How do we bring play into our everyday?

How do we build active curiosity and performance-backed mechanics into our day-to-day routines? As a “jolly-anxious” clown and specialised Welfare Consultant, Lauren Silver shares practical, actionable methods to use structured play to drive psychological safety and protect collective energy. Through a range of accessible, non-therapeutic techniques, Lauren demonstrates exactly what independent freelancers, creative studios, and cultural institutions can do to support each other through heavy operational pressure and intense project lifecycles.

Drawing openly on her personal mental health and neurodivergent journey, alongside two decades of high-stakes experience performing on elite global stages and advising organisations like the National Theatre, Lauren navigates these critical topics with charm, compassion, and absolute real-world sensitivity.