The Play Reset: Reclaim Your Energy, Curiosity & Joy in 6 Weeks

A 6-week adventure to help you come back to yourself — the version of you that felt curious, rested, and lit up before life got so heavy.

The Play Reset helps you stop living in survival mode and learn how to use play as a practical, neuroscience-backed tool to regulate your nervous system, reclaim joy, and feel like yourself again. Think of this program as a digital summer camp — a space to slow down, explore, and remember what makes you feel alive.

This is a live cohort, which means we do the course together in real time. Your fellow campers are on the trail with you to swap stories, share discoveries, and celebrate every playful victory around the campfire.

By the end, you’ll carry a toolkit — and a mindset — for living more fully, lightly, and playfully every single day.

If This Is You Now…

• Emotionally tired

• Overstimulated / overwhelmed

• Doomscrolling

• Stuck in survival mode

• Cut off from creativity

• Self-aware but exhausted

• Nervous system running hot

• Defaulting to unhealthy coping

• Disconnected from joy and aliveness

This Is What’s Possible

• Emotionally regulated

• Grounded + centered

• Connected to vitality again

• Using play as an everyday tool

• Creative and open

• Resourced instead of reactive

• Stopping doomscrolling loops

• Reconnecting with your inner child

• Able to shift your state quickly

Ready to Play? → GET ON THE WAITLIST

What You’ll Experience

You’ll move from: ”I’m exhausted, overstimulated, and doing all the ‘right’ self-care things… but I still don’t feel like myself.”  

To: “I know how to regulate my nervous system in real time, reconnect with joy, and actually feel energized and resourced again — without adding more to my to-do list.”

Inside The Play Reset, you will:

• Learn how to gently regulate your nervous system through play

• Understand your personal energy patterns and how your play style reflects what lights you up

• Rebuild trust with yourself and your natural rhythms instead of forcing productivity

• Create rituals that actually work when stress, anxiety, or overwhelm show up

• Reconnect with curiosity and intrinsic motivation instead of living in pressure, guilt, or burnout

• Integrate playful practices into daily life so joy and regulation become sustainable

• Share, play, and celebrate with a like-minded community of fellow campers

The Play Reset Journey

WEEK 0 — Camp Orientation

Lower the bar and let yourself settle in. You’re not here to perform or “do it right.” You’re here to get curious again and remember what it feels like to explore.

Theme: Orientation, permission, and playful awareness
Focus: From pressure → permission

This week, you’ll:

• Reframe what play actually means for adults

• Discover your personal play style and how you’re wired

• Release the pressure to “keep up” or “do more”

• Notice tiny sparks of aliveness throughout your day

• Feel softer, more open, and ready to show up for yourself

WEEK 1 — Cabin Reflections

Turn off the autopilot and tune in. Feel into what drains you, restores you, and gives your system space to soften.

Theme: Awareness, rest, and clarity
Focus: From doing → noticing

This week, you’ll:

• Understand what burnout really is — and why it’s not about “trying harder”

• Tune into subtle body signals about energy and stress

• Experiment with tiny, playful practices that support your nervous system

• Build a Resourcing Menu — a toolkit of sensory, relational, physical, and emotional supports

• Feel more grounded, in tune with your body, and curious about what restores you

WEEK 2 — Treasure Hunt

Remember how to come alive. Discover the ways your system naturally experiences joy and delight.

Theme: Curiosity, discovery, and personal joy
Focus: From disconnection → remembering

This week, you’ll:

• Explore why play is essential, not optional

• Discover how your play style acts as a personal compass for energy, creativity, and fun

• Practice micro-moments of play that fit your style

• Notice how play restores your energy

• Feel more alive, energized, and connected to your natural joy

WEEK 3 — Field Day

Small, playful moments can change your whole day. Explore how your body, senses, and tiny experiments can shift your energy.

Theme: Embodiment, sensory play, and regulation
Focus: From routine → playful presence

This week, you’ll:

• Notice subtle physical cues and how your body signals safety and aliveness

• Practice body-based play exercises to reset and energize

• Build a personal Play Kit — a collection of tactile and sensory delights

• Experiment with playful movements and rituals to feel grounded

• Feel more present, playful and in rhythm with your body

WEEK 4 — Arts & Crafts Table

Imagination is your secret passage to curiosity and joy. Play with “what ifs” and low-stakes creativity to open your mind to aliveness.

Theme: Curiosity, creativity, and exploration
Focus: From perfection → playful experimentation

This week, you’ll:

• Explore how imagination supports healing, joy, and regulation

• Practice being “bad” at things on purpose and let go of perfection

• Try low-stakes creative experiments that spark delight

• Build your own playful exercises and wonder practices

• Feel lighter, freer, and more connected to your creative, curious self

WEEK 5 — Campfire Circle

Connection is the fuel that lights your nervous system. Experiment with playful interactions as a shortcut to trust, laughter, and shared energy.

Theme: Collaboration, trust, and relational joy
Focus: From performing → playful connection

This week, you’ll:

• Learn why playful connection is essential for adults

• Spot others’ Play Styles and meet them in ways that feel energizing

• Experiment with social play — tiny interactions that foster connection

• Blend your play style with someone else’s

• Feel more seen, open, and confident in playful engagement

WEEK 6 — Trail Map

Look at how far you’ve come, what’s shifted, and who you’re becoming! Move from practicing to embodying by creating a living map to carry your energy, joy, and aliveness forward.

Theme: Reflection, integration, and ongoing play
Focus: From learning → embodying

This week, you’ll:

• Reflect on six weeks of awareness, experimentation, and nervous system regulation

• Notice new patterns in energy, joy, curiosity, and connection

• Create your Play Plan — a treasure map for daily resourcing, play, and connection

• Practice honoring rest, rhythms, and celebration

• Feel grounded, clear on your next steps, and ready to carry playful living into everyday life

Ready to Play? → GET ON THE WAITLIST

Meet Your Camp Counselor

HI, IT’S ME.

I know what it’s like to feel burnout so deeply that you forget who you are. To chase goals, to check boxes, and still feel empty.

As a corporate leader, I thought my job was the problem. And in part, it was — because we live in a culture that glorifies productivity and deliverables.

But truthfully, the problem was ME. My lack of my boundaries. My inability to say “no” when I was overwhelmed. My desire to be good, to be worthy, to be validated by everyone but myself.

I didn’t know that at the time, though. So I did what any ambitious, high-achieving person might do — I started my own company. My own schedule! My own hours! “This is the answer,” I thought. But wherever you go, there you are, and those old habits followed me. Soon, I was taking work calls after 6pm, over-servicing my clients, and burning out all over again.

It wasn’t until I was hit by a literal truck while I was crossing the street that I woke up and smelled the proverbial roses. That moment shifted everything. Gratitude for this beautiful, precious life cracked me wide open, and I began to see things through new eyes. It was time for a change.

Camp Playstate was born from that, from my own recovery and years of studying how play can reset the nervous system, rebuild energy, and help us come home to ourselves.

If you’re burnt-out in any capacity — mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually — I hear you. I am you. And I probably always will be, in some small way. Because the thing about burnout is that it doesn’t disappear — you learn to manage it. But it gets easier. So much easier, once you have the right tools. Now, when I find myself overcommitting, overdoing, over-anything — I know exactly what I need to come back to center.

And I’m inviting you into that process. Not to add more to your to-do list, but to change your way of being. I’m so happy you’re here.

Who This Is For

If you’re living in survival mode — scrolling, zoning out, pushing through, waiting for rest to fix it — and want to have a repeatable system to shift your state in 1–10 minutes using play so burnout doesn’t run your life anymore, THIS IS FOR YOU.

You’re ready for The Play Reset if you:

• Want to feel lighter, freer, more alive in your daily life

• Are tired of productivity hacks and crave real, sustainable joy

• Know life feels better when you move, laugh, and play

• Want connection, curiosity, and creative flow without the overwhelm

It’s perfect for:

• Professionals who feel drained after long days and want playful ways to recharge — no extra “to-dos” required

• Parents or caregivers craving small pockets of joy and time for themselves

• Creative souls stuck in a rut, looking to reconnect with imagination and experiment with new ways to express themselves

• High-achievers who struggle to slow down but know play could help them think clearer and feel lighter

• People in life transitions — a move, career shift, or relationship change — who want tools to stay grounded, playful, and resilient

• Curious explorers who want self-discovery through fun, micro-practices, without committing to therapy or rigid programs

Why It Works

This doesn’t involve mindfulness practices like meditation, breathwork, or yoga. Those are great regulation tools, but not the ONLY regulation tools. We teach nervous system science through real-life play.

• Play as a reset: Tiny bursts of fun calm your system, bring you back to your body, and leave you feeling energized.

• Curiosity as a compass: Exploring with wonder sparks creativity, opens possibility, and makes life feel alive.

• Connection as fuel: Shared play builds trust, laughter, and deep bonds—faster than any meeting or “networking” moment.

• Integration as the map: Practices and playful experiments help you carry joy, curiosity, and ease into everyday life.

By the end of six weeks, you won’t just know how to play. You’ll be the person who naturally moves through life with curiosity, joy, and ease.

What You’ll Walk Away With

You won’t just learn about play — you’ll leave with tools, language, and practices you can actually use.

Instead of:
“I don’t know who I am outside of being productive.”

You’ll be able to say:
“I remember who I am, what lights me up, and how to come back to myself — even in a busy life.”

Here’s what you’ll have in your hands:

• Your Personal Play Style Compass
  Understand how you naturally recharge, create, connect, and experience joy — so resourcing finally feels intuitive instead of forced.

• A Play Kit for Life
  A go-to collection of sensory, movement, and micro-play tools you can use anytime to regulate your nervous system and shift your state in minutes.

• Curiosity Practices
  Simple, low-effort ways to bring wonder, experimentation, and aliveness into ordinary moments — without changing your schedule.

• Connection Skills
  Learn how to meet others in their play style, build trust faster, and create genuine connection through ease, laughter, and presence.

• Your Play Plan
  A living, flexible map for daily resourcing, creative flow, and playful living that fits your real life (not an idealized one).

• Confidence in Your Aliveness
  The permission, mindset, and practical tools to choose joy, curiosity, and ease — without adding more “to-dos” to your plate.

Ready to Play? → GET ON THE WAITLIST

Camp Schedule

Kickoff Workshop (Free!):
📅 DATE TBA
Join me for an hour-long online session where we’ll cover:

• Why play actually matters

• How to discover your personal play style

• Simple ways to adopt play as a practice

✨ Bonus: A sneak peek of the 6-Week Reset for anyone ready to dive deeper

6-Week Reset Program:
📅 DATE TBA

• Self-Paced Lessons: Short 1-5 minute videos that are easy to follow and fun to explore

• Weekly Campfire Chats: Every Wednesday at 1pm ET, gather with me and your fellow campers for live support, Q&A, and playful connection

• Play Prompts & Challenges: Gentle experiments to bring the course off-screen and into your real life

• Community Space: Share wins, ask questions, and cheer each other on

What the Campers Have To Say

“Christina worked her magic once again, showing me what I was missing in my life—a sense of play. Let her be your guiding light and make the investment in your personal health and growth.”

Join Us Around The Campfire

We want camp to feel cozy and intentional, so spots are extremely limited. Be sure to join the waitlist to be the first to know when doors open. Step into your playful, curious, joyful self — and never look back. ✨.

Ready to Play? → GET ON THE WAITLIST

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