HeyJaredDare to be us! Podcast
Welcome to Dare to Be Us, a podcast for the perfectly imperfect, recorded in Halifax, Nova Scotia.I’m Ruth, founder of The Corner Pitch, and this show is a safe space for real conversations about spirituality, neurodivergence, mental health, generational trauma, queer…
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Working Harder, Still Falling Behind | Taylor Olson on Canada’s Housing Crisis & Mental Health (opens the original)
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What happens when you’re doing everything you were told to do — working, hustling, trying to build a life —and it still isn’t enough? In this episode of Dare To Be Us , I sit down with actor, filmmaker, writer, and director Taylor Olson for a conversation that goes far beyond film. We talk about the reality many people are facing after COVID: Nova Scotia’s housing crisis, invisible homelessness, the rising cost of basic necessities, and what happens when people are working two or even three jobs
What If the Angry Man Is a Hurt Boy? (opens the original)
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What happens when we stop judging people and start understanding their stories? In this episode of Dare to Be Us , filmmaker Eric Orson joins me for a conversation about invisible homelessness, mental health, neurodivergence, community, and why our definition of success may be contributing to the loneliness so many people experience today. Inspired by real life experiences volunteering in Halifax's encampments, Eric shares how storytelling can challenge perspectives, build empathy, and inspire m
Enough Is Never Enough | When Love Becomes Addiction (opens the original)
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Enough Is Never Enough | When Love Becomes Addiction with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards What if the relationship wasn't the addiction... but the chaos it created? Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards returns to Dare to Be Us to discuss his newest book, The Venus Fly Trap 2: Enough Is Never Enough , and the deeper lessons hidden beneath the drama. Together, we explore the difference between love and trauma bonds, why our nervous systems can become addicted to chaos, and how childhood wounds silently shape the rel
What If Home Was Never a Place? (opens the original)
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What happens when you leave the place that shaped you—but never fully felt like you belonged there? In this episode of Dare to Be Us , Ruth sits down with artist, curator, and visual storyteller Nahom Assefa for a conversation that goes far beyond art. Together, they explore what it means to carry multiple identities, navigate life as an immigrant, and question the stories we've inherited about culture, success, faith, and belonging. Nahom shares how growing up in Ethiopia, moving to Canada, and
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