How Do You Like To Play?
- Melissa Maouris
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
As a child, I loved to create, to write, to draw, to make, to knit, to sing.
I would dream of one day being a writer. A fashion designer. An artist.
As a teenager, play helped me explore who I was. I experimented with clothes, music, makeup, and identity.
In my 20s, I danced. For hours. In clubs, at festivals, in kitchens with friends. Feeling the beat move through my body. Movement was my freedom. I loved to stay up late laughing with friends. Being playful was a social affair.
🎧 I talk about this period of my life candidly as a guest on The Mess We're In podcast
In my 30s, much of that fell away. I still loved connection. But I felt the call unpick bad habits. Alongside the pressure to make progress. To tick boxes.
In my 40s, play is taking centre stage again. I've started to deconstruct the box that I built up for the past four decades. I care less about what people think. I’m freeing myself in a multitude of ways. I’m experimenting again, like I did as a child.
How do you like to play?
⭐️ Maybe it’s through movement or sport.
⭐️ Through your voice or your hands.
⭐️ Through laughter. Joy. Curiosity.
So many of us have forgotten how to play. I’m on a mission to change that.
For when we neglect play, we disconnect from our true needs. We lose our inner spark.
This month inside the Reparenting Portal, we’re exploring PLAY and I’d love you to join us.To reconnect with your playful self.To reignite your creative spirit.With one third off the usual price (now only £26/month), consider this the sign you've been waiting for.
Would you like to peek inside the membership?
Receive a guidebook with all the self-paced content from last month. Packed with love notes from me and potent nudges to get clear on your future vision alongside guidelines for how to bring it to life. Dive into a meditation to meet your inner child and your future self, an exercise to get beneath what you were taught to want to discover what truly lights you up, and a way to bring your future desires into your present day reality.
Curious about going deeper?
I have a limited number of 1:1 coaching spots open from June. When you book a 3–6 month package upfront, you’ll receive 15% off. Play with whats possible by connecting with me here.
Meanwhile I invite you to play.
Whatever that means to you.
No matter how small it seems.
Give yourself permission to take the time for yourself.
I’d love to know what happens when you do.
Much love Melissa x