The Inner Edge

As a mother, Tara deeply understands the challenges parents face today when it comes to the decision about when to give your child a smartphone.

As she witnessed her children struggle to manage their digital habits, excessive screen time, and the troubling impact it had on their mental and social well-being an idea was was born out of that frustration and a desire for change.

Passionate about empowering parents and safeguarding families by creating technology that doesn’t addict, surveil, mislead, or demand, her first product, BE.connect, is a healthy smartphone alternative and the start of a line of tools designed to support humanity, not exploit it.

In this episode, Tara challenges us to rethink how we spend our time, how we communicate, and what it means to raise kids in a tech-driven world.

Connect with Tara:​[email protected]

Instagram:@be.techhealthy

LinkedInWebsite: mynobletechnology.com

In my milestone 50th episode, I have the honor of welcoming Susie Helland, a BC-based content creator, retreat host, and inspiring voice of Build Your Brave. In her early thirties, Susie faced the sudden, unexpected loss of her first husband. Navigating grief as a young widow and single mom, she discovered a calling to help other women find their own 'brave'.

Join Susie and I as she opens up about:

– The raw shock and reshaping of identity after sudden loss

– Turning dreams into action: how she built and launched Build Your Brave retreats in Osoyoos

– The power of vulnerability, community, and summer-by-the-lake healing

– Her advice for anyone facing a lifequake—embracing courage, rewriting limiting narratives, and finding joy again

Whether you’re grieving, rebuilding, or simply seeking a dose of bravery, this conversation is for you. Tune in to be uplifted, inspired, and reminded that you too can build your brave!

Learn more about Susie at https://www.susiehelland.com/

Join in the community at Susie's Build Your Brave Retreat

What if leaning into our 'softer' side could be perceived as a productivity hack instead of a weakness? If we spent intentional time nurturing ourselves, what might our relationships look like? What might our workplace environments feel. like if every individual as part of the team felt like they were thriving instead of just surviving? In this solo, short, episode I share 3 productivity hacks you can implement immediately to nurture your own wellness so that you are able to show up as the best version of you!

This solo episode focuses on the power of perception and the stories that we tell ourselves as I share with you one of my most memorable interactions during a keynote that I delivered for an audience of college professionals. Often, we make assumptions on our limiting beliefs and our own self-doubts, and those assumptions couldn't be further from the truth. In this episode I offer up a few tips on how we can get out of our minds and into our bodies.

How do we find light in the darkest moments? And what does it mean to face adversity with courage - and to choose hope even through heartbreak?

In this episode, Kyla Thomson, the mother of 'Bella Brave' - a young girl who bravely battled multiple rare health conditions from birth, shares Bella's story of resilience, bravery and the kind of joy that radiates through the most difficult of challenges.

Kyla shares their journey with honesty and grace, as she reflects on the challenges Bella faced, the online community that rallied behind them, and how Bella's light continues to shine, even after her passing at just 10 years old.

This is a conversation about courage, legacy, and love that lasts a lifetime.

with Kyla and Lyle Thomson.

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On July 10, 2004 Joe Delgrave's life changed forever. A casual boating adventure with his best friends on the Mississippi River turned into a life-altering accident. In a split second, he went from a college football player to a paralyzed 19-year-old. His life as he knew it was over and he had to find a way to live again.

Joe turned his adversity into purpose and found passion in the sport of wheelchair rugby. Joe competed with the U.S. wheelchair ruby team at the paralympics and earned a Paralympic bronze medal. He is now the coach of the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair ruby team.

Off the court, Joe is a sought-after speaker, sharing his story of resilience, leadership, and identity. Joe and I talk about how 'the pause' is so important after a life pivot - to propel us forward to new purpose and passion.

There’s no handbook to parenting in this new digital world, but we should prioritize our children and their right to digital privacy and safety over our desire for online popularity, believes child privacy advocate, Sarah Adams. Sarah is a firm believer that children have a right to privacy, informed consent, and online safety and she's been exploring the state of parental public oversharing, child exploitation and minor safety on social media since the summer of 2021.

Known as "mom.uncharted" on her socials, Sarah has a large and supportive community of like-minded adults who feel that the way parents are sharing their children online is concerning and that the platforms, governments and brands need to step up to protect a whole generation of children from growing up in the public eye without their knowledge or informed consent. Her goal has always been to pose questions, offer a different perspective and provide information, encouraging parents to reflect on their own sharing choices and accounts they are consuming that are using “kids as content”.

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How do you continue to 'bring the joy' after receiving a devastating diagnose for your young child? Stephanie McCabe is a medical mom who has been bravely walking this path with her young son, Emmett, after an email confirmed a diagnosis of Sanfilippo syndrome - a rare, inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the brain and spinal cord, leading to progressive cognitive and physical decline.

Stephanie sits heart to heart with me in this episode and shares vulnerably how holding on to joy and the present moment is how they get through the heartache of knowing that Emmett's diagnosis of Type A SanFilippo is terminal.

Follow Emmett's journey here

Learn more about SanFilippo here

Sense of belonging is one of the five core foundational emotional needs. The importance of community and finding our place in a circle of people is integral to our wellness. But what happens when we feel like we don't belong? How do we process that and more-so, what do we do about it? Join me in this quick, solo episode where I share a few personal insights into how sometimes, when we feel like we don't belong, maybe, it's time to move along.

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Disclaimer: I am not a registered therapist or clinical counsellor. I am an educator and public speaker. The information in this podcast is solely the sharing of my own personal lived experience and perspective. It is not professional, therapeutic advice.

For over 20 years, as a BBC foreign journalist, Melanie Marshall explored fascinating and often high-risk places around the globe. Whether in the Middle East, Ukraine, Afghanistan, or China, she's known for her ability to craft uniquely human and accessible narratives that build understanding and evoke change.

Her work has earned international acclaim including multiple Emmy nominations. She has connected with people from across the spectrum of human experience—often witnessing the hardest days of their lives.
Despite this, she's optimistic about the future. The 'accidental bravery' of the people I've met is a light to guide us – essential in tough times. Melanie loves helping people connect to that light— tapping into their own bravery as they navigate the (often scary) unknown.