• Episode 52 - Kollyn Conrad and Publicly Private - a resource for LGBTQ+ youth
    Jan 24 2023

    According to The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, and LGBTQ youth who felt high social support from their family reported attempting suicide at less than half the rate of those who felt low or moderate social support, proving that educational resources and support do make a difference.

    “Research shows that LGBQ+ youth suffer more than heterosexual youth from depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns,” said Conrad. “This correlates directly to a high suicide rate. Resources for LGBTQ+ must be vigilant and accessible in order to foster well-being.”


    Find Kollyn and Publicly Private here:

    https://www.publiclyprivate.org/

    https://www.instagram.com/pblclyprvt/

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    29 mins
  • Ep 51 - Gap Years - Should I take a year off from education?
    Sep 14 2022
    On today's show, Michelle Dittmer, President and Co-Founder of the Canadian Gap Year Association talks about the structure and benefits of a gap year for students needing a little growth or new opportunity between high school and college. 
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    21 mins
  • Ep 50 - Dealing with Back to School Anxiety
    Sep 12 2022

    Are you and/or your kids a bit of a mess on school mornings? That's ok. Today we go through a few quick and easy tips I've learned to help kids and parents on hectic mornings. 

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    23 mins
  • Episode 49 - Teaching Social Media Safety
    Aug 29 2022

    Content lives forever, what we hear isn't always true, and how algorithms can keep us from getting new opinions. Social media and an online world keeps changing and we need to be able to help our kids navigate it safely and that starts with education. 

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    45 mins
  • Ep 48 - Talking with a CBT Therapist
    Aug 5 2022

    In this episode, we meet Myles, a Therapist at Alli.io  and discuss a few helpful tips about how to listen, when to offer advice and when to hold it, and how/why/when to get therapy. 

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 47 - Alison McGregor and the Power of Mischievous Stories
    Jun 14 2022

    Author and parent Alison McGregor joins to share the power of storytelling and why raising mischievous kids is important. 


    Little Antoinette is on an adventure of a lifetime to Africa. Lions and elephants are jolly to see but where could all the giraffes be? Will she see her favourite animal, the giraffe, or are they make-believe? A totally true tale as she makes her way to her new home in Tanzania.

    Find the 'Antoinette and the...' series here: Amazon

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    27 mins
  • Episode 46 - Is all screentime created equal - with Michael Kwan
    Feb 18 2022

    On this episode Michael Kwan (Twitter, Instagram, blog) joins to talk about the amount of screentime and if there's more to it than that.

    We also start planning for 5 Dads Go Wild: An Inconvenient Trip

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    50 mins
  • Episode 45 - The VenusVerse, Women in Web3 and Beyond
    Feb 7 2022

    In this episode, James talks to Janelle Chalouhi and Natalie Dumond, Co-Founders of Venusverse, the first Canadian female-founded, female-focused educational program, incubator and NFT collection. Our goal is to close the gender gap by removing the barriers to entry for women in NFTs, cryptocurrency and Web3

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    28 mins