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The National Institute for Play

The National Institute for Play

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Oct 6, 2026

Sherry WallingHOST
0:41
My guest today has spent her life inside the idea of play.
Sherry WallingHOST
0:46
Mia Sundstrom is the CEO of the National Institute for Play, the organization founded by her grandfather, Dr. Stuart Brown.
Sherry WallingHOST
0:53
She champions play as a public health necessity across the entire lifespan, grownups too.
Sherry WallingHOST
1:00
Mia brings something rare to this work, the research and the science, but also the lived generational understanding and a real gift for storytelling.
Sherry WallingHOST
4:05
... really have a full-bodied experience are my favorite kinds of places to be in.
Mia SundstromGUEST
4:10
Exactly.
Sherry WallingHOST
4:11
So you are the CEO of the National Institute for Play.
Sherry WallingHOST
4:14
Like, what does that mean? What do you do on a daily basis?

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