If you are able to find an article on this topic by a Blackfoot author, I would love you to share the link with me please.

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RESET is a non-profit social enterprise that addresses loneliness by creating liminal and permanent social infrastructure including adult summer camp, pop-up playgrounds, and more.

The Reset Living Room is located in Little Jamaica at 634 Vaughan Road in Toronto.

Camp Reset is an annual four-day tech-free, "no-work-talk" immersive experience that takes place at a traditional summer camp in Bancroft, Ontario, where participants are invited to choose alternate names and engage in rest and play.

At Camp Reset, Lara Margaret Marjerrison is known as Gem.

After Camp Reset 2023, Gem/Lara found herself pondering what, specifically, brought together 250 people from such diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. The People of Reset Series is an exploration in search of the through-line.

Learn more about Reset.

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INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us.

The INSIDE STORIES PEOPLE in PLACES PODCAST examines specifically our relationship with Place and its influence on our ways of existing, our beliefs about ourselves and others, and our sense of belonging…or not.