Why Play Matters: The Secret to Thriving Together

Mark Solms explores how our earliest experiences of play shape not just our joy, but our sense of belonging and power. He explains that play is far more than child’s fun-it’s where we learn empathy, navigate exclusion, and discover what it means to thrive together, beyond society’s usual divisions.

Link to full interview: “Emotions and the Brain with Mark Solms”: https://youtu.be/k1KpEPIZopA

Short video edited by Elena McNally.

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Published on May 27, 2025

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