I'm Back and I'm Redefining Celebration

The Confetti Project with Jelena kicks off season 1 with an inaugural episode that goes back 7 years ago to the beginning of how The Confetti Project started in order to best explain why it’s been OOO for the past 2 years. This first chapter sets the foundation of an 8-part storytelling series that explores key themes of the human experience that are overly simplified and stigmatized through the lens of play & celebration - in an attempt to humanize being human. Filled with raw, unfiltered storytelling, Jelena takes you on a heartfelt journey filled with self-reflection questions as she dives deep into the profound impact her father had on her, what his death taught her about life, and how his ethos for living directly influences the evolution of The Confetti Project - in its most authentic form - now. In this episode, you will discover the new definition of celebration, how pain and pleasure are inextricably linked, and why you have to feel in order to feel alive.


Chapter Markers: 

• 7:24 - How Did You Start The Confetti Project?
• 11:14 - What Does Confetti Even Mean?
• 15:57 - Something Bigger Than Me 
• 19:58 - Dad’s Diagnosis
• 23:00 - Cancer & Confetti 
• 27:16 - I Can Die 5 Minutes from Now
• 29:41 - 4 Life Truths Watching my Father Die
• 34:58 - The Pandemic 
• 36:09 - A Deep Depression
• 38:38 - The Privilege of Healing Childhood Trauma 
• 42:00 - The Mother Wound 
• 44:00 - TCP in it’s Most Authentic Form
• 45:19 - Being Alive in the 21st Century
• 48: 05 - Why I’m Back & Redefining Celebration 
• 49:08 - Reconnecting to Feeling Alive 

Resource Links:

• TCP Archive 
• My Shame Library
• Unresolved Trauma 
• The Mother Wound
• Culture of Loneliness & Disconnection
• The State of Mental Health in America
• Play Deprivation in Adulthood
• Emotional Suppression

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