TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart

TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart

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You can build your resilience muscle: Terry Healey
19.08.2025
33 Minuten
Life can change in an instant. At just 20 years old, Terry Healey’s life was turned upside down by a rare cancer diagnosis and an 11-hour surgery that changed his appearance forever. Terry shares how he created a framework to help others tackle challenges, rebuild confidence and find purpose after setbacks. Terry’s new book, The Resilience Mindset: How Adversity Can Strengthen Individuals, Teams, and Leaders, is available everywhere on September 9.
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What it takes to build queer-affirming mental health care: Rahim Thawer
12.08.2025
37 Minuten
Mental health tools often leave queer people out of the conversation. Rahim Thawer, a social worker, psychotherapist and author of The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys, wants to change that. Rahim shares why inclusive mental health care matters for queer men and their allies. We talk about breaking cycles of shame, healing from trauma and building the confidence to be yourself.
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How to find your people: Casey Plett
05.08.2025
31 Minuten
Community is built in the small, everyday ways we show up for each other. Author Casey Plett joins us to talk about the real work of building connections. Drawing from her book On Community, Casey shares stories from Mennonite towns to queer art collectives and explains why lasting relationships take effort and care. She offers practical ideas for finding your people, showing up with intention and creating spaces where community members feel they belong.
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From burned out to fired up: Shannon Watts
29.07.2025
35 Minuten
Too many women are running on empty and Shannon Watts is here to challenge that. She is the founder of Moms Demand Action and author of Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age. Shannon joins us to talk about living with purpose and power, how to protect your energy and why reinvention is essential. If you feel your fire flickering, this conversation will help reignite it.
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The rise of invisible homelessness: Brian Goldstone
22.07.2025
34 Minuten
You can work full time, follow all the rules and still be unable to afford a place to live. Brian Goldstone is a journalist and anthropologist who has spent years reporting on the rise of the “working homeless.” His new book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, is an intimate look at five families in Atlanta and how the housing system has failed them. Brian explains why homelessness is often hidden from view, how the cost of living is driving people out of their home cities and what needs to change to fix the housing crisis.
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Each week, TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart will bring exclusive conversations with experts and influencers making a difference for Canadians right now. From health and wellness, to community, to social responsibility, we’ll share stories, bust myths, provide simple and practical tips, and deliver information of value to Canadians.

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