Play isn’t childish.

It’s how adults come back to life.

Hi I'm Gina-- Im sharing the messy middle of unlearning hustle, tuning back into myself, and leading with fun. 

Think part cozy diary, part girl talk, part insider guide to Serenbe and Chatt hills.

Heya!

I'm Gina.

I did the whole “successful adult” thing.
The title. The gold star. The burnout. The autopilot life.

Then I finally asked the question most people avoid: What if I don’t want this version of adulthood?

So I walked away, moved to a tiny wellness town in the woods called Serenbe, and started over.

Now I’m sharing what I’m learning.
The stories, the people, the rituals, and the tiny shifts that help me come back to myself again and again.

If you’re waking up to your own life, you’ll fit right in here.

What is
Life at Play?

This isn’t a self-help guide. God no.  Life at Play is a grown-up reset button.

Part storytelling studio, part modern wellness experiment, part insider’s guide to Serenbe — all designed to help you live a life that actually feels like yours.

This is where we talk about the stuff most adults whisper about:

  • feeling burnt out but not broken

  • wanting a slower life but not a smaller one

  • navigating motherhood without losing yourself

  • experimenting with joy, woo, creativity, and community

  • finding your way back to the person you remember being

Everything here helps you reconnect — to your body, your joy, your intuition, your actual life.

(Honest stories and tiny experiments for a more intentional life.)

Substack

Not Your Average Newsletter

If you’re rebuilding your life (or want to), you’ll like it here. Every week or so, I write from the messy middle:

  • Honest reflections on motherhood, reinvention, and what happens when you finally slow down
  • Nature-inspired rituals to help you tune in and stay grounded
  • Creative experiments for redefining success on your own terms
  • Local magic from Serenbe + Chatt Hills

 

And the reminders I wish someone had handed me when I was burnt out, lonely, and trying to rebuild my life without blowing it up.

It’s the best way to join this growing community.

Serenbe +
chatt hills

Life at Play started in Serenbe — this weird, wonderful tiny wellness town — but what I share here is really about living more awake, wherever you are.

It’s a place full of artists, healers, dreamers, farmers, creators, neighbors doing extraordinary things.

It’s also a place where people are experimenting with a slower, more connected, more intentional way of living.

And I want you to have access to it.

The Visitors Guide →

The Local Business Directory →

The Events Calendar →

Life wasn’t meant to be an endless sprint.

It was meant to be danced, scribbled, savored.

 

 

Let's connect

JOIN THE cOMMUNITY

Every week or so, I send a story from the messy middle of slow living, creativity, motherhood,
rebuilding a life, or something magical happening around Serenbe.

It’s warm. It’s honest. It’s a little woo.

And it’s the best way to be part of this growing community.

Life at Play Isn't for everyone

But if you’re tired of the hustle and craving something slower, richer, and more real… You might have just found your corner of the internet.

Stories, rituals, local magic, and a reminder you’re not doing life alone.​

How to add the Life at Play Calendar to Your Google Calendar

  1. Copy the URL below.
  2. Open Google Calendar in your browser.
  3. On the left, click the “+” next to “Other calendars.”
  4. Select “From URL.”
  5. Paste the URL and click “Add calendar.”

Calendar URL:

Note: If your old Google Calendar subscription is showing an incorrect event description (such as text from another site), please remove the old calendar and copy the updated URL again above, then repeat the steps to re-add it. This will fix the event description defect.