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5 Adventures to go on when you're feeling stuck

Roya Dedeaux

Sometimes all we need is a little push out the door.

We don't need to go sky diving or spend thousands on travel. We just got a little stuck in a rut and need bit of help. Or maybe, just maybe, two years of pandemic living has made going out in the world a little nerve-wracking.

If you have noticed that your anxiety level is preventing you from feeling your best

Here is a game I've developed just for you.

Here are 5 destinations, 5 quests, and 5 objects. Use a random number generator to pick which from each category to do today! So for example - if I chose the number 2, I'd go somewhere with music, take a journal with me, and make sure to wink at a toddler!

Let the mild adventure begin!

Destinations

  1. Somewhere they sell plants
  2. Somewhere with music
  3. Somewhere with pretty lights
  4. Somewhere with animals
  5. Somewhere with running water

Objects

  1. A written-out poem
  2. A journal
  3. A feather
  4. Something shiny
  5. A salty snack

Quests

  1. Tell someone they are doing a good job
  2. Wink at a toddler
  3. Leave a hidden surprise
  4. Doodle
  5. Send a postcard

Boost Your Mood!

Did you know that planning a mild adventure like these from the Venture Forth game can make a significant difference in your mood? Even just planning to do the quests can give you something to look forward to! Actually accomplishing them gives you even more of a mood improvement which can help get you out of stressed out, overwhelmed cycles to help your mental health.

Moms Mental Health Matters Too

Hey moms - I tried really hard to make these quests workable for you busy moms too, because I know just how hard it can be to get your family out the door. If you can involve your kids in this, all the better!

 

Want a whole deck of these quests and destinations?   Check out Venture Forth: The Game!  Each deck comes with 216,000 possible combinations of mild adventures!!!!

 

 

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Roya Dedeaux LMFT

Roya Dedeaux is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a focus on using creative tools like art, writing, and recreation as a way to help teens and their families who don't quite fit the mold.


Roya’s first book, Connect with Courage: practical ways to release fear and find joy in the places your kids take you is the result of her background in Recreation and Leisure Studies and Marriage and Family Therapy and is the base of her Connect with Courage Parenting Course. 


She loves running her private practice, creating art prompts for her two online art groups, and running games and challenges in the free Recreate Parenting Facebook community! When she's not doing that, she loves to make messes with her three wild & wonderful kids where they live and play hard in Southern California.

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