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The Healing Power of Play
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- Fun & Bliss Show
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- Jun 16, 2026
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- 3767
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Summary
What if play wasn’t just something children do, but one of the most powerful ways we connect, heal, communicate, and come back to life? In this heart-opening episode of The Fun & Bliss Show , Monick and Moneeka sit down with DinaLyn Rosenbusch , speech-language pathologist, parent coach, consultant, speaker, and host of The Language of Play podcast. With more than 30 years of experience helping children and families navigate communication challenges, DinaLyn brings a warm, practical, and deeply human perspective to speech, parenting, and connection. She reminds us that communication is not just about words. It is about curiosity, safety, belonging, and helping the people we love feel seen and understood. DinaLyn also shares her powerful personal story of losing touch with laughter during hard seasons of life, including divorce, single motherhood, illness, and recovery. After a serious health collapse, she began to understand fun not as a luxury, but as nourishment, medicine, and a pathway back to joy. Together, we explore how play can transform parenting, deepen relationships, soften stress, and help us reconnect with the parts of ourselves that life may have buried under responsibility. In this episode, we talk about: Why play is essential for communication and connection How children’s behavior can be understood as communication The power of curiosity in parenting and relationships Why fun is not extra, especially during difficult seasons How guilt can block joy, especially for mothers and caregivers DinaLyn’s healing journey and how laughter became part of her recovery How to bring more play, ease, and aliveness into everyday life This conversation is a beautiful reminder that fun is not frivolous. Play helps us listen better, love better, parent better, and liv…