Play, Connection and Creativity

What is play for you may not be playful for someone else.

In this episode of Someone Gets Me, Dianne A. Allen is joined by Mary Hendra to dive deeper into play and how embracing it in the workplace can help neurodivergent individuals process, stay curious, and tap into their creativity. They explore how our unique play personalities can help us build connections through shared experiences, how Mary got into podcasting, the inspiration behind her book, and personal practices for overcoming burnout and stress as gifted individuals.

Listen to Someone Gets Me: Play, Connection and Creativity and discover how imagination and play can help you develop skills that may serve you in unexpected ways.

 

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Mary Hendra, host of the Lead with a Dash of Play podcast, fosters curiosity, compassion, and play across a portfolio that includes C-suite executive, entrepreneur, and author. Her career has ranged from co-leading an educational non-profit to guiding a tech-start-up through a fast-paced accelerator; from leadership in County government to victim-offender mediation to high school teaching. Redefining “play” for the modern, busy adult, her workshops and cohort programs foster self-reflection and build clarity for individuals and teams, so that they can move forward with grace. Her book about play as a leadership skill is expected in 2027.

 

Website: maryhendra.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-hendra/ 

 

Listen to Lead with a Dash of Play podcast: https://maryhendra.com/podcast/ 

 

Learn more about her book, Play Works: Lead With a Dash of Play, and join the campaign here: https://books.manuscripts.com/product/play-works-lead-with-a-dash-of-play/ 

 

How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen

 

Dianne A. Allen, MA is an intuitive mentor, speaker, author, ambassador, hope agent, life catalyst, and the CEO and Founder of Visions Applied. She has been involved in personal and professional development and mental health and addiction counseling. She inspires people in personal transformation through thought provoking services from speaking and podcasting to individual intuitive mentoring and more. She uses her years of experience coupled with years of formal education to blend powerful, practical, and effective strategies and tools for success and satisfaction. She has authored several books, which include How to Quit Anything in 5 Simple Steps - Break the Chains that Bind You, The Loneliness Cure, A Guide to Contentment, 7 Simple Steps to Get Back on track and Live the Life You Envision, Daily Meditations for Visionary Leaders, Hope Realized, and Where Do You Fit In?

 

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