Aug 19, 2026 · 40 min · 10 segments
In this episode, Dr. Robyne welcomes the original Phillie Phanatic, Hero of Happiness, keynote speaker, author, and brand consultant Dave Raymond for a conversation about finding lightness…
And as somebody who studies resiliency, one of the pillars we talk about is humor, that even when things are hard, it's so important that we stay connected to that through line of joy and play and merriment.
And one of the things, Dave, I see right now for a lot of folks is that they think that, you know, there's so much bad things that are happening in the world, which we know are true.
We know the world is very unwell, and, you know, should we be even having fun or play or sport or merriment? Because it almost as if this idea is the world is heavy, so we should be serious, and I try to bring to the conversation that no, no, that's exactly when we need it the most.
It creates a sense of belonging that we can get behind our, our favorite sports teams.
We get behind our mascots, and it helps, if anything, just pause some of the heaviness right now.
So in your experience, when, you know, the world again continues to be unwell, help me understand how you invite people into the idea of play and joy and silliness, especially again, when things are pretty bumpy.
Um, I, I believe everything that happens in the world, good and bad, are put there for us to understand what would be the best way to respond to it, and that takes a lot of hard work.
But I introduce it in a slide that just says fun, and I say, "Look at that, and think about what that means to you." And then I, then I say, "Stop, stop.
And when you look at that with the mindset of a child, you will look at fun as oxygen.
And as you know, our mindset of a child gets, uh, weeded out, erased if you will-
And as somebody who studies resiliency, one of the pillars we talk about is humor, that even when things are hard, it's so important that we stay connected to that through line of joy and play and merriment.
And one of the things, Dave, I see right now for a lot of folks is that they think that, you know, there's so much bad things that are happening in the world, which we know are true.
We know the world is very unwell, and, you know, should we be even having fun or play or sport or merriment? Because it almost as if this idea is the world is heavy, so we should be serious, and I try to bring to the conversation that no, no, that's exactly when we need it the most.
It creates a sense of belonging that we can get behind our, our favorite sports teams.
We get behind our mascots, and it helps, if anything, just pause some of the heaviness right now.
So in your experience, when, you know, the world again continues to be unwell, help me understand how you invite people into the idea of play and joy and silliness, especially again, when things are pretty bumpy.
Um, I, I believe everything that happens in the world, good and bad, are put there for us to understand what would be the best way to respond to it, and that takes a lot of hard work.
But I introduce it in a slide that just says fun, and I say, "Look at that, and think about what that means to you." And then I, then I say, "Stop, stop.
And when you look at that with the mindset of a child, you will look at fun as oxygen.
And as you know, our mindset of a child gets, uh, weeded out, erased if you will-
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