Finding Fun Experiment
How to Have more Fun? Go Play! // 1/2/2026
Adult Play Isn’t Silly—It’s a Health Strategy (with Tony Christopher + Sara McMahon)
In this episode, I’m on a mission:
To help you have an aha about adult play—and stop treating it like it’s frivolous, childish, or a waste of time.
Because play isn’t extra.
Play is necessary.
To help us get there, I brought in the forces (yes, the forces!):
Tony Christopher — Executive Director of the National Institute for Play, a nonprofit advocating for society’s understanding and application of play. Toni shares research, play science, and why play matters far more than we’ve been taught.
Sara McMahon — Actress, improv educator, relationship coach (Playful Partnerships), and creator of the Playdate Deck, a card deck designed to help adults bring play into relationships in real-life ways.
Artists for Joy
I joyfully swear to make the art // 7/12/2024
This episode features Artist's Oaths, written and read by Elmer Perry, David Westerlund, Sara McMahon, and Sila Wolf.
The culmination of Merideth's book, "The Artist's Joy," the Artist's Oath is a powerful coaching exercise that helps artists name how they want to show up in the world and what they believe. When we stay connected to our values, we are able to move through creative challenges and tough decisions with confidence and grace for ourselves and others.
The Holden Village Podcast
David Westerlund and Sara McMahon // 8/13/2023
Sara is a classically trained actress with tendencies to fly by the seat of her pants, an improv instructor and performer, who teaches others how to enhance listening skills, playfulness, empathy, connectedness, and liberation from fear of failure. She is an emerging papercut artist, whom you can visit at IG @saradelighted.
David delights in listening to the aspirations of leaders and helping them and their teams unlock hidden resources by facilitating meaningful and playful engagement. He enjoys collaborating with clients to design and facilitate retreats that catalyze trust, listening, and possibility - creating a space for both gravity and levity to emerge. He serves leaders and teams primarily in non-profit, business, and government. Find out more at DavidWesterlund.com.
The Altered Perception
How improv helps in boosting confidence, creativity and intuition; and aligns you with others and your surrounding, w/ Sara McMahon // 12/24/2022
Hellooo guys, in today's episode we are joined by Sara McMahon. Sara has been teaching improv for last 8 years at Unexpected Productions in Seattle. She also conducts several seminars and workshops for Amazon, couples, young kids etc. And she has a background in theatres. In this episode, she shares her insights into the world of Improv and it's benefits in everyday life. One thing is certain, she is very entertaining and you'll learn about it when you listen the episode. With that said, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode.