About hum n play
What if feeling better starts with curiosity?
Ever feel stressed and not sure how to reset? Overwhelmed, with no idea how to start feeling better? Or like your feelings are so tangled you can't quite name what's going on inside?
Hum n Play brings together wellness tools and play: breathing exercises, reflective activities, and games to help you chill out, switch off, create, or connect with yourself. Whatever kind of day you're having, there's something here to help you reset.
The idea
Curiosity changes things
When we're stressed or stuck, we tend to be hard on ourselves. What's wrong with me? Why can't I just get it together? I should be fine right now. But pressure and criticism usually make things harder, not easier.
Hum n Play is built on a different idea. When you swap "what's wrong with me?" for "huh, why do I feel this way?" things start to shift. That's what every tool and game here is designed to help you do.
Why both
Why tools and play?
Some moments call for something to steady you. Some call for something to get you out of your head. And some are a chance to dig a little deeper and learn something new about yourself. There's no one right way to feel better, so Hum n Play gives you options and lets you choose what works for you.
Meet Amanda
I'm Amanda Durocher. I created Hum n Play to make curiosity cool again.
Remember being a kid, when play and curiosity were just part of life? Somewhere along the way, many of us trade that for caution and judgment, especially toward ourselves and the world.
I learned this firsthand. After more than a decade of healing from trauma and reconnecting with myself, and answering more than 100 questions through New View Advice, I've come to believe that curiosity is what's missing most, and that real healing depends on it.
I know the inner world can feel scary. Mine used to be full of negative self-talk and painful memories. But by staying curious, again and again, I kept opening the door, and I discovered who I'd always been.
No one knows your inner world but you. I like to think of it as a new frontier, and you get to be the lead explorer.