Hosted by Jude Treder-Wolff · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 25 episodes
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How can improv help us adapt to change and connect more deeply? Join Jude Treder-Wolff - creative arts therapist, social worker, and improviser - for thoughtful conversations and improv games that demonstrate the intersection of creativity and real life.
Jude Treder-Wolff hosts Improv in Real Life, a health show with 25 episodes published.
How do we build trust with a room full of strangers? In this episode, Jude speaks with playwright Jack Canfora about what real creative collaboration requires, including the willingness to accept feedback and let go of b
How do you find solidarity in a room full of strangers? In this episode, Jude speaks with Shari Hazlett, creator of the Social Justice Improv Project , about the surprising overlap between improv and activism. Together,
What happens when the plan falls apart? In this episode, Jude speaks with Paul Z. Jackson about the complexity of life, and the psychological muscles we need when it refuses to cooperate. Together, they explore how impro
What happens when people don't feel safe enough to speak up? In this episode, Jude speaks with Melissa Dinwiddie, author of Innovation at Work, about psychological safety, perfectionism, and the hidden costs of staying s
How do you respond when everything changes in an instant? In this episode, Jude speaks with Mary Tyszkiewicz about her model called Heroic Improv. Together, the explore how improvisational skills can help people think cl
How do you stay grounded when things feel uncertain? In this episode, Jude speaks with Joel Veenstra, Department of Drama Chair at UC Irvine, about how improv helps us navigate tension, embrace discomfort, and let go of
How do you stay emotionally grounded in high stress moments? In this episode, Jude speaks with Justin Drogos and Jonathan Webb from Northwestern University. Together, they explore how improv builds emotional regulation,
How do stories help us process change? In this episode, Jude speaks with Kenn Adams, creator of the Story Spine, about how stories can reveal deeper truths about ourselves. Together, they explore how storytelling and imp
Who holds the power in a room and what does that do to your voice? In this episode, Jude speaks with applied improv pioneer Kat Koppett about the subtle (and not so subtle) power dynamics that shape careers, relationship
Taking risks is uncomfortable, especially in environments where playing it safe feels smarter. In this episode, Jude speaks with applied improviser Ed Reggi about how practicing creative risk in low stakes games, especia
Why do we shut down the people we love most? In this episode, Jude speaks with improv performer and educator Rachel Rosenthal about how improv teaches us to really listen in our relationships, fostering collaboration as
What if it's not failure we're afraid of, but what failure says about us? In this episode, Jude speaks with therapist and improviser Salma Soliman, who shares how playful risk-taking can loosen the grip of fear and open
What do working artists know that the rest of us need to learn? In this episode, Jude speaks with Peter Michael Marino, creator of Show Up Kids, about the improvisational mindset that builds resilience, activates resourc
In this special holiday episode, Jude shares a true story about her first December in New York, a season of struggle, heartbreak, and unexpected magic. What unfolds is a series of unpredictable moments that remind us: li
What do you do when staying silent protects the relationship, but speaking up protects your truth? In this episode, Jude speaks with Kathy Klotz-Guest of Keeping It Human to explore how improv helps us navigate the tensi
Empathy thrives when we meet each other in our imperfections. In this episode, Jude speaks with Louis Kornfeld of Kornfeld and Andrews, about how improv comedy reveals the flaws in human behavior, which helps us see ours
What if the best way to prepare kids for an unpredictable future is to teach them how to improvise? In this episode, Jude speaks with Beth Hagenlocker, Executive Director of the Detroit Creativity Project. By bringing im
We think we're listening, but are we really? In this episode, Jude speaks with Rick Andrews, Magnet Theater faculty and applied improv facilitator, to explore how listening is an active choice. They unpack how hearing an
In real life, there's no stage. So how do we learn to play our part with presence? In this episode, Jude speaks with Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom, about how improvisation teaches us to accept what's give
Improv has a way of turning strangers into lifelong connections, often in the span of a single scene. In this episode, Jude speaks with Michelle Gilliam about how improv builds community, fosters belonging, and helps us
Paul Z Jackson
Improv Guru
1 appearance on this show
Melissa Dinwiddie
Juilliard-trained dancer, jazz singer, improviser, author of The Creative Sandbox Way, creativity consultant
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Webb
Northwestern University
1 appearance on this show
Kat Koppett
1 appearance on this show
Kathy Klotz-Guest
Keeping It Human
1 appearance on this show
Patricia Ryan Madson
world authority on improvising in everyday life, author of IMPROV WISDOM · Stanford University
1 appearance on this show
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