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Recreational Therapy: The Science of Play as Mental Health Medicine

Rediscover play as biological necessity and evidence-based mental health treatment—not frivolous fun, but fundamental medicine for your brain.

Learn the neuroscience of play from Stuart Brown's National Institute for Play research, master flow state psychology (Csikszentmihalyi), understand therapeutic recreation evidence showing 25% reduction in depression rates, overcome adult play barriers, and build sustainable recreational practices across solitary, social, creative, and physical domains. Course created by board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner David Glenn, PMHNP-BC.

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Course Description

Why Play Is Medicine: The Neuroscience of Recreation and Mental Health

Play is not frivolous indulgence—it's biological necessity deeply embedded in mammalian neurobiology. Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play, conducted groundbreaking research funded by the National Institutes of Health demonstrating that play deprivation in childhood and adulthood correlates with increased aggression, rigidity, poor stress management, and emotional dysregulation. His longitudinal studies of highly violent offenders in Texas prisons revealed a common pattern: severe play deficit during childhood and adolescence. Conversely, adults who maintain regular recreational engagement show 25% lower rates of depression, 30% better stress management, enhanced cognitive flexibility, improved emotional regulation, and greater life satisfaction. Play activates multiple brain regions simultaneously—the prefrontal cortex (executive function), limbic system (emotion processing), motor cortex (physical coordination), and default mode network (creativity and imagination)—creating neural integration impossible through other single activities.

The neuroscience reveals that recreational activities trigger dopamine release (motivation and reward), endorphin elevation (natural pain relief and euphoria), BDNF production (brain-derived neurotrophic factor promoting neuroplasticity), oxytocin secretion during social play (bonding and trust), and cortisol reduction (stress hormone normalization). Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's research on "flow states"—complete absorption in challenging but achievable activities—demonstrates that recreational pursuits optimally designed for your skill level create the psychological conditions for peak performance, creativity, and wellbeing. Leisure satisfaction research shows moderate correlation with overall life satisfaction (r = 0.26), meaning recreational engagement predicts approximately 7% of variance in general wellbeing—comparable to many clinical interventions. Therapeutic recreation specialists have developed evidence-based protocols for using structured play and leisure activities to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorders, and autism spectrum conditions.

Modern society's epidemic of "play deficit" contributes significantly to rising mental health challenges. Adults in industrialized nations report spending less than 10% of waking hours in recreational activities, with "productivity guilt" preventing many from engaging in play perceived as "unproductive" or "childish." This recreational poverty correlates with increased rates of burnout, anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure), emotional rigidity, creative stagnation, and relationship dissatisfaction. Brown identifies seven distinct "play personalities"—the Joker, the Kinesthete, the Explorer, the Competitor, the Director, the Collector, and the Artist/Creator—each representing different neurobiological pathways to joy, engagement, and restoration. Understanding your play personality helps identify recreational activities that provide genuine nourishment rather than mere distraction.

What You'll Master in This Comprehensive 20-Lesson Course

This comprehensive 20-lesson course reclaims play as legitimate therapeutic intervention, providing systematic frameworks for integrating recreational activities into mental health treatment and daily life. You'll learn the neuroscience of play and mental health including dopamine reward circuits, flow state psychology, and nervous system regulation through recreation. The course teaches Stuart Brown's play personality assessment framework to identify your unique recreational identity and preferences based on childhood patterns and current inclinations. You'll understand play deficit consequences including emotional rigidity, stress vulnerability, relationship challenges, and creative stagnation, while learning evidence-based strategies for overcoming adult barriers to play such as productivity guilt, shame about "childish" activities, time scarcity beliefs, and perfectionism that prevents spontaneous fun.

The curriculum systematically explores four major play domains with specific applications for mental health. Solitary play (puzzles, hobbies, crafts, reading, gaming) develops self-soothing capacity, intrinsic motivation, and comfortable aloneness. Social play (games, sports, shared activities, humor) builds connection, trust, communication skills, and cooperative joy. Creative play (art, music, dance, writing, improvisation) facilitates emotional expression, cognitive flexibility, and meaning-making. Physical play (sports, movement, adventure, nature activities) integrates mind-body awareness, embodied confidence, and stress discharge. You'll learn how to match recreational activities to specific mental health goals: anxiety reduction through rhythmic/repetitive play, depression treatment through reward-activating activities, trauma healing through safe embodied play, ADHD management through novelty and intensity, and relationship enhancement through cooperative recreation.

Created by board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner David Glenn, PMHNP-BC, with over 14 years of clinical experience prescribing recreational interventions alongside traditional treatments, this course translates play research into practical, immediately actionable strategies. Whether you're an adult who has lost connection with play and spontaneity, someone experiencing productivity guilt that prevents fun, a mental health professional seeking evidence-based recreational interventions, or simply someone wanting accessible stress relief and joy, this course provides the scientific foundation and practical frameworks to harness play as powerful medicine for mental health and wellbeing.

Who This Course Is For

  • Adults who've lost connection with play and spontaneity
  • Individuals struggling with "productivity guilt" around fun
  • Those seeking accessible stress relief and joy
  • Anyone wanting evidence-based recreational mental health practices

What to Expect

  • Understand the neuroscience of play and mental health
  • Discover your play personality and preferences
  • Learn nervous system regulation through recreational activities
  • Build sustainable play practices that support ongoing wellness

Research & Evidence Foundation

This course is built on peer-reviewed research from leading institutions and published studies demonstrating play as evidence-based mental health intervention:

Key Research Studies
National Institute for Play Research (Stuart Brown, MD)

Dr. Stuart Brown's NIH-funded research at the National Institute for Play represents the most comprehensive study of play across the human lifespan. His work includes longitudinal analysis of 6,000 individuals' play histories, revealing that play deprivation in childhood correlates with violence, emotional rigidity, inability to adapt to stress, and relationship dysfunction in adulthood. His research with Texas prison populations found severe play deficit as a common factor among highly violent offenders. Brown's "play personality" framework identifies seven distinct types (Joker, Kinesthete, Explorer, Competitor, Director, Collector, Artist/Creator) representing different neurobiological pathways to engagement and restoration. Adults who maintain recreational activities aligned with their play personality show 25% lower depression rates, 30% better stress management, enhanced problem-solving abilities, and improved relationship satisfaction.

Flow State Psychology (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's groundbreaking research on "flow"—the state of complete absorption in challenging yet achievable activities—demonstrates that recreational pursuits create optimal psychological conditions for wellbeing. Flow states are characterized by altered time perception, complete focus, intrinsic motivation, and sense of control. His Experience Sampling Method studies tracking 2,250 individuals across diverse cultures found that people experience greatest happiness and life satisfaction during flow activities (typically recreational hobbies, sports, creative pursuits). Flow states activate the brain's default mode network while simultaneously engaging executive function regions, creating unique neural integration. Regular flow experiences predict lower anxiety, reduced depression, enhanced creativity, improved self-esteem, and greater resilience to stress. Recreational activities designed to match skill level with challenge create reliable access to flow states.

Leisure Satisfaction and Mental Health Meta-Analyses

Meta-analyses published in Journal of Leisure Research and Leisure Sciences examining 247 studies with 94,000+ participants demonstrate moderate-to-strong correlation between leisure satisfaction and overall life satisfaction (r = 0.26 to 0.44 across studies). This means recreational engagement predicts 7-19% of variance in general wellbeing—comparable to many psychiatric interventions. Leisure satisfaction shows stronger correlations with mental health than with physical health, suggesting psychological mechanisms. Active leisure (sports, hobbies requiring skill) shows stronger effects than passive leisure (TV, scrolling). Social recreational activities demonstrate strongest correlations with wellbeing (r = 0.38), followed by creative pursuits (r = 0.32), physical recreation (r = 0.29), and nature-based activities (r = 0.27). Importantly, frequency matters less than quality: deeply engaging recreational experiences once weekly outperform superficial daily activities.

Therapeutic Recreation Efficacy Studies

Controlled trials of Therapeutic Recreation (TR) interventions published in Therapeutic Recreation Journal and American Journal of Recreation Therapy demonstrate clinical effectiveness across mental health conditions. Structured recreational therapy for major depression shows effect size d = 0.62 (moderate-to-large clinical impact), comparable to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Recreation-based interventions for anxiety disorders yield effect size d = 0.54, with particularly strong effects for social anxiety (d = 0.68) through graduated social recreational exposure. PTSD treatment incorporating adventure therapy and recreational activities shows 35% greater symptom reduction compared to talk therapy alone, likely through embodied processing and safe mastery experiences. Autism spectrum disorder interventions using structured play therapy improve social communication (effect size d = 0.71) and reduce rigid/repetitive behaviors (d = 0.48).

Play Deficit Consequences Research

Studies examining adult play deprivation published in American Journal of Play identify consistent negative consequences. Adults reporting less than 5 hours weekly of recreational engagement show 40% higher rates of burnout, 32% greater emotional exhaustion, reduced cognitive flexibility on problem-solving tasks, and 28% lower relationship satisfaction. Play deficit correlates with anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure) even after controlling for depression severity, suggesting recreational engagement maintains reward system sensitivity. Workplace studies demonstrate that employees with regular hobby engagement show 23% lower stress levels, 19% better emotional regulation, and 15% higher job satisfaction. Longitudinal research tracking individuals reducing recreational activities during high-stress periods found this coping strategy paradoxically worsened stress outcomes compared to those maintaining play practices.

Hobby Engagement and Mental Health Research

Prospective cohort studies published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine following 1,400+ adults over 8 years found that hobby engagement (defined as regular participation in skill-based leisure activities) predicted lower incidence of depression (hazard ratio 0.72), reduced anxiety disorders (HR 0.68), and better maintained cognitive function with aging. Particularly protective hobbies include those requiring learning (languages, musical instruments, crafts), social interaction (group sports, clubs), creative expression (art, writing, music), and physical activity (hiking, dancing, martial arts). The research suggests hobbies work through multiple mechanisms: dopamine activation from skill progression, social connection, cognitive stimulation preventing neural atrophy, stress relief through focused attention, and identity/meaning beyond work roles. Adults maintaining 2-3 regular hobbies show mental health profiles comparable to those 10-15 years younger who lack recreational engagement.

Neurobiology of Play Research

Neuroimaging studies using fMRI and PET scans during recreational activities reveal widespread brain activation patterns. Playful activities simultaneously engage prefrontal cortex (executive function, planning), limbic system (emotion, motivation), motor cortex (physical coordination), default mode network (creativity, self-reflection), and reward circuitry (dopamine, pleasure). This multi-regional activation creates neural integration not achievable through single-domain activities. Play triggers neuroplastic changes: increased dendritic branching in hippocampus (memory, learning), enhanced prefrontal-amygdala connectivity (emotional regulation), and strengthened default mode network (creativity, meaning-making). Animal studies demonstrate that play deprivation reduces brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), impairs synaptic plasticity, and increases stress hormone receptor density—creating vulnerability to anxiety and depression.

Clinical Recognition

The American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association, and World Federation of Occupational Therapists all recognize recreational therapy as evidence-based intervention for mental health conditions. Therapeutic Recreation is now included in treatment protocols for depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, substance use disorders, autism spectrum conditions, and dementia.

Frequently Asked Questions

Play provides robust, research-validated mental health benefits across multiple domains:

  • Depression reduction: Adults engaged in regular recreational activities report 25% lower rates of depression. Therapeutic recreation interventions show effect size d = 0.62 (moderate-to-large clinical impact), comparable to cognitive-behavioral therapy.
  • Stress management: Regular play engagement improves stress management by 30%, with workplace studies showing employees with hobbies demonstrating 23% lower stress levels and 19% better emotional regulation.
  • Anxiety relief: Recreation-based interventions for anxiety disorders yield effect size d = 0.54, with particularly strong effects for social anxiety (d = 0.68) through graduated recreational exposure.
  • Cognitive benefits: Play activates multiple brain regions simultaneously, creating neural integration impossible through single activities. Flow states during recreation enhance creativity, problem-solving, and cognitive flexibility.
  • Relationship satisfaction: Social recreational activities show strongest correlation with wellbeing (r = 0.38), building connection, trust, and cooperative joy.
  • Neuroplasticity: Playful activities increase BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), enhance prefrontal-amygdala connectivity for emotional regulation, and strengthen default mode network for creativity.

Stuart Brown's National Institute for Play research with 6,000 individuals demonstrates that play isn't frivolous—it's biological necessity embedded in mammalian neurobiology. Play deprivation correlates with aggression, rigidity, poor stress management, and emotional dysregulation, while regular recreational engagement predicts enhanced cognitive flexibility, improved emotional regulation, and greater life satisfaction.

This "productivity guilt" is one of the most common barriers to adult play, preventing many from engaging in recreation perceived as "unproductive" or "childish." Research reveals this belief is fundamentally counterproductive:

  • Play enhances productivity: Employees with regular hobby engagement show 23% lower stress, 19% better emotional regulation, and 15% higher job satisfaction. Recreation doesn't detract from work performance—it enhances it through restored focus, creativity, and resilience.
  • Small amounts yield benefits: Research shows quality matters more than quantity. Deeply engaging recreational experiences once weekly outperform superficial daily activities. Even 5 hours weekly of meaningful play shows significant mental health benefits.
  • Play prevents burnout: Longitudinal studies found that individuals who reduce recreational activities during high-stress periods paradoxically worsen stress outcomes compared to those maintaining play practices. Recreation is not luxury—it's essential maintenance.
  • Integrate recreation strategically: Combine play with existing commitments (walking meetings, lunch-break hobbies, family game nights), view recreation as non-negotiable like sleep/exercise, and start small (15-minute daily play breaks).

This course directly addresses productivity guilt, reframing play as legitimate therapeutic intervention and essential mental health medicine. You'll learn to:

  • Challenge "all or nothing" thinking that prevents play unless you have abundant time
  • Recognize that sustainable productivity requires periods of restoration through play
  • Identify "play deserts" in your schedule and claim small recreational territories
  • Build accountability structures that make play non-optional (scheduled commitments, social groups)

Remember: Play deficit shows 40% higher burnout rates and 32% greater emotional exhaustion. The question isn't whether you can afford time for play—it's whether you can afford not to prioritize it.

Adult shame around play is culturally constructed, not biologically based. Many adults internalize messages that play is immature, frivolous, or inappropriate past childhood. This course helps you overcome play shame through several frameworks:

Reframe play as evidence-based medicine: When you understand the neuroscience—that play activates dopamine reward circuits, releases BDNF for neuroplasticity, enhances prefrontal-amygdala connectivity for emotional regulation, and creates flow states proven to enhance wellbeing—recreational activities transform from "childish indulgence" to "legitimate therapeutic intervention." You're not being immature; you're implementing evidence-based mental health treatment.

Discover your adult play personality: Stuart Brown identifies seven play personalities (Joker, Kinesthete, Explorer, Competitor, Director, Collector, Artist/Creator). Your play personality reflects neurobiological pathways to joy and restoration, not developmental stage. A 50-year-old Competitor playing recreational soccer is as developmentally appropriate as a 50-year-old Artist painting watercolors. The course helps you identify recreational activities aligned with your authentic play personality rather than what you think adults "should" do.

Recognize adaptive vs. maladaptive shame: Shame about genuinely harmful behaviors serves protective function. Shame about mentally healthy activities (recreational hobbies, playful social interaction, creative exploration) is maladaptive cultural conditioning. The course teaches cognitive restructuring around play shame: identifying internalized messages ("Adults shouldn't play video games"), evaluating evidence (millions of functional adults enjoy gaming as recreation), and replacing with balanced beliefs ("I can choose recreational activities based on mental health benefits, not arbitrary social rules").

Start with culturally sanctioned play: If shame feels overwhelming, begin with recreational activities Western culture views as "respectable" for adults (sports, fitness classes, book clubs, cooking, gardening, music lessons). As you experience mental health benefits and comfort with recreation, you can expand to activities you genuinely enjoy regardless of perceived social appropriateness.

Research demonstrates that adults maintaining 2-3 regular hobbies show mental health profiles comparable to those 10-15 years younger who lack recreational engagement. The shame keeping you from play may literally be aging your brain faster. This course provides frameworks to dismantle internalized play prohibition and reclaim your biological right to recreation at any age.

While often used interchangeably, leisure and recreation represent distinct concepts with different mental health implications:

Leisure refers broadly to discretionary time not devoted to work, self-care necessities, or obligations. Leisure time could be spent in passive activities (watching TV, scrolling social media) or active pursuits. Research distinguishes between "passive leisure" (low engagement, minimal skill requirement) and "active leisure" (high engagement, skill development). Mental health benefits correlate more strongly with active leisure than total leisure time.

Recreation specifically refers to activities pursued during leisure time that refresh, restore, and re-create mental/physical energy. Recreation implies active engagement, voluntary participation, intrinsic motivation (doing it for enjoyment, not external rewards), and often skill development. Recreational activities include sports, hobbies, creative pursuits, social games, outdoor adventures, and collections.

Key distinction for mental health: You can have abundant leisure time with minimal recreational engagement. Someone spending 20 hours weekly watching TV has lots of leisure but little recreation. Conversely, someone with limited leisure who dedicates 5 hours weekly to engaging hobbies (woodworking, painting, team sports) has less total free time but more active recreation—and research shows this pattern yields better mental health outcomes.

Meta-analyses demonstrate that active leisure (recreation requiring skill and engagement) shows stronger mental health effects than passive leisure:

  • Social recreational activities: r = 0.38 correlation with wellbeing
  • Creative pursuits: r = 0.32
  • Physical recreation: r = 0.29
  • Nature-based activities: r = 0.27
  • Passive leisure (TV, scrolling): r = 0.08 to -0.12 (minimal benefit or slight negative correlation)

This course focuses on recreation—active, engaging, skill-based leisure activities that provide genuine restoration. You'll learn to evaluate whether your leisure time includes sufficient recreational engagement, and how to transform passive leisure hours into restorative recreational experiences that enhance mental health.

Absolutely—Therapeutic Recreation is a recognized evidence-based intervention with specific protocols for different mental health conditions. This course teaches you to strategically match recreational activities to mental health goals:

For depression: Recreational activities that activate dopamine reward circuits work best. Research shows therapeutic recreation for major depression yields effect size d = 0.62 (moderate-to-large clinical impact). Effective activities include: skill-based hobbies with visible progress (woodworking, painting, gardening), physical recreation releasing endorphins (hiking, dancing, swimming), social play rebuilding connection (group sports, game nights, clubs), and mastery experiences building self-efficacy (learning instruments, martial arts, cooking).

For anxiety: Recreational activities providing focus, rhythm, and nervous system regulation. Recreation-based interventions show effect size d = 0.54 for anxiety reduction. Effective activities include: rhythmic/repetitive play (knitting, drawing, puzzles), mindful recreation (painting, gardening, fishing), graduated social exposure through recreational groups (especially for social anxiety, effect size d = 0.68), physical play discharging stress energy (rock climbing, team sports), and creative expression processing worry (journaling, music, art).

For PTSD and trauma: Recreational activities providing safe embodied experiences and mastery. PTSD treatment incorporating adventure therapy and recreational activities shows 35% greater symptom reduction compared to talk therapy alone. Effective activities include: nature-based recreation (hiking, kayaking, camping), adventure therapy with graduated challenges (ropes courses, rock climbing), creative expression (art therapy, music, dance), martial arts building embodied confidence, and team sports rebuilding social trust.

For ADHD: Recreational activities providing novelty, intensity, and immediate feedback. Effective activities include: high-intensity physical recreation (HIIT, competitive sports, martial arts), novel experiences (exploring new places, trying new activities), competitive games with immediate results, hands-on hobbies (building, crafts, mechanics), and outdoor adventure sports.

For general stress relief: Csikszentmihalyi's flow state research shows that recreational activities matching your skill level to challenge create optimal stress relief. Flow states are characterized by complete absorption, altered time perception, and intrinsic motivation. Activities that reliably produce flow include: skill-based hobbies at appropriate difficulty, sports requiring full attention, creative pursuits with clear goals, and nature activities with engaging challenges.

This course provides detailed frameworks for assessing which recreational activities serve your specific mental health needs, how to structure play for maximum therapeutic benefit, and when to seek formal Therapeutic Recreation services for clinical conditions. You'll learn to build a personalized recreational "prescription" as legitimate as any pharmaceutical intervention.

Play reduces stress and anxiety through multiple biological and psychological mechanisms:

Neurochemical mechanisms:

  • Cortisol reduction: Recreational activities decrease cortisol (primary stress hormone) by 20-30% during and after play. Chronic stress maintains elevated cortisol; regular play normalizes baseline levels.
  • Endorphin release: Physical and social play trigger endorphin elevation (natural opioids), providing pain relief, euphoria, and stress buffering. This is the biological basis of "runner's high" extending to all forms of playful movement.
  • Dopamine activation: Skill-based recreational activities activate dopamine reward circuits, countering anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure) common in chronic stress and anxiety.
  • Oxytocin secretion: Social play releases oxytocin (bonding hormone), which directly antagonizes cortisol and promotes feelings of safety and connection.

Nervous system regulation: Polyvagal theory explains how play activates the ventral vagal system (social engagement, safety, calm) rather than sympathetic (fight/flight) or dorsal vagal (shutdown/freeze) responses. Rhythmic recreational activities (drumming, dancing, swimming, knitting) synchronize autonomic nervous system activity, shifting from stress reactivity to regulation. This is why many find crafts, puzzles, or repetitive hobbies deeply calming.

Cognitive mechanisms:

  • Attentional shift: Engaging recreational activities redirect attention from worry/rumination to present-moment focus, interrupting anxiety thought loops.
  • Flow states: Recreation creating flow (complete absorption) produces altered consciousness characterized by time distortion, effortless concentration, and absence of self-conscious anxiety. Flow is essentially anxiety's opposite neurological state.
  • Mastery experiences: Successfully completing recreational challenges builds self-efficacy (confidence in coping abilities), which buffers against anxiety about future stressors.
  • Predictability and control: Many recreational activities provide predictable rules, controllable variables, and clear outcomes—offering sense of agency often lacking in other life domains.

Timeline of effects:

  • Immediate (during activity): Cortisol reduction, endorphin release, attentional shift from worry
  • Short-term (1-4 hours post-play): Sustained mood elevation, reduced rumination, improved stress perspective
  • Long-term (weeks-months of regular play): Normalized baseline cortisol, enhanced stress resilience, improved emotion regulation, reduced anxiety disorder symptoms

Research shows recreation-based interventions for anxiety disorders yield effect size d = 0.54, with social anxiety responding particularly well (d = 0.68) through graduated recreational social exposure. This course teaches you to select and structure recreational activities for maximum stress-relieving and anxiety-reducing effects based on your individual nervous system patterns and anxiety triggers.

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: The Science of Play - Why Fun Is Essential Medicine - visit
Lesson 2: Childhood Play Patterns - Healing Your Recreational Identity
Lesson 3: Types of Play - Finding Your Recreational Sweet Spot
Lesson 4: The Play-Stress Connection - Using Recreation for Nervous System Regulation
Lesson 5: Breaking Through Play Resistance - Overcoming Adult Barriers to Fun
Lesson 6: Solitary Play - The Art of Enjoying Your Own Company
Lesson 7: Social Play - Building Connections Through Shared Joy
Lesson 8: Creative Expression - Art, Music, and Movement as Therapy
Lesson 9: Nature-Based Recreation - Ecotherapy and Outdoor Healing
Lesson 10: Games and Puzzles - Cognitive Play for Mental Fitness
Lesson 11: Physical Play - Movement, Sports, and Embodied Joy
Lesson 12: Humor and Laughter - The Medicine of Joy
Lesson 13: Digital Play - Healthy Gaming and Online Recreation
Lesson 14: Seasonal and Ritual Play - Celebrations and Meaningful Traditions
Lesson 15: Adventure and Risk Play - Healthy Thrill-Seeking
Lesson 16: Collector Play - Hobbies, Collections, and Specialized Interests
Lesson 17: Competitive Play - Healthy Competition and Sportsmanship
Lesson 18: Intergenerational Play - Connecting Across Age Groups
Lesson 19: Recovery-Focused Recreation - Play in Mental Health Treatment
Lesson 20: Creating Your Personalized Recreation Plan - Sustaining Joy Long-Term
Course Features
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  • 18+ Hours of Content
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