Play might save your life!
Struggling with mental health? Forget the stigma — Robert Manolson shows how being playful might be the bravest thing you do.
What happens when a man decides to fight depression with play?
You get Robert Manolson, founder of Powerful Play Experiences, and one of Canada’s most inspiring advocates for mental wellness in the workplace. His sessions spark joy, ease the spirit, and reconnect teams with their inner child — the one we often leave behind.
After years of battling anxiety and depression, Robert discovered that play wasn’t just child’s work — it was healing work. Now, he helps others move from a place of unhappy… to a place of happy.
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/robertmanolson
Email:
robert@powerfulplay.ca
Company Web Link:
David Wilson, BritCan Productions:
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00:09 - Intro
01:40 - Welcome
02:09 - Bolt of lightning
03:13 - How did you get started?
04:50 - Play eases the soul
05:50 - Read this sign
06:57 - You’re interviewing me!
09:23 - How did you become focussed?
13:00 - Interesting look on my face
16:01 - What are you thinking of?
18:56 - She mattered!
19:35 - Depression is diagnosed
20:54 - Naming of On Another Track
22:24 - The creative you
23:49 - Fear
24:43 - Comfortable with vulnerability
26:55 - Conversations with oneself
27:52 - Stumbling block?
31:16 - Play relationships at work?
33:33 - What’s happening with leaders?
34:54 - Mid way mark
35:25 - Let me interupt again!
37:07 - Least successful session?
41:16 - Awkward situation
42:44 - Start of a conversation
43:25 - Spidey senses
44:27 - We’re not paid enough!
46:05 - First Nations
46:31 - Check crap at the door!
47:22 - Honesty and transparency
48:36 - Revisit those stories
50:46 - Getting to know Robert
51:54 - Where did family come from?
54:35 - I celebrate Christmas now!
55:40 - Is this the last question?
55:55 - Who first came to Canada?
58:24 - Migration to Alberta
01:01:21 - Nobody has asked that question
01:02:08 - What was the next job?
01:04:11 - Work to earn
01:04:39 - Extension of you
01:06:53 - We got cut off!
01:07:19 - How to contact Robert
01:07:59 - Outro
