Almost Grown...Up

Welcome back! It's Season 5 and we are back in the blanket fort (now in video as well!). In this episode, Lucie shares the overview of what this season will explore. Her big aha moment from the last few months on the power of letting yourself step outside the box that other people want to put you in and instead define yourself and your life on your own terms. So if you need a permission slip to live your life your way and some inspiration on how to make that happen, then this is just that.  Tune in to get: a fresh take on how to embrace all parts of ourselves  a permission slip to adult however works for you  permission to figure it out and have fun whilst you do it Learn more about Almost Grown...Up and get the transcript here:  Join the Blanketfort Club Want a regular dose of creative encouragement and messy magic? Subscribe to The Growth Chart, my newsletter →https://lucielincoln.substack.com Join Playgroup, my monthly creative event →  https://www.lucielincoln.com/playgroup Let's hang out Instagram → @lucie.lincoln Website → www.lucielincoln.com YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@lucielincoln Say hi or share your thoughts → lucie@lucielincoln.com      

This week we are exploring the wonder of kindness and the magic of wondering at the kindness of human kind.  Today Lucie dives into the theme of moral beauty as a bucket of Wonder and explores the topic of kindness in the world today along with sharing some kindness rituals and ideas for this end of year season.  In this episode you will learn  What is so special about kindness How it prompts wonder  Why Kindness is contagious  How we can add more feelings of wonder through kindness And some ideas for how we can be kind to ourselves and others. Books mentioned:  Awe  - Dacher Keltner Human Kind - Rutger Bergman

This week we dive into the power of curiosity. Often when we see the Wonder in things we feel more curious about the world and ourselves. So it feels only right that curiosity about things would prompt wonder as well.  Today Lucie dives into why curiosity is such a great tool and how it can help us to find wonder on a regular basis.  Get practical rituals and ideas of how you can make curiosity a habit.

This week we are back in the blanket fort to explore how wonder can be a tool to help us through low energy and burnout.  In this episode, Lucie shares: Her own moment of burnout and why she started using Wonder to help Why Wonder is such a great tool to help us track back from burnout  3 Rituals that you can use if you are feeling low on energy or burnout

This week is our first wonder walk episode. Wonder can feel elusive in the every day so I wanted to create some episodes to help you get right into the heart of wonder now This short-form episode is designed to help you get out into the world and tap into some wonder. So pop in your headphones, open your front door and head out into the world and see what moments of wonder you can find hidden in the everyday around you.  I would love to hear what you think of this style of episode! Message me at @lucielincoln or via email on Lucielincoln.com and let me know! 

This week we are back in the blanket fort and joined by my wonder co-host Annie Yi to discuss the wonder of transitions and how we can find beauty in the move between seasons.  In this episode, Lucie and Annie discuss: Their seasonal portraits  New rituals they are exploring in this new season  Ways of accessing wonder in the everyday Journal Prompt for the Season: What makes up your seasonal wonder portrait?  What are you ready to let go of in this season?  What kinds of aliveness can you look forward to this fall?  You can find all of their seasonal portrait inspiration and Sassibelli (thanks Alice Saparro for the term!) here.

We are back in the blanket fort to kick off season four of Almost Grown...Up.  It's been a minute, but after 9 months of lots of change Lucie is back in the blanket fort to kick off a season of wonder. Yes, that's right season four of the podcast will be exploring the theme of wonder and how it can help us to grow up into the adults we want to be.  In this episode, we cover:   - How I have been thinking about growing up in the last year   - What is Wonder and why it is so powerful  - How Wonder can be part of our growing up toolkit   So why not subscribe or follow now as we jump into this season of wonder.    Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com   Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Welcome back to Almost Grown...Up! Before Season 4 officially kicks off, join Lucie and Annie for a special Wonder Session to celebrate the arrival of spring and summer.

We are back in the blanket fort for the final episode of Season Three. And to close out the season Lucie explores the idea of what growing up really means.  Sharing her thoughts on why we need permission to define 'grown-upping' for ourselves along with guests from across the season sharing their definition of what a grown up is.  Think of it as one big permission slip to build your own definition growning up, the one that feels good to you.  In this episode, we cover:  Why we should define growing up for ourselves  Many different definitions of what it is to be a grown up  Questions to explore in 2024 I would love to hear what your definition of growing up is. Let me know in the spotify Q&A. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok  

In this episode, we kick off a new series on the Almost Grown...Up Podcast: The Wonder Sessions with Annie. Every quarter Lucie and Annie Yi (storyteller, artist, animal enthusiast and, episode 61 guest) are getting together to discuss wonder and how we can add more of it into our grown upping experience.  This is the first of more conversations to come, all around how we discover more wonder as we grow.  In this episode, we cover:  What wonder we have discovered recently  Questions for the year Ideas for rituals that prompt wonder  How to find wonder in the new year We would love to hear what wonder rituals you are going to introduce? Let us know in the Spotify Q&A. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com You can find out more about Annie through her website, or her instagram.  Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok  

This week as part of the celebration of launching her new Skillshare course Lucie shares an episode on how to get into creative flow for 2024. Both the course and episode are geared around getting you unstuck, helping you solve problems and helping you jumpstart some creativity.  You can take the course for free and get access to skillshare for a month for free here.  If you are already a skillshare member you can find the course here. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are diving into four top tips to help you add more play to your life in 2024. In the episode, Lucie shares her favourite ways to play and her approach to making play a part of the way we live rather than something we add on top.  In this episode, we cover: How to make time for play in your life How to use play as a tool for change  How to find ways to play every day  I would love to hear from you how you plan to play more in 2024! Leave me a note in the Q&A. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

As we arrive in the last month of the year it's time to settle down in the blanket fort and reflect on what we have learnt, achieved and how we have grown this year. In this episode Lucie shares her favourite way to reflect on the year along with some questions you can ask yourself to chart your own growth in 2023 In this episode, we cover: How to turn this reflection into a ritual Powerful questions to ask to help you see how you have grown  Some questions to help you look into the future and shape 2024 Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing part one of her key takeaways from Season 3 of Almost Grown...Up. In this episode, we cover: Her key takeaways and lessons learned from guests across the series The power of going slow  How to tap into wonder The importance of our senses Why it's ok to be a late bloomer  In this episode, Lucie talks about past episodes of Almost Grown...Up including  Episode 68  - Expanding our experience of the world with Blythe King Episode 62 - Wonder is a Practice with Annie Yi Episode 47 - Ritual, Wonder and Exploration with Alice Spadaro Episode 43 - How Play can heal us with Izzy Savege  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com   Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing why it's natural that we are feeling tired as we start to move towards the end of the year, and what we can do to add some fresh energy into our everyday and feel a little bit more capable of being adults in the world. In this episode, we cover: Why Adulting can feel exhausting sometimes  The power of taking a moment to reset  5 Key ways to reset over the next few weeks  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com   Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing three lessons she wished she had learnt sooner in her adulting journey.  In this episode, we cover: The power of community and why we need to grow up alongside other people  How we can learn to rest and why it matters  Why Failure isn't something you should avoid and how to change your perspective on making mistakes Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com   Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort talking about how we can handle the feelings of overwhelm and despair that you might be feeling when you see conflict and suffering in the world. It can be difficult as a grown-up to know what you can do to make a difference and how to use your responsibility and privilege to help others. In this episode, Lucie shares some thoughts on how she approaches these situations and what helps her and some insight from past guests on how they approach making a difference in the world.   Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com   Get more thoughts on Substack or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Hey Team! We are back in the blanket fort this week with a shorter episode to talk about the challenge of growing up and making the 'big decisions' of adulting. Lucie shares insights on a recent big decision she has made, and how it has helped shape the way she sees these choice points in our lives.  If you want to read the whole Cheryl Strayed advice answer that Lucie quotes from you can find that here. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort exploring the power of the sense to help us expand our experience of the world and develop the definition we want for growing up. Today Lucie is in conversation with artist, educator and Zen Buddhist Blythe King. And across the episode they dive into the power of our senses, how we can tap into them more, what relooking at the familiar can offer us and how that helps us move into spaces of wondering and change. This is one huge permission slip to not know and just let yourself experience! I hope you enjoy.  You can find out more about Blythe and her work here, or here.  You can also listen to her awesome Creative Mornings Talk here.  If you want to listen to the Wonder podcast Lucie mentions at the start you can do that here. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanketfort with an interview episode to explore how we can bring more play and creativity to the work we do and the way we work to change the world. Lucie is joined by activist and community organiser Matteo De Vos to discuss the role of play in community organising and making change. Matteo cares deeply and seriously about making his work as an activist as playful, joyful and creative as possible. As a theatre improviser and a community organizer for Roots (part of Greenpeace organisation), he uses creative storytelling to fight for environmental and social justice. He is also the host of the For Food's Sake podcast and the Why We Organize podcast. You can find out more about Roots here, or listen to For Food's Sake or Why We Organize.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Do you ever have this feeling of being late to the party, or having missed the boat with something you wanted in your life? Today we are back in the blanket fort to discuss our relationship to time as we grow up and why it's ok to be a late bloomer, and how it can help us to see life as something that is constantly blooming at different times.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok    

We are finishing the month with one last look and being gentle. This time we explore how we find gentleness in the moment of discomfort, why it matters and a few strategies to step into gentleness when we are feeling that icky discomfort feeling.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the Blanket Fort talking again about being gentle. And this time we explore gentleness in general. Why we should consider gentleness a core tool for our adulting toolkit and how we can bring more of it into our lives and our approach to growing.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanketfort to talk about how we can approach growing up with a bit of gentleness. In Part One, we are looking at how we re-orient our relationship with time by allowing ourselves to linger a bit more. Lucie explores the lost art of lingering that we seemed to let go of when we all decided to become adults and shares some tips and experiments you can do to add a little extra pause to your day.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Welcome back to the blanket fort and after an August of play projects we are back with full interview episodes. This week I am delighted to be speaking to Annie Yi a storyteller, artist, and animal enthusiast. She tells stories that help people see themselves and their place in the world in a new light.  Over the episode we discuss how to access states of wonder, what prevents us from feeling wonder and how we can cultivate a practice of wonder to turn it from something that happens once in a while to a regular part of our life.  Annie also shares her wisdom on how we shift perspective and look again at things we think we know or are scared we don't understand.  In the episode, we discuss the painting. - Women with Sunflower by Mary Cassatt you can find an image of that painting here.  You can find out more about Annie through her website, or her instagram.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok  

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Welcome to the Almost Grown...Up Summer Series - If you are in the northern hemisphere we are in full-on summer season now and to help boost some playfulness that naturally comes with the longer days and more relaxed schedules I decided this August instead of our usual podcast episodes we are going to have 4 weeks of play projects.   Each week I will share a mini-episode that will give you a  play project to complete. So we all get to practice being a little more playful every week and see what comes out of it.    This is the final week and I can't wait to hear how you have found the challenges. Let me know which has been your favourite.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Welcome to the Almost Grown...Up Summer Series - If you are in the northern hemisphere we are in full-on summer season now and to help boost some playfulness that naturally comes with the longer days and more relaxed schedules I decided this August instead of our usual podcast episodes we are going to have 4 weeks of play projects.   Each week I will share a mini-episode that will give you a  play project to complete. So we all get to practice being a little more playful every week and see what comes out of it.    This is week three and I can't wait to hear what you think of the challenges so far.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Welcome to the Almost Grown...Up Summer Series - If you are in the northern hemisphere we are in full-on summer season now and to help boost some playfulness that naturally comes with the longer days and more relaxed schedules I decided this August instead of our usual podcast episodes we are going to have 4 weeks of play projects.   Each week I will share a mini-episode that will give you a  play project to complete. So we all get to practice being a little more playful every week and see what comes out of it.    This is week two and I can't wait to hear what you think of the challenges!   Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Welcome to the Almost Grown...Up Summer Series - If you are in the northern hemisphere we are in full-on summer season now and to help boost some playfulness that naturally comes with the longer days and more relaxed schedules I decided this August instead of our usual podcast episodes we are going to have 4 weeks of play projects.   Each week I will share a mini-episode that will give you a  play project to complete. So we all get to practice being a little more playful every week and see what comes out of it.    This is week one and I can't wait to hear what you think of the challenges!   Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are in the blanket fort and dreaming of exploring. In this short episode, Lucie shares 4 ideas on how we can play more when we are travelling and use any trips we have as a chance to get fresh perspectives and new ideas. So get ready for some arm chair travel as we get excited for fresh discoveries ahead.   Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are in the blanket fort exploring the way we can access play through our physical bodies. It's easy as grown-ups to get stuck in our minds and in this episode, we explore 5 different ways in which we can get into playful states through movement.  During the episode, Lucie references the Journal Article "Presences and Play: Why Mindfulness Matters"   As a basis for findings on how our emotions and bodies respond to playful movement.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort to look at the role creativity plays in helping us craft our own lives. This episode explores how we access our creativity when we are not feeling creative, a reminder that everyone is creative and how we can use this energy to build the life and world we want to live in.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are joined in the blanket fort by artist Evelin Toledano to discuss creativity, play and how we can explore and experiment more.  In this interview, Evelin and Lucie discuss the power of the body and tactlessness to get into new ways of creating, play practices to help sustain a creative career, and the responsibility of art to show us the real world.  Find more from Evelin on Instagram or via her website.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are diving into part two of adulting tools! Following last week's episode, we are diving into another 4 tools that can help us to be more of the grown-up we want to be and shape the world in a way that feels more like the world we want to live in. In this episode, we cover Listening, the Growth Mindset, Play and Community.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

What are the core tools that we can use to be the Grown Ups we want to be? This is the question we are tackling in this week's episode. We know that growing up in our own way can sometimes feel tricky. Like trying to find your way without a map. So today Lucie dives deep into four of the key tools that she sees to be fundamental to help us grow even when we don't have a map, so we can move forward in our own path without having to know quite where it takes us.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

It's episode 50! And to celebrate this milestone we are in the blanket fort discussing what it really means to be a grown-up nowadays and how do we balance the desire to grow with the pressure of 'adulting'  So let's dive in.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

How do we create spaces that promote play? Do our spaces affect the way we interact with them and how playful we can be? And how do we create more space mentally, physically and emotionally to tap into our playful self?  In short, we are cosying back into the blanket fort to talk about space. In all senses. Space is an often overlooked element in our lives and in this episode, Lucie explores what space really means in relation to play and how we can make the most of it.  So let's dive in.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Do you ever feel like you want to move forward, but aren't particularly sure where you should be going?  That feeling of wanting to be growing, expanding and using your time well. But not know what you really want.  Welcome to most days of being a grown-up. Today we are back in the blanket fort to explore exactly this idea. What can we do to move forward and grow when we are not sure what we really want?  Lucie shares two strategies to help you navigate this time of not knowing that will help you move forward anyway and hopefully feel a little bit better about not having a clue.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok  

This week we are back in the blanket fort and finding new ways to look at the world. Lucie sits down with Alice Spadaro to discuss how play can help us relearn the world around us and how we can use rituals to connect with ourselves, explore more and rekindle some childhood wonder. This episode is a celebration of the power of exploration and expansion.  Alice (@lalispa) believes in the healing power of art and synergy. She loves to tell stories and play with images, words, and rituals, immersing herself in continual research of tactile and synaesthetic experiences. Trained both as a designer and massage therapist, she explores the liminal space between these two worlds to find ways of amplifying our phantasy and helping soothe our emotions.  She writes a monthly Lunar Letter, a journey through time and space, following the changes that happen around and inside us. Find out more and subscribe here Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Today we are back in the blanket fort and it's Lucie's Birthday! Yes, that's right. We are delving right into the heart of growing up and looking at how we take time to celebrate Birthdays and getting older. Because it should be a celebration!  So I hope you enjoy this episode and get some ideas for your next Celebration.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort exploring the challenging realm of perfectionism. Let's face it, it's easy to slip into the tendancy of trying to do everything perfectly, but often as adults we know this can hold us back or just make for an endlessly frustrating experience. So today Lucie is exploring the world of perfectionism and what play has to offer us to help change the way we approach things.  Huge shout out to Micheal Cecchin from Know More Know Less for sharing the audio from the great conversation we had. You can find the full episode here. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  or read The Growth Chart on substack. Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

Quit playing around!?! Can play really help our productivity? This week we are back in the blanket fort to explore the age old head to head of Play versus Productivity. Lucie explores how play can help us be more productive and also in the world of overwhelm and burnout should it?  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  or read The Growth Chart on substack. Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are snuggling up in the blanket fort to explore how play can help us heal and get to know ourselves better.  Lucie is joined by Izzy Savege an artist, Eco-Art Therapist & workshop facilitator. She works with adults combining Eco-Therapy, body awareness and art-making into her sessions. You can find out more about Izzy and her work by following her on Instagram or over on her website.  In the conversation, we discuss the work of Sharon Blackie and her take on wonder as well as David Attenborough's book  'A Life on our Planet' Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  or read The Growth Chart on substack. Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort and nestling into the idea that small is good. Think of this episode as one big permission slip to allow yourself to do the smaller things, to not worry about achieving the grandest possible outcome but instead look at ways to embrace going small, celebrating the everyday and not worrying if you are not there yet in achieving your grand goals and big dreams.  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort and exploring how to get unstuck. Whether you are stuck in life, or just behind a mattress like Lucie this episode dives into how we can change our perspective, move forward and get unstuck.  See you on the other side!  Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.lucielincoln.com  Or stay in touch on Instagram or Tik Tok

This week we are back in the blanket fort with a very serious question... Can we play at work?  Lucie is joined by Marko Rillo to discuss the role of play in the workplace. What he has learnt from facilitating Lego Serious Play across many companies and how we can all use play at work to solve problems, build connection and maybe find a bit more joy. Marko is a consultant, trainer and executive coach as well as Associate professor in Strategic Management at Estonian Business School and Author of Two books: Strategy Making During Ambidexterity Cycles and Serious Work. How to Facilitate Meetings and Workshops with LEGO Serious Play method. Working with a range of organisations including EY, KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coppers managing complex consulting projects in 17 countries with 60+ nationalities. He is also a Certified group facilitator and founder of global LEGO© SERIOUS PLAY© facilitator community. You can find out more about Marko and his work at www.markorillo.com 

This week on the podcast we are back in the blanket fort and covering the topic of responsibility and how we can take action on things we care about in the world. Whether it's knowing how to react when a world crisis takes place, or stepping up and speaking up about injustices, inequalities and issues we care about navigating the world of responsibility as a grown-up can be tough. In this episode, Lucie pulls out her favourite advice from guests across all three series of Almost Grown… Up to help share some perspectives on how you can take action on the things you care about. From finding community, being an activist or using your work to find your voice this episode gives you multiple strategies to help you do more about the things you care about.  

We are back in the blanket fort and this week Lucie is speaking with Improv theatre performers and teachers – Kiva Murphy and Ella Galt. Kiva and Ella are Co-Directors of Barcelona Improv Group Barcelona's premiere improvised theatre & comedy company. For more information on their classes and shows visit: https://www.barcelonaimprovgroup.com/ During the podcast, we explore the world of improv theatre and how we can take inspiration from this approach to getting playful and use it in our everyday life. From games to play on your commute to how we provide safe spaces for everyone, this conversation is wide-ranging and might just leave you craving a new hobby!

This week on the podcast we are back in the blanket fort and we are talking about how to handle bad days. Growing up can be great but it is not without its challenging moments or hard days. On those days play can feel like the last thing you want to do and with that in mind this episode we explore what play can offer us for those days (the kind of play that lets you feel how you feel and move through) – ways of saying no to toxic positivity and yes to feeling our feelings and letting them exist and process with curiosity.   So, when those hard grown-upping moments happen you have a plan and support from yourself, others and your behaviour.

Welcome back to the blanket fort! We are kicking off 2023 with an amazing interview episode with Masho Margishvili, artist,designer and creator of Masholand. In the conversation we cover Masho's journey to find her own creative path, ideas for how we can all bring discovery, creativity and fresh perspectives to our everyday.  I hope this conversation opens a doorway to new ideas and fresh perspective.  You can find out more about Masho on instagram @masholand or via her website masholand.com or why not take her a new class which is out on skillshare now.