Adulting? Reclaim Play with LEGO, Humor, and Connection!

About this episode

This episode explores how playfulness and humor can enhance confidence and connection in adult life through a conversation with play expert Kelsey Kates.

Have you ever wondered how playfulness and humor can unlock confidence and connection in your life and work? In this episode of Her Unshakeable Confidence, Simone and Olivia Knego sit down with Kelsey Kates — a facilitator, play expert, and advocate for creativity in adulthood. Kelsey shares how embracing low-stakes environments, playful curiosity, and even hands-on tools like LEGO Serious Play can enhance learning, leadership, and personal growth. They explore why humor and self-deprecation, when done authentically, build genuine connection, and how returning to playful experiences from childhood can help fill your cup and ignite confidence in adult life. Whether it’s volunteering, dancing badly, or rescuing seals in Ireland, Kelsey demonstrates how play and purpose intersect to make life more meaningful and fun. ✅ Actionable Takeaways Use Humor to Connect: Authentic, lighthearted humor fosters trust, engagement, and deeper relationships. Create Low-Stakes Environments: Encouraging curiosity and play reduces fear of failure and promotes creative thinking. Hands-On Learning Works: Tools like LEGO Serious Play help adults think differently, retain information, and spark…

People in this episode

Hosts: Simone Knego, Olivia Knego

Guest: Kelsey Kates

Topics covered

• playfulness
• humor
• confidence
• connection
• creativity
• personal growth

Keywords

• LEGO Serious Play
• humor
• low-stakes environments
• personal growth
• playful curiosity

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