Live Virtual Conversation Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST Replay included
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The Playful Way
Reclaiming Creativity, Connection & Joy
Join us in conversation with Piera Gelardi, presented by RevelEleven’s Chapters Book Club
THIS MIGHT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLY FAMILIAR
Let me guess. Your days are full, productive, and carefully managed, yet something still feels missing. You’ve tried scheduling more hobbies, planning fun activities, or telling yourself to loosen up. But somehow joy still feels forced or fleeting.
You feel pressure to make the most of every hour and struggle to relax without feeling like you “should” be doing something else.
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You miss feeling spontaneous, curious, or playful, but you’re not sure how to reconnect with that part of yourself.
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You’re highly capable and driven, yet your days often feel more productive than joyful.
❋ Persona 3
You want more moments of lightness, connection, and delight, but they rarely make it onto your calendar.
❋ Persona 4
You’ve learned how to be productive, efficient, and responsible. But somewhere along the way, life started to feel like something to manage instead of something to enjoy. When every hour becomes something to optimize, even rest, creativity, and fun start to feel like tasks on a checklist. What if the answer isn’t doing life better, but playing with it again?
In this live conversation, creative entrepreneur and Refinery29 co-founder Piera Gelardi shares why play isn’t frivolous or unproductive. It’s one of the most powerful catalysts for creativity, resilience, connection, and joy.Joy isn’t something you schedule. It’s something you rediscover.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
Play isn’t just something children do.
It’s a powerful way adults unlock creativity, emotional resilience, and fresh ways of thinking.
In this live conversation, Piera Gelardi will explore how play can shift how you approach work, relationships, creativity, and everyday life.
You’ll learn how to:
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Recognize how the pressure to optimize everything quietly drains joy and creativity
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Reconnect with curiosity and playfulness without needing more time, structure, or planning
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Break out of rigid thinking patterns and invite more spontaneity into everyday life
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Use simple moments of play to refresh your perspective, boost creativity, and spark new ideas
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Create space for more connection, delight, and emotional well-being without adding more to your to-do list
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You’ll leave with a refreshing new lens on productivity, creativity, and joy, along with practical ways to bring more play into your life starting immediately.
This conversation is for the woman who’s done trying to optimize every part of her life and is ready to rediscover the energy, creativity, and joy that play makes possible.
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LIVE EVENT DETAILS
This is a live virtual conversation hosted inside Chapters, RevelEleven’s book club and speaker series.
Your free event pass includes:
Live access to the conversationAudience Q and AFull replay access after the eventYou will not be charged during the 14 day trial period and you can cancel anytime in one click.
Meet the Speaker
Dr. Nicole McNichols
Human sexuality professor, author, and internationally recognized educator, Dr. Nicole McNichols is one of the most respected voices in modern sexuality education.
She is a professor at the University of Washington, where her course The Diversity of Human Sexuality is the most popular class in the university’s history, enrolling more than 4,000 students each year.
She is the coauthor of the textbook Human Sexuality in a Diverse Society, a frequent contributor to The Seattle Times, Psychology Today, and The Conversation, and the creator of the TEDx Talk “Students on Top: A Vision for 21st Century Sex Education.” Her work has also been featured in The New York Times.
Her upcoming book, You Could Be Having Better Sex (releasing February 3, 2026), blends science, compassion, and cultural insight to help women understand their sexuality without shame and reclaim pleasure as a meaningful part of their lives.
In this conversation, you’re not getting surface-level advice.
You’re learning from a trusted expert who has helped millions rethink what healthy, joyful sexuality can look like.
Reserve Your Seat with Dr. Nicole McNichols
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
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