Ep. #45 Play and Resilience at Work with Imogen Maresch

Resilience isn't just about persevering until we reach our breaking point. Sometimes, it's about taking a break and incorporating enjoyable activities, then it can be the perfect way to enhance our resilience.

Join Imogen Maresch, speaker, coach, and faculty member of Bailey Balfour's Certification programme in the latest episode of Making Sense of work. 

Jean and Imogen discuss: 

• What does resilience mean
• How does play connect to resilience
• Using play at work and using play at coaching
• How to encourage play at work and tap into it for our resilience

Meet Imogen
With a background in drama, 15+ years’ experience in learning and development, and a track record of high-profile leadership roles in both the private and public sectors, Imogen brings a unique perspective to the world of work. 

She holds an MBA from the University of Leicester and, through the pandemic, gained her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London. Her research was exploring how playing an innovative online board game she developed supported people in lockdown to boost resilience. It was recently published in a leading international academic journal. We will hear more about this in the podcast. 

Imogen lives in London where she volunteers as a coach for several charities and has a long-standing reputation for hosting legendary games nights.

• Connect with Imogen: http://linkedin.com/in/imogen-maresch
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• Email:  imogen@presenceofmind.uk
• Check out her research article on "Playing for Resilience in a Pandemic", on International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology: https://rdcu.be/cTCCl
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