Talk with Toby: Real Life. Real Faith.

Tania Gustafson is a board-certified nutritionist and behavior specialist who has spent her career helping women rediscover their strength — not through restriction, but through renewal. From a health scare as a teenager to years spent unlearning diet culture, Tania now coaches women through her Fuel Ignite and Thrive program and hosts The Fit Woman Podcast. In this episode, Toby sits down with Ta...

For over 20 years, Don Richmond has had a front-row seat to the lives of young athletes across the Okanagan — as a sports chaplain to hockey teams, football programs, and more. He's been there for the highest highs and the lowest lows, quietly serving players, coaches, and families one pizza-and-Orange-Crush chapel at a time. In this episode, Toby sits down with Pastor Don to talk about what...

Have you ever been so busy helping everyone else that you lost yourself in the process? In this episode, Toby sits down with Lisa Redl — unfiltered, fiercely protective of her family, and refreshingly honest — for a conversation that a lot of women need to hear but rarely have. Lisa opens up about burning out from a compulsion to help everyone, even people who never asked for it, and how that patt...

🎙️ Talk with Toby: Real Life. Real Faith. In this episode, I sit down with Kristin Edstrom, counsellor, wife, mother, and a woman passionate about helping people find healing through both professional counselling and faith in Christ. For many people, therapy and faith are viewed as separate conversations. Kristin believes they can work together, helping people navigate life’s challenges with both...

Pastor Storm Moore from Kelowna's Metro Community joins me for a powerful conversation about loss, grief, homelessness, addiction, outreach, and what faith looks like outside the walls of a church. This episode is raw, emotional, honest, and deeply human. If faith, compassion, or finding strength in life’s hardest moments interests you… this conversation is a good one. 🎙️ Talk with Toby — Rea...

For years, Jena Wiebe built her identity around hustle, achievement, independence, and success. She was outspoken, ambitious, and openly atheist; focused on building the life she thought would finally bring fulfillment. But eventually, the constant striving stopped working. In this deeply honest conversation, Jena shares what led her away from a life centered on money, status, and self reliance…an...

A conversation with business man, Gary Brucker about faith, family, careers, creativity, business, relationships, and what it means to build a life that feels meaningful instead of draining. We talk about parenting, career changes, burnout, motivation, music, physical activity, and how God can speak through creativity, discipline, movement, and everyday life. Gary is someone who truly lives life o...

Episode 2 of Talk with Toby: Real Life. Real Faith. features Jenny McKinney; one of the Okanagan’s most loved makeup artists. Known for her artistry, compassion, bright spirit, and boundless energy, Jenny has spent years making others feel beautiful and confident. But behind the smile is a story of heartbreak, resilience, and faith. Jenny opens up about childhood trauma, grief, and walking beside...

What does it actually look like to live out your faith in real life? Not the polished version. The real one. In our very first episode, Toby sits down with Scott Lanigan, lead pastor at Trinity Church, home to Kelowna’s largest congregation. But don’t let the title fool you. Scott is as real and down to earth as they come and this conversation proves it. Toby also gets personal, opening up about h...