The Play Rebels

The Playful Revolution

Remember joy? Unbridled, liberated, authentic joy? Joy is freaking awesome, but for many adults, it seems absurd to even think about feeling joy in your everyday life. The Play Rebels are here to fix that. What if everything you know about play is wrong? Society wants you to believe that play is just for kids, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Play isn’t a hobby, an indulgence, or an exercise class—it’s a radical act of self-liberation. TJ Matton and Bailey Jacobs are The Play Rebels, your guides and play buddies as you reprogram your mind and unleash the power of play for authentic joy, self-expression, and transformation. Through storytelling, nervous system education, and experiential and embodied play practices, you’ll rediscover mindful play and integrate it into your daily life. When you treat play with the same commitment as other wellness practices, it has the power to rewire your brain, strengthen relationships, and unlock a life of creativity, connection, and ease—without changing a single external thing. When they’re not speaking into microphones, TJ and Bailey are the co-founders of The Playful Revolution. They are deeply committed to helping adults rediscover play as a path to liberation, greater belonging, and happiness.

  1. Episode 1

    Ep 2.1: Starting Small at the Grocery Store

    This season of The Play Rebels fully focuses on how to cultivate play in your everyday life, working through our SIMPLE acronym from Season 1.  Our first episode starts with S: Start Small. In this episode, we explore the cultural traps that hinder our ability to play in the everyday, including phrases like “go big or go home,” perfectionism, outcome-thinking, and internal and external pressure.   We then give you a FREE game you can play to Start Small: The Grocery Store Playlist.  Playing in your everyday life can reduce stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and melancholy by helping the brain reorient toward everyday enjoyment without requiring extra time, money, or big hobbies. We’re here to help you learn how.  Click here to get the Grocery Store Playlist for free Click here to check out our Cultivating Play Made SIMPLE  Workbook Episode Chapters  03:36 The Culture Joy Traps 11:44 Grocery Store Playlist 24:39 Play & Surrendering Control 30:53 How to use the Grocery Store Playlist Further your play reorientation by visiting www.theplayfulrevolution.com. There you'll find free play practices, courses, and more.  Send us your play as well as your questions and curiosities via email at hello@theplayfulrevolution.com or on Instagram by following us and DMing us @theplayfulrevolution. Further your play reorientation by visiting www.theplayfulrevolution.com. There you'll find free play practices, courses, and more.  Send us your play as well as your questions and curiosities via email at hello@theplayfulrevolution.com or on Instagram by following us and DMing us @theplayfulrevolution.

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Remember joy? Unbridled, liberated, authentic joy? Joy is freaking awesome, but for many adults, it seems absurd to even think about feeling joy in your everyday life. The Play Rebels are here to fix that. What if everything you know about play is wrong? Society wants you to believe that play is just for kids, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Play isn’t a hobby, an indulgence, or an exercise class—it’s a radical act of self-liberation. TJ Matton and Bailey Jacobs are The Play Rebels, your guides and play buddies as you reprogram your mind and unleash the power of play for authentic joy, self-expression, and transformation. Through storytelling, nervous system education, and experiential and embodied play practices, you’ll rediscover mindful play and integrate it into your daily life. When you treat play with the same commitment as other wellness practices, it has the power to rewire your brain, strengthen relationships, and unlock a life of creativity, connection, and ease—without changing a single external thing. When they’re not speaking into microphones, TJ and Bailey are the co-founders of The Playful Revolution. They are deeply committed to helping adults rediscover play as a path to liberation, greater belonging, and happiness.