Let Us Play: Thriving With & Beyond Cancer™

A Joy-Centered Healing Framework for Cancer Survivorship

A cancer diagnosis changes everything — but survivorship deserves more than simply “getting through.”

Let Us Play: Thriving With & Beyond Cancer™ is a transformative survivorship program designed to help individuals reconnect with joy, resilience, and meaning through the restorative power of play.

Developed by Stage IV colon cancer survivor and Positive Psychology Practitioner Lisa Caughman, MSc, HHP, CAPP, this program integrates positive psychology, metaphysical awareness, creative expression, and community connection to support emotional and psychological flourishing after cancer.

Across hospitals, survivorship programs, and community wellness initiatives, healthcare leaders are increasingly recognizing that joy, connection, and play are powerful pathways to healing.

Let Us Play™ invites survivors to rediscover vitality, creativity, and meaning in the next chapter of life.

Founder Perspective

Let Us Play™ was born from lived experience.

After surviving Stage IV colon cancer, founder Lisa Caughman, MSc, HHP, CAPP began asking a profound question:

What if healing after cancer required more than medical recovery?

Through her own journey, Lisa discovered that joy, creativity, laughter, and connection were not distractions from healing — they were essential parts of it.

Drawing from her studies in positive psychology, metaphysical science, and human flourishing, Lisa developed the Let Us Play Series™ as a framework to help individuals rediscover vitality and meaning after life-altering experiences.

Today, the Let Us Play™ approach continues to evolve as a joyful pathway to flourishing for individuals navigating cancer survivorship and other profound life transitions.

The Let Us Play Series™ Framework for Cancer Survivorship

Let Us Play: Thriving With & Beyond Cancer™ is the first program developed within the broader Let Us Play Series™, a structured joy-centered healing framework created through Lee Lees Life Lessons™.

The Let Us Play Series™ uses intentional play as a pathway to flourishing, helping individuals reconnect with identity, creativity, and purpose following major life challenges.

The framework integrates:

• Positive Psychology
• The PERMA-V Wellbeing Model
• Mindfulness and embodied awareness
• Creative expression and storytelling
• Community-based healing and connection

At its core, the Let Us Play™ philosophy is simple:

Play restores the human spirit.

This program is a structured survivorship experience designed to help individuals move beyond the identity of “patient” and rediscover themselves as creators, contributors, and joyful participants in life.

The program blends evidence-informed wellbeing science with lived survivorship and community connection, creating a supportive environment where participants can explore healing through creativity, movement, laughter, and reflection.

Participants are invited to rediscover:

• joy and vitality
• personal meaning
• connection with others
• resilience for the next chapter of life

Why Joy and Play is Important in Cancer Survivorship

Play is not just for children — it is a powerful tool for emotional, physical, and psychological well-being.

Research in positive psychology shows that joyful engagement can help individuals:

• regulate stress
• strengthen social connection
• restore hope and optimism
• rebuild identity beyond illness

For cancer survivors, playful engagement can provide:

✔ A break from the “patient” identity
✔ A natural stress reliever that restores emotional energy
✔ A pathway to resilience and optimism
✔ A meaningful way to build a supportive community

Through joyful experiences, participants rediscover something essential:

They are still alive in ways that go far beyond survival.

What Participants Experience

Let Us Play™ sessions combine reflective, creative, and interactive experiences designed to restore connection and vitality.

Experiences may include:

🎭 Expressive Arts and Storytelling
Participants rediscover their voice, identity, and personal power.

🎲 Games, Play, and Improvisation
Spontaneity, creativity, and laughter are reawakened.

🧘‍♀️ Mindful Movement and Breathwork
Practices cultivate calm, presence, and inner strength.

💬 Community Sharing Circles
Participants build authentic connection with others who understand the survivorship journey.

Each experience is designed to meet participants exactly where they are in their healing process.

Program Formats for Organizations

Let Us Play™ can be offered in several formats depending on the needs of healthcare systems, survivorship programs, and community organizations.

Workshops

Interactive sessions introducing the principles of joy-centered healing.

Multi-Session Survivorship Series

Structured programs designed for hospitals, cancer centers, and survivorship communities.

Retreat Experiences

Immersive weekend retreats focused on restoration, connection, and renewal.

Conference Presentations & Keynotes

Experiential talks designed for healthcare professionals, wellness leaders, and community organizations.

Who the Program Serves

The Let Us Play Series™ supports:

• Cancer survivors in treatment or post-treatment
• Survivorship programs at hospitals and cancer centers
• Caregivers and family members
• Oncology wellness initiatives
• Community-based cancer support organizations

The Growing Let Us Play Series™

While Let Us Play: Thriving With & Beyond Cancer™ was the first program developed within this framework, the broader Let Us Play Series™ continues to evolve.

Future programs will explore how joy-centered healing can support individuals navigating:

• childhood trauma recovery
• neurodivergent life experiences
• leadership renewal and burnout recovery
• major life transitions and identity transformation

Each program remains grounded in the same philosophy:

Play is a powerful pathway to flourishing.

Bring Let Us Play™ to Your Organization

Cancer may change the path — but it does not erase the possibility of joy.

Let Us Play™ creates a space where survivors can reconnect with the part of themselves that still longs to laugh, create, move, and live fully.

Because healing is not only about surviving.

Sometimes healing begins when we remember how to play.

Who is The Let Us Play Series™ Framework For?

Healthcare systems, survivorship programs, and community wellness organizations are invited to explore partnership opportunities.

To learn more about workshops, retreats, or speaking engagements, please contact:

Lisa Caughman, MSc, HHP, CAPP
Founder, Lee Lees Life Lessons™
Creator, Let Us Play Series™