Ten years ago I walked into my first US Play Coalition conference with a poster presentation and a belief that active play mattered for all ages. By then I was seven years into my professional active play journey, still developing the research, idea
When you start out, you prove yourself. You say yes. You show up. You do the work. Over time something changes. You stop proving. You start choosing. #knowyourworth #personalgrowth #mindsetshift #buildyourreputation #darryledwards
In 2019, I was on this very stage delivering my talk “Why Working Out Isn’t Working Out,” which has been viewed over 1.2 million times. On 8 March 2026, I will return to TEDx Royal Tunbridge Wells, but this time I’ve been inv

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