I got published in The Globe and Mail!

On May 4, 2026, I had the opportunity to publish my first opinion piece in The Globe and Mail.

The article, “Time in the Wilderness Can Break Teens’ Fixation on Phones,” grew out of a question I’ve been thinking about for a long time, both as a parent and through my work with young people at Outward Bound Canada (OBC): what happens when we lose the ability to be alone with our own thoughts?

We spend a lot of time talking about screen time, social media, and mental health, but I often wonder if part of the problem is that so many of us, adults included, have become uncomfortable with boredom, silence, uncertainty, and unstructured time. Those moments when there is nothing to do except pay attention to what’s happening around us and inside us.

Working at OBC gave me a front-row seat to something I find fascinating. Again and again, my team and I watch young people arrive glued to their phones, anxious about being disconnected, and unsure of what to do without the constant stream of entertainment, information, and social interaction they are used to. Then, after just one or two days, something begins to change. Conversations become deeper, attention spans stretch, and confidence grows. They start noticing things they had been too distracted to see before. That transformation was part of what inspired me to write this piece.

Publishing in The Globe and Mail was a meaningful milestone for me. Writing has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Long before communications became my career, writing was how I made sense of the world, worked through questions, and connected with other people.

Over the years, I’ve helped executives, leaders, and subject matter experts develop articles, opinion pieces, and thought leadership content that were published under their names. Seeing my own byline in one of Canada’s national newspapers felt especially meaningful. It was one of those rare moments when I got to step out from behind the curtain and share my own perspective.