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JoOutLoud Experienced, educated support for kids and their adults. The kids say it out loud. I say it louder for the people at the back.

Professional Speaker/Mentor/Coach

BA Psychology - University of Calgary

Certified Youth Resilience Coach - Youth Coaching Institute

Former CEO - Jo(e) Social Media Inc (est. 2012)

Co-Founder and former Executive Director - Jo(e) Youth Creative (est 2020)

Founder and Executive Director - Journey Youth Creative (est. 2023)

Founder - JoOutLoud

Parent of three

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For Jo, it's all about kids. Hanging out with them, learning from them, helping them. From 2015 to 2023 she delivered the program "Starting a Social Media Conversation" with partner Joe Whitbread in schools, listening to kids about how they use social media and the challenges they face. She now delivers the program independently. Jo is co-founder and Executive Director of Journey Youth Creative - an innovative space in Lacombe where kids come to play video games, make TikToks and learn YouTube. She is also founder of JoOutLoud Youth Resilience Coaching, a professional speaker, and an advocate for kids and coach to parents who want collaborative solutions to their family challenges. Jo loves to listen to the stories of kids and work with them to find solutions to their ideas, and their challenges. With a degree in Psychology focused on motivation and personality, and a minor in Sociology from the University of Calgary, she's able to connect the dots for parents and kids in a healthy, fun, way.

On my wall this week. All we can control is how we show up.
10/05/2026

On my wall this week. All we can control is how we show up.

I took my work email off my phone. I talk all the time about how we need to be modeling better for our kids, and that ou...
10/03/2026

I took my work email off my phone. I talk all the time about how we need to be modeling better for our kids, and that our overaccessibility is a problem.

My kids are grown, but my overaccessibility is stealing the rest of my life from me. It means I'm answering emails while I'm resting between sets at the gym. Or checking my emails on what is supposed to be a day off and deciding to handle what is there, outside of my scheduled hours.

Work is meant to be done inside my work hours. Not at the gym. Not while I'm drinking my morning coffee on a Saturday morning.

All my overaccessibility does is set up expectations - unfair expectations - and incrementally steals my life away. One "quick email". One "quick text". One "quick phone call."

I teach my team to make things smaller. This is my first small thing to change something that is harmful to me.

And I'm learning to draw in my "life" time.

Daughter's Day. I'm incredibly lucky to have 3 amazing daughters. They are each magical in their own way. They make me l...
09/26/2026

Daughter's Day. I'm incredibly lucky to have 3 amazing daughters. They are each magical in their own way. They make me laugh out loud and are 100% my favourite people.

I stand in front of this portrait of them every morning, sending love and good energy, and missing them with every piece of my heart ❤️

I was in a meeting today and the check in question was "what do you like about fall?".My answer: that really specific we...
09/24/2026

I was in a meeting today and the check in question was "what do you like about fall?".

My answer: that really specific week and a half when you can walk at sunset and it's not too early, and it's not past my bedtime.

In case you were wondering how cool I actually am. 😂

09/23/2026

Dear Parents:

📸 Screenshot this for later.

📲 Save it for your next conversation with your child.

🔄 Share it with a parent, caregiver, teacher, coach, or trusted adult who could use these conversation starters.

When it comes to online safety, the goal isn't to know everything your child is doing online. It's to create an environment where they feel comfortable coming to you when something doesn't feel right.

The questions we ask can make a big difference. Open-ended, curiosity-driven conversations help build trust and encourage young people to speak up about their online experiences before small concerns become bigger problems.

Because online safety starts with a conversation.

09/22/2026

I've had more than my share of challenging moments and decisions over the last few weeks. Today had more.

But.

I'm trying to break a pattern - the one where I carry the load alone and take the extra work on, to my detriment.

It's 28 degrees. And so I shut my computer. Went outside. And learned to draw a bee.

I can get your kids talking. Question is, do you know how to listen when they do?Advice from kids:❤️ Set up a cozy time ...
09/21/2026

I can get your kids talking. Question is, do you know how to listen when they do?

Advice from kids:

❤️ Set up a cozy time and place every week to talk.
❤️ Make sure the time is important to you. No excuses, and certainly no delays because you're on your phone.
❤️Doesn't have to be serious talk.
❤️"No parenting allowed, just being humans together."
❤️Just listen. Without judging.
❤️ Ask if they want advice before you give it. If they say "no thank you," respect that.

I'm psyched to introduce the Parent Panic Button. If your situation involves a criminal matter, please reach out to your...
09/20/2026

I'm psyched to introduce the Parent Panic Button.

If your situation involves a criminal matter, please reach out to your local RCMP, or use http://cybertip.ca to report. Not me.

But if you need support fast to navigate a social media incident or to gain perspective, message me and we can talk it through. I'll be able to provide you with insight and grounding, as well as advice and support to get through the challenge with your child. I'm here to talk it through.

Panic Button sessions are $25 and last as long as you need them to last. Please include as much detail possible in your message, including the best time to meet via Google Meets.​ ​

Please don't let cost be a barrier. If the session fee isn't in your budget, message anyway.

In addition to JoOutLoud, I work in restorative justice. My mission in life is to amplify the voices of kids. This Novem...
09/20/2026

In addition to JoOutLoud, I work in restorative justice. My mission in life is to amplify the voices of kids.

This November I have the privilege of speaking at the National Restorative Justice Symposium My session is focused on seeing Restorative Justice through a kid's eyes.

What does an RJ circle or YJC panel look like to them? What does accountability feel like when you've never seen it modeled? What are we actually building when we get it right, and what tracks are we leaving when we don't? The young people who pass through our circles are watching us closely. They are trying to figure out if we see them - really see them - or if this is just another room where adults decide what happens next.

I hope to shift some perspectives. Even one mind changed, helps a kid.

09/18/2026

What matters most is the energy we bring. I know that when things are going sideways, how I choose to show up will dictate how it goes.

Bring your best. It might look different every day. So tack on some grace for yourself too.

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