The Element of PLAY: A Rebel’s Guide Through Burnout and Hustle Culture

You've done everything right. You've worked hard, stayed responsible, kept showing up and become very good at holding it all together. So why does it still feel like something is missing? In a world obsessed with productivity, play is often treated as childish, frivolous or something we earn once the important work is finished. But what if we've got it backwards? In The Element of Play, marine scientist, entrepreneur and play-centred leadership coach Jodi Salmond explores why capable, high-functioning people can appear successful while quietly becoming exhausted and disconnected from themselves.Drawing on two decades of leadership, adventure, community building and her own experience of burnout, Jodi shows how play can help you rebuild your energy, reconnect with yourself and others, challenge hustle culture and rediscover what makes you feel fully alive.