{"id":74870,"date":"2026-06-04T18:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=74870"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:27:39","slug":"june9-prioritize-play-with-rachael-renae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/06\/04\/june9-prioritize-play-with-rachael-renae\/","title":{"rendered":"June: 9 Prioritize Play with Rachael Renae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-74875 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/play1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, June 9 from 6-10 PM, Rachael Renae will present her new book Prioritize Play: Express Your Creativity, Boost Your Confidence, and Foster Deeper Connection at the Vander Building, 626 Harper in Detroit. Books will be provided by Book Beat, call 248.968.1190 to reserve a copy now.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Book Launch Party! With food and beverage included, plus a creative play workshop with the author. Cost is: $33, without book or $55 with the book included.<\/p>\n<p>Reserve a ticket now at: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rachaelrenae.com\/booklaunchparty?fbclid=PARlRTSASOzBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAad-JsYNHs7UpbLrArCuCqjRl7oApNLz1Yk4jQP4GFlkNJgvANJQ4dDUzKd9xg_aem_ZIwXiJEEI1Tx4RwxTkd5rg\">Rachel Renae Book Launch Party!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For fans of The Artist\u2019s Way and The Creative Act, comes an alternative perspective on creativity that introduces \u201cplay\u201d as a key tool to building trust and confidence in ourselves and a path to creative expression. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are creative! Yes you! Despite what society, friends, family, or social media might tell you, you don\u2019t need to practice the \u201cclassic creative outlets\u201d like art, music, or writing to find creative expression. And if you are interested in those outlets, you don\u2019t need to pursue them as a career to live a more fulfilling life.<\/p>\n<p>The key to cultivating the kind of big, juicy life that sparks joy, connection, and fulfillment isn\u2019t chasing the title of \u201ccreative\u201d, it\u2019s prioritizing your play. In Prioritize Play, host of the Chaotic Creatives podcast and play enthusiast Rachael Renae reveals that play is more important to our wellbeing than productivity or career titles and should be prioritized as readily as getting groceries, paying your rent, or getting your work done. When we connect to ourselves through play, we become more curious and intentional in how we express ourselves and connect with other people. Within these pages are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mindset shifts to start seeing play in the everyday<br \/>\n\u2022 Guidance to help you find your version of play<br \/>\n\u2022 Strategies to turn play into a regular practice<br \/>\n\u2022 Exercises to release expectations on your creativity<br \/>\n\u2022 Lessons in becoming your own hype pal<\/p>\n<p>Through introspection and fun challenges, you\u2019ll see that play is the solution toward overcoming our creative blocks, caring less about what people think of us, and showing ourselves that we do deserve to prioritize our creative ideas. Even when they don\u2019t make money. Even if we\u2019re not \u201cgood\u201d at them. Even if they\u2019re not a \u201ctraditional\u201d creative outlet. Because we all deserve our version of our Big, Juicy Life!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74876 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rach-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"296\"><strong>Rachael Renae<\/strong> is an artist, play enthusiast, and creativity hype gal based in Detroit, MI. She helps people prioritize play to overcome creative blocks, better connect with themselves and their people, and confidently live big, fulfilling lives. When she\u2019s not facilitating play workshops or co-hosting the Chaotic Creatives podcast, she\u2019s likely gabbing with pals over voice notes and making a papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Launch Party! or fans of The Artist\u2019s Way and The Creative Act, comes an alternative perspective on creativity that introduces \u201cplay\u201d as a key tool to building trust and confidence in ourselves and a path to creative expression. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,814],"tags":[116,971],"class_list":["post-74870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-author-signings-lectures","tag-creativity","tag-rachael-renae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}