Where this began.
Play More. Love More. grew out of years spent with couples and families — listening, teaching, and noticing that some of the most powerful moments happened when people experienced one another differently.
Dr. Leslie Cary, PhD, LMFT
- Founder, Play More. Love More.
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Educator
- Author
- Minister
- Relationship and whole-person wellbeing professional
Over years of working with couples and families, Dr. Leslie Cary observed that some of the most powerful relational moments occurred not when people finally found the perfect words — but when they experienced one another differently.
Couples would often arrive caught in familiar loops:
- Arguing
- Defending
- Explaining
- Correcting
- Talking past one another
Talk and insight remain deeply valuable. And sometimes an experiential moment — such as quietly becoming present and truly seeing one another — opened a shift that more words alone could not.
The goal is not simply to help people talk about connection. It is to create experiences in which connection can actually happen.
Turning knowledge into lived experience.
This work reflects a longstanding interest in how people learn and grow through doing together:
- Experiential learning
- Relationship activities
- Family bonding
- Art
- Play
- Shared challenges
- Creative experiences
- Psychodrama-informed thinking
- Embodied learning
- Relational presence
Play More. Love More. exists to translate relational wisdom into simple, repeatable experiences that couples and families can practice at home — complementing, never replacing, therapy, coaching, and pastoral care.
“Information can teach us about connection. Experience allows us to practice it.”
Humble, honest, hopeful.
Enrichment, not treatment
Faith-rooted, open-handed
Safety comes first
Where this is growing.
These experiences are in development. Join the list to hear first as each one opens — starting with the 30-Day Challenge.
30-Day Play More. Love More. Challenge
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Six-Week Couples Experience
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Private Couples Intensives
In development
Books
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Card decks
In development
Pattern Interrupt cards
In development
Play Profiles
In development
Couples retreats
In development
Family Field Days
In development
Parent-child programs
In development
Online courses
In development
Membership
In development
Church programs
In development
Facilitator training
In development
Professional education
In development
Licensing
In development