# How Leaders Use Play To Cut Stress Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744/how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744/how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress.md Podcast: [Work Stress Anxiety | Burnout Recovery for High-Achieving Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744) Published: 2026-07-30T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2286309/episodes/19508580-how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2286309/episodes/19508580-how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744/episodes/how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress Duration seconds: 1385 ## Resource Contact us by whatsapp on +447485622662- let us know what you think of this episode. 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 joined by Zander Phelps to unpack why play at work is not a distraction. It is a stress-reduction tool that helps teams think clearly, collaborate be... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744/episodes/how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-stress-anxiety-stress-recovery-strategies-by-abgw-6721744/how-leaders-use-play-to-cut-stress.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.