Strangers on The Way
Transforming the world, one stranger at a time. On a quest to eliminate loneliness and isolation, writer and speaker Lauren Hansen is on a mission to encourage every person to meet someone new every day. This podcast shares inspirational stories of her interactions with strangers across the world. Be inspired through her stories to create new stories of your own.
Strangers on The Way
Episode 118: Dave Bindewald - Hidden goodness, curiosity, and the Center for Play & Exploration
In Episode 118, Lauren interviews founder of the Center for Play & Exploration Dave Bindewald. After shifting careers, Dave discovered that there is goodness everywhere in the world. Most of that goodness is hidden. The Center for Play & Exploration uses curiosity, divergent thinking, and freedom to fail to unlock hidden potential in teams, individuals, and organizations. In this episode, Dave shares his wild journey to discover how goodness is more real than evil, the power of curiosity, and ways to turn down the volume of shame in our brains. This episode is fascinating and will reframe the way you think about the world!
To learn more about the Center for Play & Exploration, please visit https://www.playandexploration.com
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The Strangers on The Way Podcast: Transforming the world, one stranger at a time. On a quest to eliminate loneliness and isolation, writer and speaker Lauren Hansen is on a mission to encourage every person to meet someone new every day. This podcast shares inspirational stories of her interactions with strangers across the world. Be inspired through her stories to create new stories of your own.
Lauren Hansen, M.Ed., is a natural storyteller and creative consultant who believes that love + words can set people free and transform relationships. As the founder of Lauren Hansen Consulting LLC, she specializes in creative consulting that guides individuals through every step of the book writing process, hosts inspiring workshops that guide people toward becoming the greatest versions of themselves, and pioneers meaningful projects with organizations that impact the globe.
As an author, speaker, and podcaster, Lauren is passionate about helping people see themselves and others more clearly, fostering deeper connections through powerful communication. She’s the host of the Strangers on The Way Podcast, author of Strangers on The Way: Finding God Through the People We Meet and Behind the Waterfall: Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Grief, and the creator of the Wholeness Journal series.
Lauren’s mission is to empower individuals to love boldly, communicate honestly, and thrive in every connection. In her free time, you’ll find her hosting spontaneous living room dance parties with her large extended family in Chicago.
Learn more at laurenhansencreative.com.