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Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastEffective Professional Development Takes a Different Mindset and Reading the RoomDr. Rhea brings back long-time friend and colleague, Cheryl Potemkin, to discuss her expertise and experience with professional development focused on outdoor learning. Cheryl dives into working with the audience’s strengths and needs, changing perspective on the outdoor space and one’s “nature identity”, and how centering the professional development message around the audience is key for a successful learning experience.Cheryl Potemkin is dedicated to designing and implementing nature-based learning and professional development, teaching science thinking concepts through quality children’s literature and hands-on activities through independent consulting and support. Cheryl is one of the North Texa...
2026-02-1829 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastStorybook Walks: Engaging Children in Reading While in NatureA Storybook Walk is a fun and creative way to engage children of all ages with reading while moving along a pathway, preferably outdoors. Dr. Rhea brings on long-time friend and colleague, Cheryl Potemkin, to share her expertise on Storybook Walks and how they can be effective even on a budget. Listen in as they break down different ways and places that Storybook Walks can be implemented without having to be part of a graded curriculum and still be highly effective. Nature gives us that unique energy! You’ll want to try this out!Cheryl Potemkin is de...
2026-02-1138 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastA Peek into the Upcoming American Academy of Pediatrics Recess Policy Statement UpdatesThe American Academy of Pediatrics first published a policy statement on recess in 2013, stating that recess plays a crucial role in a child’s development, and is equally as important as academic pursuits. Sadly, standardized testing and academic scores have continued to be prioritized in schools while recess is often removed for tutoring or punishment. After the Covid 19 pandemic, this trend only deepened despite numerous research pointing to recess, physical activity, and the outdoors as key elements to improve whole child health and academic scores. These two areas suffered greatly as schools attempted to get back on track after Co...
2026-02-0430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe LiiNK Project: Past, Present, and the Future of Our Children’s Health & Well-BeingThe LiiNK Project began as a research intervention to bridge the gap between academics and the whole child. Dr. Rhea has partnered with many school districts over the past 12 years to implement four 15-minute unstructured play breaks (recess) daily and a 15-minute character lesson daily. The research has shown many positive mental, physical, social, and emotional health results for the children and adults in school settings. Despite having this large library of evidence-based, published research, it can still be difficult to convince schools districts that this is the right direction if they want to improve the whole health of t...
2026-01-2834 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastPublic-Private School Partnership of Two Nature-Based Education Programs: How to Maintain Quality of Staff, Curriculum, and the Collaboration ItselfDr. Rhea brings back outdoor learning leaders, Pete Silvius and Amanda McMickle, to dive deeper into their nature based, public-private partnership between Seguin ISD’s Irma Lewis Outdoor Learning Center and the Will Smith Zoo School of San Antonio. While public-private, prekindergarten partnerships are common, Pete and Amanda are paving the way for outdoor learning programs to pursue such partnerships, benefitting the whole heath of its students, educators, and community members. Listen in as they describe their goals and objectives while planning the collaboration, the importance of both management and curriculum, and the importance of considering such programs for al...
2026-01-2137 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRevolutionizing Public-Private School Partnerships with Nature-Based Early Childhood LearningPartnerships between public and private early childhood interventions are common and often encouraged to foster benefits and funding opportunities for both parties. What might this look like for nature-based education programs? In this exciting Season 7 opener, Dr. Rhea sits down with long time colleagues, Pete Silvius and Amanda McMickle, who are paving the way for nature-based, public-private school partnerships right here in Texas with their approved partnership between Seguin ISD’s Irma Lewis Outdoor Learning Center and the Will Smith Zoo School of San Antonio. These two truly passionate leaders and advocates for outdoor learning will discuss how their pa...
2026-01-1440 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastHow to Create Shared Governance in Education from the State Level to the School LevelOnly about 13 of the 50 U.S states have recess requirements for elementary school students. While a state-required recess policy is a huge first step, is it really enough? Some states only require 20 minutes, other 30 minutes. With the success of California’s “Recess for All” in 2023, former senator, Josh Newman, understands there is still much more work to be done to improve his state’s education system. Dr. Rhea brings Former senator Newman back on for this season finale episode, to share his goals as he runs for California’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction position. Newman understands that whether you have k...
2025-12-1031 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRecess for All – Behind the Scenes in the State Senate to Write and Pass a Recess BillCalifornia passed their “Recess for All” bill in 2023, effectively defining recess as a right that cannot be taken away as punishment, and requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of recess daily for kindergarten through sixth grade. Former senator, Josh Newman, helped sponsor the bill which was an imperative step to help improve the whole health and academic success of students as they navigated school post COVID. In this penultimate season 6 episode, Dr. Rhea sits down with Former Senator Newman to discuss all that went into writing and passing this bill, and how this is just one small cog in the larg...
2025-12-0337 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRisky Play Is Not Only Natural, It’s Vital to Our HumanityWhat should safety look like when children and adolescents play? Parents, educators, and other adults working with outdoor play/recess may have a difficult time sitting back and watching their kids or students climb a tree and tussle with their friends because they fear seeing their child or student get hurt. The safety/risky play topic has come up time and time again, especially after COVID. Dr. Rhea knew she had to bring back Professor in Psychology and Scholar, Dr. Peter Gray, for this important conversation on the natural consequences learned in risky play and how vital it is...
2025-11-1939 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastA Legacy of Hope – God’s Hand in the Spiritual Journey to Transform Bethany Children’s Health CenterDr. Rhea brings back Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Bethany Children’s Health Center, Albert Gray, to share more on the history of the health center, how its focus and mission have been transformed over the years, and the exciting new expansion project into outpatient services they’re calling “Landmark of Hope”. You can read more about Carol and Albert Gray’s powerful testimony that reveals a journey of faith, miracles, and unwavering hope for every child in their new book, A Legacy of Hope.A native of Lookeba, Oklahoma, Albert Gray currently serves as Executi...
2025-11-0529 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastEverything Happens for a Reason – Finding My Calling in Children’s HealthStarting as an orphanage in 1898, Bethany Children’s Health Center in Bethany, Oklahoma is now one of the largest free-standing, inpatient pediatric rehabilitation centers in the country. Dr. Rhea sits down with Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Bethany Children’s Health Center, Albert Gray, to hear about the inspiring journey that he and his sister, Carol have been on over the past few years. From a small town in Oklahoma to transforming the Health Center into one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals today, Albert and Carol had one mission: “to maximize the potential of every ch...
2025-10-2934 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRatio Staffing – Finding the Right Fit Between Pre-schools and TeachersA positive school environment that fosters improved whole health of its teachers and students starts at the top. Dr. Rhea brings back Paul Buckley, Founder and Managing Owner of Ratio Staffing, to continue sharing his experience in education and what led him to start Ratio Staffing to help improve the school environment and connection between schools and teachers. Interested in utilizing Ratio Staffing at your school? Use promo code “LiiNK” for an extended 30-day free trial (60 days total)! Sign up today at https://ratiostaffing.com/ Paul Buckley is the Founder and Managing Owner of Ratio Staffing, a grou...
2025-10-2234 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastCould Teacher Burnout Be The Result of Schools Not Prioritizing Student Whole Health?Passion toward education and the whole health of students is a key trait of educators and school administrators. So if the passion is there, why are educator burnout rates so high? Dr. Rhea sits down with Paul Buckley, Founder and Managing Owner of Ratio Staffing, to share his personal experiences shifting from working in an afterschool program focused on the health and wellbeing of the children and families, to a private pre-school setting with maxed out teacher-student ratios. Paul gives us an inside look into why even the most passionate educators may choose to leave the field. This is...
2025-10-1538 min
The Edumyseat Podcast"Recess, Resilience, and Reform: Dr. Debbie Rhea on the Liink Project"This week, Josh sits down with Dr. Debbie Rhea to explore how structured recess and whole-child education can transform school culture, student behavior, and academic outcomes. They dive into the origins of the Liink Project, the neuroscience behind movement and attention, and the policy implications for California’s K–12 system. It’s a timely conversation for educators, parents, and policymakers alike.
2025-10-0837 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastLet Grow Play Club – A Common-Sense Way to Get More Play Back in Schools“We have forgotten that children are designed by nature to learn through self-directed play and exploration, and so, more and more, we deprive them of freedom to learn, subjecting them instead to the tedious and painfully slow learning methods devised by those who run the schools.” – Dr. Peter GrayFor decades, the American education system has prioritized standardized test scores by increasing “content” minutes and decreasing recess, physical education, and fine arts programs, despite numerous data showing us the harmful effects of this education structure on our students’ and teachers’ mental and physical health. Not to mention, test scores ha...
2025-10-0150 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastIntroducing LiiNK “Lite” – Less Expense for Schools; More Recess OpportunitiesFor 13 years, LiiNK has partnered with school districts toimplement and assess the LiiNK Project, i.e., giving students four 15-minute, unstructured outdoor play breaks (recess) spread throughout each school day and a daily 15-min character lesson. This partnership requires an MOU between LiiNK and the school district, up to three full days of in-person training with all teachers and administrators of the targeted grade levels, and district policy changes to incorporate the outdoor recess additions. While this project has been powerful for the involved districts and brought us endless data showing the vast benefits of increased recess for both...
2025-09-2430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastYoung Storytellers – Learning Volumes About Our Students Through Creative WritingToday’s students deal with a myriad of issues includinga rise in anxiety and depression, an ever-growing and often debilitating dependence on technology, and an education system that cares more for increasing standardized test scores than meeting the actual needs of its students. Programs like Young Storytellers are fighting the failing system with a creative approach to boost child interest in school and whole child health. Dr. Rhea brings back President – Head of Growth for Young Storytellers, Bill Thompson, to dive deeper into how the current education system has failed our students, and what his programs have brought to the...
2025-09-1730 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastYoung Storytellers – Empowering Authentic, Essential Children's VoicesYoung Storytellers is a Los Angeles-based arts non-profit organization that has provided thousands of students with a unique, creative play opportunity since its inception in 1997. Through Young Storytellers, students are mentored to write a complete script over a 9-week process, then get to see their story come to life with real actors in an exciting showcase! Dr. Rhea sits down with President – Head of Growth for Young Storytellers, Bill Thompson, to discuss the importance of the programs they offer and the impact it has made, including creating a deeper interest in writing and expression of feelings, and an expansion of...
2025-09-1032 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastMental and Physical Health Crisis: How Outdoor Learning Can Help Children ThriveHands-on learning is vital to increase our agility and flexibility in problem-solving, which may be just what students are lacking as technology and standardized testing continue to take precedence in our education system. Dr. Rhea returns with friend and colleague, Pete Silvius, to dive deeper into Seguin’s Irma Lewis Outdoor Learning Center and the ways students can thrive within the center. Pete describes the center’s offerings and opportunities, and the plans for growth in the years to come. Pete Silvius is the Director of Whole Child Initiatives for Seguin ISD in Seguin, Texas. This is Pete...
2025-09-0329 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastWe Have to Be Change-Makers for Our StudentsAre we truly meeting the needs of our students by spending most of our time in the classroom? Dr. Rhea brings in long-time friend and colleague, Pete Silvius, to share how he evolved in his role as Director of Whole Child Initiatives in Seguin ISD. He has advocated for outdoor opportunities throughout his career in Seguin ISD and especially with his newest opportunity to build many different programs at The Irma Lewis-Outdoor Learning Center. He discusses the importance of recognizing opportunities for growth and not waiting for them to just happen. Otherwise, the pressures of standardized test scores will...
2025-08-2734 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastFind Your Niche, Find Your HealthWe are BACK with another exciting season of the Right Moves podcast! Dr. Rhea shares what you can expect to hear from the show this season as we dive even deeper into our whole health and finding ways to live our best, healthiest lives. She also explores what’s on the horizon for LiiNK this fall, including new workshop opportunities and publications in the works, different ways to connect and advocate for play, and a first look at the topic of her upcoming new book! Visit https://liinkproject.tcu.edu/ for more information.
2025-08-2028 min
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2025-06-0415 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Promising Future of GLP-1 ResearchThe GLP-1 market has significantly grown in recent years, with medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro marketed specifically for type II diabetes treatment and weight management. With this growth, researchers are now considering GLP-1s to treat a wide range of conditions including cardiovascular health, kidney disease, inflammatory diseases, and even neurological disorders. Dr. Rhea brings back fellow colleague and researcher, Dr. Ryan Porter, to share details on his upcoming GLP-1 research which looks at natural methods of boosting GLP-1 production in the body, as opposed to current medications using an agonist approach which means the medication binds to and...
2025-05-2230 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBeing Healthy Requires Lifestyle Changes – Take It One Step At A Time!Getting in shape fast sounds too good to be true, because it is. Rapid weight-loss endeavors such as fad or exclusionary diets, GLP-1 medication, or most trends seen on social media may give you results for now, but you will most likely gain that weight right back as soon as you stop the medication, diet, or trend. If you truly want to lead a healthy, happy, physically-functional life, you need to create behavior changes that will actually last a lifetime. Dr. Rhea sits down with fellow colleague and researcher, Dr. Ryan Porter, to discuss the importance of behavior change...
2025-05-1527 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBlue Impact Grant – Introducing a “Lite” LiiNK version: Changing Lives for the Better Through Outdoor Play!For the 2024-2025 school year, Dr. Debbie Rhea received a BCBS-TX Blue Impact Grant to fund a lite version of LiiNK in 10 South Texas schools from one school district. The purpose of this project was to train teachers and administrators on recess, defined as unstructured outdoor play, and why having this type of recess more often in the day is important for adults and children, then introduce loose-parts play equipment to the children for one of their recesses daily, followed by collecting some data about how well this model works. All 10 schools have been allowing the children to play...
2025-05-0835 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastCharacter Skills Are the Backbone For Life SuccessThe LiiNK intervention is about more than just giving kids extra recess. While multiple unstructured play breaks throughout the school day is vital for students and teachers to thrive, it’s the daily character curriculum that truly provides the foundation for success in the LiiNK intervention. Dr. Rhea discusses the importance of empathy, intrinsic motivation, and character building for our youth to grow into resilient, independent, and empathetic adults.
2025-05-0125 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBob’s House of Hope – The Country’s First Safe House for Male Sex-Trafficking SurvivorsHuman trafficking is a significant problem in the U.S. and can happen to anyone, anywhere. While women and girls are more frequently trafficked, men and boys account for about 40% of human trafficking victims and are unfortunately often overlooked and underserved. Bob’s House of Hope, established in 2021, became the first safe house for male sex trafficking survivors in the country, providing therapy, medical care, mentorship, case management, and life skills training to young men ages 18 and up. They are also the only residential facility to include Equine and Animal Assisted Counseling Intervention through a partnership with Ranch Hands Re...
2025-04-2444 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastGetting back to Our Education Roots: Why Outdoor Play and Character Curriculum are Vital for Our SchoolsChildren learn how to learn on the playground – it’s really that simple! Dr. Rhea brings back long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Jim Chadwell, to share how he fought to get the LiiNK Project in his district. Dr. Chadwell witnessed firsthand the positive changes the LiiNK intervention of multiple outdoor play breaks and character lessons daily brought to EMS-ISD. Dr. Jim Chadwell was born in Fort Worth, Texas and earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees all from Texas Christian University. During his 31-year career in public education, he served in various teaching and administrative roles in...
2025-04-1036 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastSchool Vouchers: Is This a Good Plan For All?S.B. 2, also known as the School Choice or School Voucher bill, has passed the Texas Senate and was referred to the House Public Education Committee. In the last two years, twelve U.S. states have enacted or expanded school voucher programs in their state. So what exactly does this mean for students and parents? Dr. Rhea sits down with long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Jim Chadwell, to discuss different types of schools, how school vouchers only benefit certain groups of children/adolescents and most importantly the dangers of turning our backs on public education.Dr. Jim...
2025-04-0351 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastHealthy Lifestyle Habits Are More Than Just Losing WeightDo you struggle to maintain healthy and active lifestyle routines? Behavior modification programs, particularly employee wellness programs such as Wondr Health, may be the answer. Dr. Rhea brings back Dr. Tim Church, preventative health researcher and Chief Medical Officer of Wondr Health, to share the impact of Wondr Health's programs, the importance of leadership buy-in behavior modification for program success, and the powerhouse combination of exercise and the GLP-1 medication.Dr. Church, M.D., M.P.H, P.h.D, is one of the country’s leading clinical thought leaders in exercise and obesity research. As the au...
2025-03-1335 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastWhy Exercise is the Key to Optimal Health and AgingThe less we move and exercise our bodies, the less we will be able to move and exercise them as we age. It's that simple! Dr. Rhea sits down with preventative health researcher, Dr. Tim Church, to share his incredible research findings and exercise tips. Dr. Church reminds us that our bodies are meant to move and that exercise is truly the key to unlocking optimal health and aging. Dr. Church, M.D., M.P.H, P.h.D, is one of the country’s leading clinical thought leaders in exercise and obesity research. As the author of...
2025-03-0631 min
TAHPERD’s reMOVEing LayersUnlocking the Power of Play: A Conversation with Dr. Debbie RheaIn this episode, hosts Rachel Naylor and Lisa Fall, CMP, talk with Dr. Debbie Rhea, full professor of kinesiology and founding director of the LiiNK Project at Texas Christian University. Dr. Rhea shares how the LiiNK Project is reshaping school curricula by integrating unstructured outdoor play and character development to improve children's health and learning outcomes. Discover how more recess time reduces stress, boosts focus, and enhances overall well-being – and why advocating for active time is essential in combating chronic disease and supporting mental health at all ages. The conversation also highlights the role of associations like TAHPERD in pr...
2025-03-0557 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRecess Moms are a Force to Be Reckoned With – Taking Recess Advocacy to the State Capitol“Keep showing up in your pink shirts until they’re tired of seeing pink shirts” - this is the advice Rachel, Morgan, and Kathryn, a.k.a the Recess Moms, live by while advocating for increased recess for children in schools. Seeing the negative effects of decreased recess minutes on their children’s mental and physical health, the Recess Moms banded together and decided to fight. They donned pink shirts and marched the Tennessee Capitol to fight for a recess bill promising increased recess in schools, and they didn’t stop there. Dr. Rhea brings back the Recess Moms to share t...
2025-02-2735 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastSay YES to Recess – How Three Moms Got Started with School Policy AdvocacyHow much recess is your child getting in school? Chances are, it’s not enough! Dr. Rhea brings on Rachel Bush, Morgan Garner, and Kathryn Truman, a.k.a. the Recess Moms from Tennessee, to share how they’ve banded together for a cause. With 10 children between them, they realized that their children were suffering in school because of very little recess. This session discusses how they began the journey and the struggles they have had to realize their goal – more recess in schools! What began as three moms advocating for change at their children’s school grew int...
2025-02-2031 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastEmpowering Abused and Neglected Children through Art TherapyDr. Rhea brings back Matt Sandoval to discuss his role as Executive Director ofFree Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, and share the history of the organization. Free Arts is a nonprofit which provides trauma-informed art activities through trained adult mentors for children and teens who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and homelessness.Matt Sandoval is an Arizona native who has served as an executive leader in human services and non-profit organizations for over 15 years. He is the Executive Director at Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, which provides trauma informed art activities through...
2025-02-1333 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastUsing Expressive Art as a Therapeutic Tool for Children and AdolescentsDr. Rhea sits down with Matt Sandoval, Executive Director ofFree Arts for Abused Children of Arizona which provides trauma-informed art activities through trained adult mentors for children and teens who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and homelessness. Matt shares his personal and professional journey that led him to social work, and discusses the therapeutic nature of expressive arts and the importance of meeting individual needs creatively.Matt Sandoval is an Arizona native who has served as an executive leader in human services and non-profit organizations for over 15 years. In addition to being the Executive Director...
2025-02-0729 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastI Don’t Give In, I Don’t Give Up – Battling the Demons with Bob WilliamsIn light of Human Trafficking Awareness month, Dr. Rhea sits down with Bob Williams, founder and CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue and Bob’s House of Hope. Bob shares his incredible and profound personal journey of trauma, resilience, and hope which led to the founding of his non-profit programs. He discusses the problem with human trafficking and sexual violence of boys and men. Many programs focus on women, but there were no programs that knew what to do with a male who experienced these same types of trauma. You don’t want to miss this episode.
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2025-01-3029 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastAnswering Your Burning Questions about LiiNKIn this second installment of our exciting two-part season finale special, we bring back Dr. Michelle Bauml as our moderator and put Dr. Rhea back in the hot seat! This time, Dr. Rhea answers your burning questions about bringing the LiiNK Project to your school. How do we incorporate four recess breaks into the school day without compromising content time? Why do we suggest 15-minute breaks instead of 30 minutes? These are just a couple of our many frequently asked questions, and Dr. Rhea answers them ALL!
Dr. Michelle Bauml is a Professor of Early Childhood Education in...
2024-12-1131 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastHow LiiNK Has Evolved and Thrived Through All of the ChallengesKicking off our two-part season finale special, we bring on friend and colleague, Dr. Michelle Bauml, as our moderator to flip the script and ask Dr. Rhea about how LiiNK has evolved and burning questions you have asked over the years. That’s right – Dr. Rhea is in the hot seat! Hear the story of how and why LiiNK began, and why LiiNK continues to work in U.S. schools despite rampant teacher burnout and the setbacks of the global pandemic that continue to affect many today.
Dr. Michelle Bauml is a Professor of Early Childhood Education in t...
2024-12-0430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastStress Relief Strategies: Imagine This!Close your eyes and go to your happy place… Can you hear the birds chirping? Feel the breeze against your face? Taste the salt in the air from the ocean ahead? Imagination is a powerful gift which can be used to manage anxiety and stress or improve performance, but how often are you utilizing it to its full potential? In this last of four installments in our Stress Relief Strategies series, Dr. Rhea discusses the practice of imagery to improve illness, performance, and promote relaxation and focus.
2024-11-2024 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastStress Relief Strategies: Finding Your Voice Through Art TherapyOftentimes, words cannot accurately depict what we are feeling. Maybe there’s not an exact word for it, or maybe we just don’t know how to express our emotions. When words don’t work, art therapy may be the answer. In this episode, Dr. Rhea dives into the power of art therapy and some of the various ways you can utilize art as a tactile means to release and interpret your emotions in a healthy and introspective way. This is the third installment of our 4-part Stress Relief Strategies series.
2024-11-1326 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastStress Relief Strategies: Music to My EarsEach of us has our own special connection to music, whether it’s the memory of seeing a favorite artist in concert, jamming out to the radio on the drive home every day, or maybe how it helped you through the stress of the pandemic. How do those experiences make you feel? Many studies have shown the vast benefits of music including stress reduction, improved brain and cardiovascular health, memory recall, and pain relief. In this part 2 of our Stress-Relief series, Dr. Rhea discusses these benefits and the various ways you can incorporate music and sound into your stress-relief jo...
2024-11-0624 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastStress Relief Strategies: Self-ReflectionIf you could give yourself a score between 1-100 for how well you handle stress, what would your score be? This episode starts a 4-part series focused on stress relief strategies to improve your stress score. In part one, Dr. Rhea discusses journaling and expressing yourself through creative strategies such as dream states, realizing positivity, and finding your "tribe with a vibe".
2024-10-3025 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastLet Your Kids Engage in Risky Play: Playwork Principles are the KeyDr. Rhea brings back playworker and risky-play advocate, Jill Wood, to share how she brought adventure play into The Parish School in Houston, Texas, and just how beneficial it has been for her students and community. More than that, risky play is key to building resilience, joy, trust, and healthy relationships. The language and insight that playworkers bring to recess or play environments helps determine when play that is observed is risky in a healthy way or in a hazardous way. This session highlights different playworker approaches that are beneficial to the rights of a child to play in...
2024-10-0228 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastPlaywork – Letting Children Take the LeadPlaywork is a unique approach, developed alongside adventure playgrounds in the U.K., to create and maintain spaces for unstructured, child-directed play. It has now become popular across the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Rhea brings on playworker and risky-play advocate, Jill Wood, to share the principles of Playwork and what drew her to this approach in schools and after school programs.
Jill Wood is founding director of Adventure Play at The Parish School, an outdoor, child-directed after school program in Houston Texas. It is one of only a handful of adventure playgrounds in th...
2024-09-1826 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastLaughter is Your Best MedicineDid you know, the average 4-year-old laughs 40 times a day, while the average 40-year-old laughs only 4 times a day? Why and when did we let go of our laughter? Dr. Rhea discusses positive emotions such as laughter, joy and happiness – the healing power of experiencing these emotions daily, the detriment of living without them, and how to laugh more in our search for the proverbial funny bone.
2024-09-1119 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastDesigning a Healthier WorkplaceDr. Rhea is back with Marissa Heyl to discuss her journey from anthropology to neurodesign further. This time, though, she will tie together her passion for neurodesign with her business, Inclusive Wellness Design. She will discuss her goal to bring art, interior design, and play together in the workplace to improve whole health benefits for the employee.
Marissa Heyl is a design strategist and neurodesigner who builds environments of belonging for all to thrive at work. Her designs encourage everyday brain-healthy practices and democratize access to multidimensional health in the workplace. Named a Top Creative Entrepreneur in...
2024-09-0437 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastFrom Cultural Anthropology to Play Design in the WorkplaceDr. Rhea brings on friend and collaborator, Marissa Heyl, to share her career journey from cultural anthropology to neurodesign in the workplace. Hear how Marissa’s passion to make the world a better place led her to amazing communities and artisans across the world, and how she is bringing art and play together through design in the workplace.
Marissa Heyl is a design strategist and neurodesigner who builds environments of belonging for all to thrive at work. Her designs encourage everyday brain-healthy practices and democratize access to multidimensional health in the workplace. Named a Top Creative Entrepreneur in...
2024-08-2829 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastShinrin-yoku: The Japanese Practice of Healing through Forest BathingIt’s no secret that nature has healing powers. The term “shinrin-yoku”, or forest bathing, was coined in Japan in the 1980s as an effective therapy method that involves mindful engagement within a forest or natural environment. In this episode, Dr. Rhea dives into the vast benefits of forest bathing, and the four ways you can experience and engage with the nature around you.
2024-08-2120 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastHeal from the Inside, Out in Nature!What types of outdoor experiences have you had that gave you a positive sense of self? Do you spend enough time in nature to meditate, reflect, be at peace? Did you know that nature is the game changer for negative emotions and lack of sleep? In this season opener, Dr. Rhea addresses all of these questions and more to help you heal your mind and body through the power of nature, also called ecotherapy.
2024-08-1430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastIntersectionality and PlayDr. Rhea is back with Dr. Daphne Harris to continue their conversation on father daughter play, diving into the effects of intersectionality, mental health, and the importance of a strong support system.
Daphne Chambers Harris, a dynamic speaker, researcher, and dedicated educator, holds a master's degree in clinical community psychology from Texas Southern University and a Ph.D. in Child Development from Texas Woman’s University. She serves as faculty at the University of North Texas-Denton within the College of Education’s Educational Psychology Department. In this role, she teaches courses in human development and family science and i...
2024-03-0634 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRaising Strong Daughters: The Impact of Father-Daughter Relationships in PlayDr. Rhea brings on Dr. Daphne Harris from the University of North Texas, to share how her relationship with her father and the lessons she learned through father daughter play shaped her life and her career.
Daphne Chambers Harris, a dynamic speaker, researcher, and dedicated educator, holds a master's degree in clinical community psychology from Texas Southern University and a Ph.D. in Child Development from Texas Woman’s University. She serves as faculty at the University of North Texas-Denton within the College of Education’s Educational Psychology Department. In this role, she teaches courses in human devel...
2024-02-2829 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastA Garden of Yes! Fort Worth Botanic Gardens’ NEW Baker Martin Family GardenDr. Rhea brings back Cheryl Potemkin, this time to discuss her other role with Fort Worth Botanic Gardens and the development of the new family garden coming soon! Learn all the exciting features of the garden and how it will promote risky play, curiosity, and confidence in children and a great place for adults to find their inner play as a “Garden of YES!”.
Cheryl Potemkin is the Early Childhood Program Manager at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At FWBG Cheryl is dedicated to implementing early childhood programs and professional development, teaching science thinking concepts through quality chil...
2024-02-2139 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastPaving the Way for Outdoor Learning EnvironmentsDr. Rhea brings on early childhood educator and OLE! Texas leadership member, Cheryl Potemkin, to share her expertise on outdoor learning environments. Listen as they discuss the goals of OLE! Texas, the benefits and qualities of outdoor learning environments, and the abundance of resources in Texas and nationwide for the promotion of outdoor learning.
Cheryl Potemkin is currently exploring a love of nature and early childhood education as the Early Childhood Program Manager at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At FWBG Cheryl is dedicated to implementing early childhood programs and professional development, teaching science thinking concepts through...
2024-02-1640 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBlurring the Lines with Nutrition Part 2Dr. Rhea continues her discussion from a whole-health perspective and introducing more blurred lines between healthy and unhealthy habits. Tune in as Dr. Rhea discusses more about diets, healthy eating, and how to manage individual food issues.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Home | Dietary Guidelines for Americans
MyPlate | U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-02-0729 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBlurring the Lines with NutritionIn a world that glorifies fad diets and “easy” weight loss trends, how do we keep from blurring the lines between healthy and unhealthy eating habits? Dr. Rhea dives into nutrition from a whole-health perspective, explaining the risk of blurring lines without realizing it and what considerations are needed to eat better and begin to create a healthier lifestyle moving forward.
2024-01-3132 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastFunding Needs for Play Advocacy and SustainabilityThe importance and accessibility of play in our lives is often taken for granted and not prioritized in our communities and schools. Play advocates work tirelessly to change this mindset through education, research, and providing more play resources to more people. In this episode, Dr. Rhea sits down with Out to Play founder, Bethany Fort, to discuss one of the biggest challenges play advocates face when making these changes – lack of funding – and why funding is necessary for the sustainment of play.
Bethany Fort has an M.A. in Children's Literature and an M.S. in Library Science. She mana...
2024-01-2430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastPlay Deserts: How Out to Play is Bringing An Important Resource to Your NeighborhoodUnstructured play is necessary to all humans, especially children, but how easy is it to have unstructured play in our daily lives? We can play anywhere… right? Dr. Rhea brings in Bethany Fort to explain the prevalence of play deserts, particularly in urban areas, and how her non-profit, ”Out to Play”, is working to bring unstructured play to you!
Bethany Fort has an M.A. in Children's Literature and an M.S. in Library Science. She managed family programs at Arlington Public Library for 7 years before co-founding Out to Play. Out to Play is a 501(c)(3) outreach organi...
2024-01-1840 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastSport Specialization and Competition at a Young Age Can Lead to Muscle Strength ImbalancesParents continue to enroll their children in sport at younger ages thinking this will give them a leg up on being a better athlete. Coaches have begun to require children to specialize in one sport at earlier ages in hopes of being more competitive. Are these practices healthy for our children and youth? Dr. Rhea brings back her PhD candidate, Kate Webb, to further discuss why focusing on specialized sports and competition at early ages may not be developmentally appropriate or healthy for children and can lead to limb imbalances, injuries, and decreased confidence.
Kate Webb graduated...
2023-11-2735 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastUnderstanding the Connection Between Play and Sport in KidsWhy are the physical and mental health of our youth declining? Dr. Rhea brings back her PhD candidate, G. Kate Webb, to discuss the two extremes of children’s activity levels that we see today – sedentary behavior, and specialization in sport. Both of these lifestyles can take away from the amount of unstructured, outdoor play a child receives, which in turn leads to decreased muscle strength, possible injuries at very early ages, and an overall decline in physical and mental health as children develop and mature.
Kate Webb graduated with a B.S. degree and Master’s degree...
2023-11-2036 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastLet the Kids Play: They Will ExcelWhat do children actually need during the school day? The U.S. has placed priority on content time and academic test scores more and more in the last several decades, putting recess and play on the back burner. Listen as Dr. Rhea discusses the detriment of this, and how play and learning actually go hand-in-hand.
2023-11-0732 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Long-Term Negative Effects of ADHD Medication: Why Are We Ignoring Nature?Are we over-diagnosing and over-medicating ADHD in kids? Avigail Gimpel returns with Dr. Rhea to further discuss the ADHD epidemic, long-term effects of ADHD medication, and what it would be like to prescribe nature as an aid for ADHD symptoms.
Avigail earned her BA and graduate degree at Touro college graduate school for Special Education. She married Daniel Gimpel in 1998 while teaching 3rd grade in an inclusion classroom. In this school, she developed a successful intervention program for her students struggling with ADHD symptoms.
She and Daniel emigrated to Israel soon after their marriage. Avigail earned...
2023-10-2343 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastAddressing the Over-Diagnosis of ADHD in American Children – Play and Nature as SolutionsADHD has reached endemic levels in today’s youth, and it’s become increasingly difficult to distinguish ADHD-like symptoms from true ADHD. Dr. Rhea brings in author and educator, Avigail Gimpel, to share her personal journey with ADHD. They discuss what ADHD symptoms may look like in youth and adults, how technology has affected symptom prevalence, and whether exercise could be the key.
Avigail earned her BA and graduate degree at Touro college graduate school for Special Education. She married Daniel Gimpel in 1998 while teaching 3rd grade in an inclusion classroom. In this school, she developed a successf...
2023-10-1632 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe PLAY People In Your Neighborhood – Oct. 9th Conference in Ft. Worth, TXDr. Rhea wants YOU to come to our upcoming event - The PLAY People in Your Neighborhood! This is a 1-day conference, cohosted with US Play Coalition and Forth Worth Botanic Gardens, focused on navigating the play resources in your area. She has outlined the speakers and their play strengths. This is an amazing group of speakers! EVERYONE is welcome to join us for this on October 9th here in Fort Worth, TX. For more information on our presenters, schedule, and to register for this event, visit https://usplaycoalition.org/2023fortworth-playdate
Use promo code 23PLAY15 for $15 off...
2023-10-0322 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastTBRI in Schools – Seeing Children’s Disruptive Behavior as a Signal for Supporting their Emotional NeedsJennifer Jolly returns with Dr. Rhea to continue their discussion on TBRI, this time focusing on professional settings. TBRI is adaptable to any setting with a caregiver role, including schools. So how do we help teachers understand and implement the TBRI model in classrooms?
Jennifer Jolly is a pastor's wife and mom of two biological sons, 22 and 20, and one adoptive son, 18. Her "Varsity sports" are grocery shopping and sitting in bleachers, which she has done in all seasons in stadiums and gyms around the Northwest Georgia area. She has a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling and...
2023-09-2641 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastFrom Desperation to Solutions – Becoming a Better Parent with TBRIDr. Rhea sits down with former school guidance counselor and current TBRI coordinator, Jennifer Jolly, to share her personal and professional journey with TBRI. TBRI, or Trust-Based Relational Intervention, is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. Jennifer explains how TBRI has helped her gain a wider understanding of herself and her kids, both biological and adopted.
Jennifer Jolly is a pastor's wife and mom of two biological sons, 22 and 20, and one adoptive son, 18. Her "Varsity sports" are grocery shopping and sitting in bleachers, which she has done in a...
2023-09-1942 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBeing Healthy Takes Work, Changing a Behavior Takes TimeDr. Rhea challenges you to improve your health through modifying a key behavior you choose in this week’s episode. She discusses the many stages and challenges necessary to make a change, while sharing her personal journey of cutting bad habits and improving her health.
2023-09-1134 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastPrevention of Heart Disease Through Different Public InitiativesJenny Eyer returns with Dr. Rhea to talk about her current role at the American Heart Association (AHA), and the differences between state and local policy. They discuss her team’s current goals to improve public health initiatives of which recess and nutrition are at the top.
Jenny Eyer graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from Abilene Christian University and earned her MPH with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. A native Texan, Jenny has spent her entire career focused on improving the lives of children an...
2023-08-2832 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastAdvocating for Nutrition Policies in SchoolsDr. Rhea brings on public health advocate, Jenny Eyer, to share her story of what drove her to focus on nutrition and food availability for kids. Jenny’s primary focus encompasses policy changes around free and reduced breakfast & lunch in schools.
Jenny Eyer graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from Abilene Christian University and earned her MPH with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. A native Texan, Jenny has spent her entire career focused on improving the lives of children and their families across the state, wo...
2023-08-2135 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastChildren Learn How to Learn on the PlaygroundDr. Rhea sits down with Summer Belloni again to discuss the importance of advocacy for parents and educators in schools and the barriers they may face. They also discuss "practice what you preach" and why having access to recess, child-directed play, and the outdoors is the place where children learn how to learn.
Summer Belloni, a former teacher with experience in elementary and middle school education, is passionate about getting kids outside as much as possible. She taught in both public and private schools in California and Louisiana before relocating to Texas where she managed a community e...
2023-08-1430 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRecess Advocacy - How One Teacher Can Make a DifferenceDr. Rhea sits down with play advocate and former teacher, Summer Belloni M.Ed, to share her view on why play is important for kids. Summer describes her advocacy work and collaboration with the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for increased recess in Midland, Texas.
Summer Belloni, a former teacher with experience in elementary and middle school education, is passionate about getting kids outside as much as possible. She taught in both public and private schools in California and Louisiana before relocating to Texas where she managed a community engagement website for families.
Summer’s advo...
2023-08-0737 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBest Ways to Advocate for Your Child in SchoolDr. Rhea brings back early-learning play advocate, Tessa Baden, to talk about play advocacy in schools and how parents can bridge the gap between school policies and their child’s needs.
Tessa Baden is a nature and play advocate who shares her personal transformation story to inspire reflection, connection and evolution in others. She started her career at Camp C.A.M.P. and preschools. Tessa has spent 15 + years journeying through public and private spaces exploring opportunities to ensure adults trust and honor children’s learning to occur in its most authentic form. She encourages others to name the challenges and...
2023-06-0634 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastParenting Checklist for Raising Healthy ChildrenDr. Rhea and early-learning play advocate, Tessa Baden, discuss the power of trusting and listening to your children’s interests and abilities to help nurture unstructured play and independence. Often times, the best way to steer your child toward exceptional overall health and academics is to let the child do the steering.
Tessa Baden is a nature and play advocate who shares her personal transformation story to inspire reflection, connection and evolution in others. She started her career at Camp C.A.M.P. and preschools. Tessa has spent 15 + years journeying through public and private spaces exploring opp...
2023-05-3037 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastFinding Our Ethical Compass - It’s Vital to Long Healthy LivesParents raise children in different ways to cover social and emotional development. Some use a religion to teach such things as empathy, trust, respect, honesty, and so on. Others use an ethics course. In K-12 schools, it may be character skills that include those above as well as lessons on how to socially interact and create emotional regulation. Dr. Rhea compares Finnish and U.S. schools focused on this topic. She is focused on why this particular topic is vital to the health of our children whether it be in schools or in the community.
2023-05-2225 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastBreaking the Stigma around Mental Health TherapistsIt’s Mental Health Awareness Month! How can we address the mental health crisis plaguing us today? Dr. Rhea brings on therapist and social worker, Talia Filippelli, to discuss the stigma around mental health and how play, empathy, and therapy are all key in creating more resilient children and adults.
Talia is the founder of Starr Therapy in Hoboken, New Jersey. She is known for her solution-focused approach, practical strategies, and fearless mission to make seeing a therapist something people brag about! Talia is a contributing mental health expert for numerous media outlets, including CNN and CBS; she...
2023-05-1535 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastChanging the Health Habits of Children in SchoolsDr. Rhea brings back Dr. Catherine Ramstetter and Dr. Robert Murray for part two of their series. Listen as they share their thoughts on Medina’s Big Three - sleep, play and nutrition – in schools. What’s in a donut? Let’s find out!
Dr. Cathy Ramstetter is a School Health Consultant with Successful Healthy Children, assisting schools with wellness initiatives and recess implementation, to protect recess for every child everyday and to foster children’s healthy growth and development. Dr. Ramstetter is the co-author of AAP’s Policy on Recess with Dr. Bob Murray. She serves on the Board...
2023-05-0836 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastLack of Recess is Hurting Our KidsDr. Rhea brings on colleagues and collaborators, Dr. Catherine Ramstetter and Dr. Robert Murray, to discuss their work in promoting play and recess, and their perspective on the importance of recess on children’s health.
Dr. Cathy Ramstetter is a School Health Consultant with Successful Healthy Children, assisting schools with wellness initiatives and recess implementation, to protect recess for every child everyday and to foster children’s healthy growth and development. Dr. Ramstetter is the co-author of AAP’s Policy on Recess with Dr. Bob Murray. She serves on the Board of Directors for DePaul Cristo Rey High Sc...
2023-05-0233 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Impact of Stress on the Brain with Dr. John MedinaWhat should we be focused on in our childhood and youth to decrease risk of chronic disease as we age? Dr. Rhea brings back Dr. John Medina for part 2 of their discussion on factors that affect memory and overall health. This time, they focus on stress and the brain-body connection.
Dr. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to...
2023-04-2429 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Top Three Lifestyle Factors Impacting Memory with Dr. John MedinaDr. Rhea visits with biologist, researcher, and author Dr. John Medina, to discuss the process of memories and what lifestyle factors effect memory the most. This is part one of a two-part series with Medina. Dr. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
2023-04-1727 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Play Lady – Advocating for Play in the CommunityPat Rumbaugh, better known as the Play Lady, joins Dr. Rhea to share her experiences as a community play advocator. Hear how she got started, her journey to becoming an author, and many fun stories from her annual Play Days! Pat Rumbaugh, with an M.A. in Sports Psychology, taught physical education and coached children’s sports for 30 years. From this experience, she learned that everyone could benefit from unstructured play. In her new identity as The Play Lady, she has conducted over 150 play events since founding a play committee in 2009. The play committee led to the development of the...
2023-03-2834 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastChild-Directed Play Creates Balanced Limb Movements and Neuromuscular ControlDr. Rhea sits down with Kate Webb, another mentee and Ph.D. student doing research with LiiNK, to discuss her dissertation topic. She wants to know the effects of play on limb movement imbalances and neuromuscular control in children. Kate has developed an observational tool called the MPOT (Movement
Pattern Observation Tool). She used that tool to identify which type of limb movements children use on the playground. These limb movements are important for a variety of reasons. Tune in to hear more about limb imbalances and the brain-body connection.
Kate Webb graduated with a B.S. d...
2023-03-2039 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe KTK – A New Approach to Motor Competence Abilities in Physical Education ClassesPh.D. candidate with the LiiNK Project, Daryl Campbell-Pierre, sits down with Dr. Rhea to discuss his three years of research dedicated to motor competence and postural balance in children through an assessment called the KTK. The first study examined the KTK to see if it was feasible to use it with U.S. children to determine motor competence abilities. The KTK is capable of detecting issues in typical and atypical developing children. The 2nd study examined the ability of teachers to use the KTK in their physical education classes. The 3rdstudy examined motor competence differences between children who...
2023-03-0643 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRecess Kits – The Solution for Active Indoor Play When the Weather Won’t Let Us Go OutsideDr. Rhea and Dr. Bauml are back for the third and final installment of their discussion on early childhood education and unstructured play. They’ve talked about not letting the weather stop you from getting outside as long as it’s safe, but what about when it isn’t? If we must stay indoors, there are still plenty of ways to create unstructured play environments for our kids and students that foster social/emotional, physical, and cognitive growth. Dr. Michelle Bauml is the Clotilda Winter Professor of Education and an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teac...
2023-02-2737 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRain or Shine, Hot or Cold – Get Outdoors, Try Something New!Has the desire to go outside in the rain – or at all – dwindled in recent generations? Dr. Rhea is back with Dr. Bauml to discuss how weather can affect play, and why it shouldn’t always stop you from heading outdoors. Listen as they reminisce on childhood memories of soggy shoes, puddle jumping, and making the most of the weather.
Dr. Michelle Bauml is the Clotilda Winter Professor of Education and an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences at TCU with an emphasis in social studies education. As a former...
2023-02-2034 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastEarly Childhood Development – The Importance of Unstructured, Outdoor PlayDr. Rhea sits down with friend and colleague, Dr. Michelle Bauml, to discuss unstructured or child directed play vs. structured or adult directed play in the school setting through the lens of early childhood development and education.
Dr. Michelle Bauml is the Clotilda Winter Professor of Education and an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences at TCU with an emphasis in social studies education. As a former elementary teacher, Dr. Bauml’s research and teaching reflect her beliefs that children need ample opportunities for creative expression, play, and meaningful in...
2023-02-1435 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastDifferent School Approaches – Let Kids Be Kids!Dr. Rhea, Jill Wood and Amanda McMickle, are back to continue their discussion with guest moderator, Sarah Mercado, from KPICD, on unstructured play in schools. This time, they compare various play-focused school settings, the models behind them, and how to garner parental and school staff support.
Jill Wood founded Adventure Play at The Parish School in 2008 and has operated it since. Every year she grows towards a better understanding of play by: listening to children; reflecting on her own adult privilege; and being humbled by what is possible when you give children time to create their own...
2023-02-0637 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastOvercoming the Pandemic Through Play – Let Kids Be Kids!Dr. Rhea, with friends and colleagues, Jill Wood and Amanda McMickle, discuss the intensification of negative behaviors in schools upon returning from COVID and how their different school settings have handled it through play. Our guest moderator for this episode is Sarah Mercado from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU.
Jill Wood founded Adventure Play at The Parish School in 2008 and has operated it since. Every year she grows towards a better understanding of play by: listening to children; reflecting on her own adult privilege; and being humbled by what is possible when you...
2023-01-3032 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastTake A Hike - Benefits of the OutdoorsWe’ve all heard that being outdoors can be beneficial to our health and moods, but what is the true short- and long-term impact? Dr. Rhea takes her discussion of unstructured play outside to break down this topic and give tips on how to incorporate outdoor time into your daily life.
2023-01-2327 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastThe Catalyst for Your Health - Unstructured PlayPlay is a crucial part of everyone’s growth, learning, and sustainability. We have all but erased unstructured play in a child’s life, while structured activities and sports have consumed the American culture. We have also lost touch with the acceptance of play for all ages, especially the aging. Dr. Rhea explains the difference between unstructured and structured play, why both are needed, and why unstructured play is the catalyst for your health.
2023-01-1631 min
Right Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastNon-negotiables in Education – Finland Got it Right!Does the number of minutes spent on “content” in schools really matter? Schools in the U.S. place priority on reading, science, math, and social studies while minimizing other areas such as art, music, physical education, and especially recess. Host, Dr. Debbie Rhea, discusses the effects of this approach on education through her experiences, and how a trip to Finland changed the game.
2023-01-0931 minRight Moves: A LiiNK Center for Healthy Play PodcastRight Moves TrailerIntroducing Right Moves, a LiiNK Center for Healthy Play Podcast! Host Dr. Debbie Rhea of Texas Christian University discusses health, education, play, and so much more. Coming January 9th.
2023-01-0600 min
Expert Instruction: The Teach by Design PodcastEp. 24: The Benefits of PlayThis month’s Teach by Design article introduced the continuum of play and how to embed play-based learning in your classrooms. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at one specific type of play on the continuum. Today, we’re talking about free play.Free play is that dedicated time in the day where your students get to move and explore in unstructured space free of any adult interference. In schools, most of us call it recess! Our students love it, and yet there never seems to be enough time dedicated to it. But what if we...
2022-11-1544 min
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2022-10-1203 min
The TBRI PodcastThe Power of Play (Part I) with Dr. Debbie RheaToday’s guest is TCU Faculty member, Dr. Debbie Rhea. Dr. Rhea is the creator and director of the LiiNK Project. LiiNK, or Let’s Inspire Innovation N Kids, is an initiative to address the needs of the whole child by incorporating more unstructured, outdoor play as part of the school day. Our host, Sarah Mercado, sat down with Dr. Rhea to talk about LiiNK and the importance of unstructured, outdoor Play. This is part one of a two part series with Dr. Rhea.
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2022-07-2022 min
Calm and Connected PodcastThe Power of Recess and MovementThis week’s episode is all about recess and movement. In my opinion, we don’t value the power of movement enough; it’s so vital to help kids focus, work on social skills, be more ready to learn, and manage big emotions. In this episode of the podcast, I talk about two pieces of research that focus on the power of recess:The LiiNK project where children get 4 periods of recess per day. LiiNK students typically decrease their off-task behaviors by 25-35% in the first year, their reading and math scores go up, plus they were observ...
2022-03-0310 min
Scaling the Summit-- Radio GoldScaling the Summit, with Debbie RheaDebbie currently serves as Full Professor in Kinesiology and Associate Dean of Research and Health Sciences in the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. She also is the Project Creator and Director of LiiNK (Let’s Inspire Innovation ‘N Kids). LiiNK and other researchers have shown that children who engage in more physical activity and play and more quality academic content daily will do better academically than children who are sedentary, less creative and active, and pressured with more quantity academic content daily.
Join us as we talk about physical education, recess, the...
2020-09-231h 02
MOVRSBuilding Character Through Play with Dr. Debbie Rhea | Episode 1Dr. Debbie Rhea is a full professor in Kinesiology and Associate Dean of Research and Health Sciences in HCNHS at Texas Christian University. She prepares K-12 physical education teachers and is fully invested in her newest research called LiiNK (Let’s inspire innovation ‘N kids) which examines whole child development through the addition of unstructured, outdoor play breaks and character development in the schools daily.In this episode we draw on her decades of experience as an educator, and time overseas performing research in Finland. We talk about the importance of unstructured outdoor play, increased recess time, and t...
2020-04-061h 10
Universal PsytrancePopek - Ultimate Holidays 2029 (OUT NOW)After "The Steel Carver" Popek strike back with his new album "Ultimate Holidays 2029" Get your backpack ready for these 9 Radioactive tracks who will evolve your DNA ! featuring LiinK, Eclipsical and MethaHuman.
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01 - Popek - Backpack Ready! - 170
02 - Popek vs LiinK - On The Road Again - 172
03 - Popek vs Eclipsical - Surfing Spot - 175
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05- Popek - Vacation's Over - 175
06 - Popek - Cloudy Horizon - 177
07 - Popek vs Metahuman - Plutonium Snack - 178
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2020-02-2926 min
School Dazed: Help For Moms and Dads of School-Aged KidsThe One About The Power of PlayEducation reform has caused an erosion of play and physical education from our schools. Research shows that play helps foster social, emotional, and cognitive skills as well as increasing creativity in children. But play isn’t just important for younger students. Giving students of all ages opportunity to learn through unstructured play helps with problem solving, independence and grit!
Today we welcomed creator and director of LiiNK Project at Texas Christian University, Dr. Debbie Rhea and research associate Dave Farbo. LiiNK Project has shown that children who engage in more physical activity and play do better academically th...
2019-07-021h 01
The Faster Than Normal Podcast: ADD | ADHD | HealthMore Play = Less Problems?? Dr Debbie RheaThis week's guest is Dr. Debbie Rhea of the LIINK project, and this episode is going to BLOW YOUR MIND. I discovered Dr. Rhea in an NPR article talking about how she experimented with a school district in Texas, giving the students more recess time throughout the day to have unstructured play. You know what happened? The kids improved in all areas of their educational lives! BOOM!! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN PREACHING! Exercise and a healthier lifestyle can change LIVES! It's not always about shoving medication down kids' throats and hoping for the best!
2017-05-1022 min