Unplugged: Navigating Technology with Purpose

Join writer, editor, and speaker Katherine Martinko for an insightful evening on digital minimalism and the importance of raising a “childhood unplugged.”

Author of Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance and creator of the popular Substack newsletter The Analog Family, Katherine empowers parents, teens, and teachers to rethink their relationship with technology. Her approach isn’t anti-tech, it’s about using digital media as a tool, not a toy. 

In this engaging and encouraging talk, Katherine offers smart, actionable guidance on questions every adult faces, when to give a child a smartphone, how to handle social media and FOMO, and how to nurture independence and real-world play. She also explores why creating a healthier digital culture is not just a personal choice, but a shared responsibility.

A former senior editor at Dotdash Meredith and frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail, Katherine is part of Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation campaign and is a trusted voice on national media including CBC, The National, and Global TV.

With warmth, research, and relatable stories, Katherine Martinko provides a refreshing, down-to-earth roadmap for families seeking to unplug, reconnect, and rediscover what it means to live, parent, and teach with purpose.