More and more research is showing there is a correlation between play deprivation and depression. Dr. Stuart Brown, who we will hear today is the founder of the National Institute for Play, and the author of the national best-selling book Play, How It Shapes the Brain Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. His decades of work have proven play to be a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep and nutrition. 

For the next three episodes, we're going to focus on play, what it is, why it's important, and how to ensure we engage regularly.


Recommended Links:

https://www.playcore.com/drstuartbrown

Dr. Stuart Brown TED talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun/transcript?language=en#t-958746

Kevin Carroll TED talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pz72Wygg8c