How Leaders Use Play To Cut Stress | Nervous System Reset

Work Stress Anxiety | Burnout Prevention & Work Anxiety Help · Jul 30, 2026 · 23m · transcript

High-achieving women often push harder to manage stress—but what if the real stress recovery strategy is play? Join Cheryl Paris and Zander Phelps as they unpack why nervous system regulation through play isn't a distraction, it's a leadership tool. Discover how making work feel safer and more playful actually cuts stress and rebuilds resilience.

Productivity advice usually sounds like more discipline, more pressure, and one more system to follow. We go the other direction: what if the simplest way to improve performance is to make work feel safer and more playful?

I’m Cheryl Paris, and I’m…