$47 · Instant access · Self-paced

What is The PLAYshop Video Course?

The PLAYshop started as a 2‑hour live workshop where people came together to remember what it feels like to be playful, expressive, and fully themselves again.

Now, there’s a self-paced video version so you can experience the heart of The PLAYshop on your own schedule.

Inside the video course, you’ll:

• Watch short, guided lessons (about one hour total)
• Try simple play prompts between or after the videos
• Get curious about the patterns that keep you stuck in “serious adult” mode
• Experiment with new ways of moving through your day with more lightness and delight

You can move through everything in one sitting or spread it out over a few days or weeks. It’s designed to fit into a real, busy life.

What you’ll experience

During The PLAYshop Video Course, you’ll be invited to:

• Reconnect with the younger version of you who knew how to play
• Notice where you feel flattened, bored, or over‑serious
• Gently challenge the beliefs that say you’re “too old” or “too busy” for play
• Explore everyday, accessible ways to bring more spontaneity and joy into your life
• Begin to feel more at home in your own skin again

This isn’t about pretending everything is fine or forcing yourself to be “up” all the time. It’s about making room for more aliveness, even in the middle of imperfect, real life.

What’s inside the video course

The PLAYshop Video Course is one guided video — about an hour total — broken into short segments with built-in pause points so you can move through it at your own pace.

Here's what you'll experience:

• Moments that surprise you — in the best way
• Gentle invitations to move, create, and notice without any pressure to perform or get it right
• A peek into the science of why play matters (spoiler: it's not frivolous — it's biology)
• Simple ways to quiet your inner critic and let your more creative, curious self come out
• Clarity on what kind of play actually feels like you
• Your own personal Play Plan — a menu of joy you can return to anytime life starts feeling heavy

Grab a pen and some paper before you press play — you'll want them handy throughout.

You don't need any special supplies, a big block of time, or a particular level of fitness. Just a bit of curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Come back and revisit it whenever you need a little nudge toward playfulness.

Plus: A free ticket to a future live PLAYshop

 When you enroll in The PLAYshop Video Course, you’ll also receive:

• A coupon for one free spot in a future live PLAYshop (regularly $27)
• Valid for any live PLAYshop date within 12 months of your purchase
• Simple instructions on how to use your coupon when you’re ready to join live

The video course lets you explore play on your own.

The live PLAYshop gives you a chance to bring that exploration into a 2‑hour, real‑time experience with other people.

If you know you’ll want to try it live at some point, the video course is your best value: you get both.

Who The PLAYshop is for?

This is for you if:

• You feel like life has gotten a little too serious and heavy
• You miss the part of you that used to be more spontaneous or silly
• You’re craving more creativity, joy, and aliveness in your everyday life
• You’re curious about how play might help you feel more like yourself again
• You want something gentle, real, and doable… not one more thing to hustle at

It’s not for you if you’re looking for:

• A productivity bootcamp
• A quick fix where you don’t have to show up for yourself at all  

How it works

• Self-paced: Watch the videos whenever it works for you. Pause, rewind, revisit.
• About one hour of content: Short, focused segments designed to spark insight and action.
• No special equipment: Just bring paper and a pencil
• Come back to the videos and prompts anytime you need a reset.
• Includes live experience: Your enrollment includes one free ticket to a future live PLAYshop, so you can deepen the experience when the timing is right.

After the Video: Join a Live PLAYshop Experience

Turn your video insights into live practice 

When you enroll in the PLAYshop Video Course, you’ll also receive a special coupon to join a live PLAYshop at a time that fits your schedule.

The live PLAYshop is where we take what you discovered in the video and bring it into real-time exploration, support, and play.

Curious what that experience looks and feels like?

Meet your PLAYshop Guide

Hi, I'm Yvonne — host of the Late Bloomer Living Podcast and the person behind the PLAYshop.

Here's the honest version of how this came to be.

I love my work. Like, genuinely love it — photography, podcasting, connecting with people. And somehow I still managed to turn it into a source of stress and "am I doing enough?" anxiety on the regular. (Relatable? Maybe just me? Probably not just me.)

At some point I started wondering: what if I just... played more? Not as a reward for finishing everything on my list — but actually woven into my days, my work, the whole thing.

I did a little research (shoutout to Stuart Brown's book Play — it's the real deal if you want the science behind why play isn't just for kids). And then I started experimenting on myself.

Turns out, giving myself real permission to play made me happier, less stressed, and honestly more creative and open in my work. Not in a dramatic overnight way — just steadily, noticeably better.

That's what the PLAYshop is built on.

Here's the thing: most of us were sold the idea that play is just for kids — and we believed it. We grew up, got serious, and somewhere along the way forgot what even feels playful to us anymore. That's not a personal failing. That's just what happened.

Part of what we do in the PLAYshop is rediscover what actually feels playful to you — what lights you up, what makes you feel loose and alive, and how to bring more of that into your real life. No performance required. Just a little curiosity and a willingness to show up for yourself in a new way.

You’ll receive:

• Instant access to The PLAYshop Video Course
• A PDF PLAYbook (Some people would call this a workbook.)
• A coupon for one free spot in a future live PLAYshop (regularly $27), valid for 12 months from your purchase date
• Access to the Late Bloomer Living Community

If you know you’ll want to experience The PLAYshop live at some point, this is your best value: you start now with the video course and your live ticket is already taken care of.