Finding Fun Experiment. Cracking your Code to Health and Wellness.

Do you hold back from having fun because you’re afraid of looking silly?In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes challenges the belief that fun or silly is unprofessional, immature, or something to hide. Instead, she reframes fun as a powerful tool for energy, connection, creativity, and stress relief.If you’ve ever thought:👉 “I need to be serious to be taken seriously”👉 “Fun will make me look unprofessional”✨ Reframe “silly” into strength, connection, and energy✨ Give yourself permission to prioritize your Fun HealthBecause fun or silly isn’t childish—it’s a wellness strategy.****Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton ClarkTreena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace.www.minddoodles.ca [email protected]

Do you ever feel guilty for having fun? Or feeling joy?Like the moment you slow down, or do something just for you… a voice pops up:“What will people think?”In this episode I dive into one of the biggest barriers with Kim Strobel, Happiness Coach --- to living a vibrant, energized life with guilt around joy and fun.Many women are conditioned to put others first—family, work, responsibilities—while their own joy quietly slips to the bottom of the list.This episode explores the deeper reasons behind that guilt, including:Social expectations around productivity and responsibilityFear of judgment or being seen as “too much”The pressure to always be doing, giving, or achievingThese patterns don’t just affect your happiness—they slowly drain your energy, creativity, and connection to yourself.A large portion of your long-term happiness is influenced by your daily habits and choices—not just your circumstances.That means:✨ You can train yourself to experience more joy✨ You can rebuild your relationship with fun✨ You can shift from guilt to permissionAnd when you do, the benefits are real:Lower stress and burnoutMore energy and motivationBetter mood and resilienceThis episode is your reminder:👉 You don’t need to wait for vacation👉 You don’t need permissionYou can start now.Guilt doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong.It means you’re doing something unfamiliar.When you begin prioritizing yourself, your brain resists because it’s new—not because it’s bad.Instead of waiting for guilt to disappear:👉 Notice it👉 Allow it👉 And choose joy and fun anywayThis is how you retrain your brain and create new patterns.Instead of asking: “What should I be doing?”Ask: 👉 “How do I want to feel today?”Energized?Calm?Playful?Free?Then take one small action that supports that feeling.This shift moves you from:❌ Obligation → ✅ Intention❌ Guilt → ✅ Ownership❌ Burnout → ✅ Balance🎧 If this episode touched you, share it with a friend who needs permission to stop feeling guilty and start living more fully.Thank you to Kim Strobel who teaches happy! Speaker, Author, Educator, & Happiness Coach. Check all her happy and joy learnings at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-finds-joy/id1487739752www.strobeleducation.com / www.kimstrobel.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-strobel/ https://www.instagram.com/kimstrobeljoy/ ****Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton ClarkTreena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace.www.minddoodles.ca [email protected]

Living life with no regrets… isn’t that the dream? The big WOOHOO joyride version of life we all want?And yet… months (sometimes years) tick by at rocket speed, and that vision can start to feel like it’s slipping away.This Laugh to Death episode is your wake-up call (in the best way).I’m joined by Jodi Wellman — author of You Only Die Once — for a juicy, honest, funny conversation about what it really means to feel alive now, so we don’t end up at the end thinking, “Wait… what just happened?”Why “living with no regrets” can feel harder than we expectedHow fun + aliveness aren’t extras… they’re the pointThe surprising link between intuition and play (yep… we went there)The idea of being a “fun snob” (and why that might be a very good thing) Ask yourself today:Where in your life are you saving your joy for later?…and what’s one small thing you can do this week to feel more alive?Until next time… remember: you only die once — so let’s keep living lively, full of fun, laughter, and no regrets.****Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton ClarkTreena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace.www.minddoodles.ca [email protected]

Getting Outside Your BubbleDoes it feel hard these days to just… go?To pause responsibility.Book the time off.Spend the money.Let go of the guilt.In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when we stay inside our bubble too long — stuck in routine, rinse-and-repeat living, and the same people, places, and patterns.Your bubble is everything you know:Your work.Your habits.Your relationships.Your comfort zone.And when we don’t step outside of it, our world — and our thinking — stays small.In this episode, I read a chapter from my book Mind Doodles: This Is What I Know and share stories of:Bartering our way into a Spanish villaBackpacking the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage in JapanLearning to communicate without languageSeeing humanity eye-to-eyeGetting outside your bubble isn’t just about travel.It’s about expanding your perspective.It’s about feeling alive again.You don’t have to be rich.You don’t have to go far.You just have to stretch your norm.Because when you step outside your bubble, you bring back:Hope.Spirit.Gratitude.Pizzazz.And your bubble is forever changed.If you’re feeling stuck or small… this episode is your nudge.The world is waiting.****Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton ClarkTreena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace.www.minddoodles.ca [email protected]

Did someone say Fun at Work? Is Your Team Flat, Disconnected… and Burning Out?Hiring feels harder than ever?Sick days and “work from home” days are up.Creativity feels strained.Communication is slipping.And the energy you once had as a team? It feels deflated.You started with ambition, hope, and passion — believing anything was possible together.Now you’re quietly wondering…Are we ever going to get that high-performing, high-energy workplace back?What if this isn’t just “the sign of the times”…What if it’s a sign your team isn’t having enough FUN?Yes. Fun.The thing we’ve been told is unprofessional. Frivolous. A distraction.What if it’s actually your missing performance strategy?Only 23% of employees are engaged at work60% are quietly quitting or psychologically detached75% say they lack the time or energy to be creativeThat’s not a vibe problem.That’s a performance problem.Highly engaged teams have:41% lower absenteeism20% higher productivity87% lower turnoverAnd here’s the kicker:Less than one-third of workplaces report having a lot of fun.Fun is a competitive advantage.When people laugh together:Endorphins reduce stressDopamine boosts optimism and motivationSerotonin improves learning and adaptability🎧 Catch this episode telling you how to put more FUN back into your work. The best kept work secret! ****Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton ClarkTreena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace.www.minddoodles.ca [email protected]