Big Tech is lying. Your data is being harvested. And one CEO decided to do something about it.

Tanner Haas went from raw eggs and Uber shifts to selling startups — and now he’s building a private messaging app that Big Tech definitely doesn’t want you using. In this episode, Kristina Noelle dives into Tanner’s unfiltered journey: the grind, the wins, and the psychological price of building in silence.

You’ll learn: 💥 The truth behind “secure” apps like WhatsApp 🧠 Why success without resilience is a dead end 📲 What Freedom Chat does differently — and why it matters 🔐 Why privacy isn’t a feature — it’s a right 💬 And how networking isn’t about who you know — it’s about what you give

This episode will shake your trust in tech — and rebuild your belief in what’s possible.

Freedom Chat is now available for iOS and Android!

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In this conversation, Kristina Noelle and Laurel Roberts-Meese delve into the complexities of trauma, particularly in high achievers. They explore the invisible ways trauma manifests, the stages of burnout and the importance of self-care and discipline. Laurel shares insights on the four layers of health, the impact of trauma on personal and professional lives and the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in healing. The discussion also touches on inherited fears, the role of relationships in healing and practical applications of EMDR. Laurel emphasizes the importance of showing up as a human first in therapy and life and the conversation concludes with personal reflections and advice.

00:00 Introduction to Trauma Healing and High Achievers

02:55 Understanding Burnout and Its Stages

05:56 The Role of Discipline and Avoidance in High Achievement

08:33 The Importance of Meaning and Ikigai in Life

11:26 Layers of Health: Physical, Behavioral, and Social

16:34 The Impact of Trauma on High Achievers

19:38 Managing vs. Healing Trauma

25:17 Introduction to EMDR Therapy

30:31 Bilateral Processing and Memory Storage

32:01 Inherited Fears and Epigenetic Trauma

33:54 Understanding EMDR and Its Applications

37:16 Myths and Misconceptions about EMDR

40:05 The Importance of Context in Trauma Processing

43:13 EMDR in Crisis Situations

46:00 Personal Insights and Professional Growth

Laurel Roberts-Meese

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How do you say what you really think at work — without getting fired?

In this episode, Yasar Ahmad (Global VP of Talent @ HelloFresh) joins Kristina Noelle to talk boundaries, burnout, toxic bosses and how to speak up without blowing up your career.

From stolen credit to quiet quitting, this is workplace self-defence 101 — minus the corporate BS.

Does AI – deserve rights?

In this provocative conversation, philosopher and NYU professor Jeff Sebo challenges everything we think we know about moral status, consciousness, and ethical boundaries.

🎯 Topics:

– Moral value of AI, animals and ecosystems

– Empathy overload & ethical risk

– Why our legal system is already outdated

– Consciousness, rights & responsibility

🔎 Based on his new book The Moral Circle, and the now open-access classic Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves

🎧 Full video episode on YouTube (@thenoelleeffect)

🧠 A neuroscientist turned Web3 builder. 🔐 A new weapon in the war for digital identity.

In this premiere episode of The Noelle Effect, Dr Shady El Damaty, co-founder of Holonym Foundation, shares how zero-knowledge proofs, cryptographic identity and privacy-first infrastructure could radically change your relationship with the internet.

We talk:

– Why your data isn't your

– What Worldcoin gets wrong

– How decentralised identity can restore agency

– The real meaning of Proof of Clean Hands

– And why privacy isn't just a feature, but the future.

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🔗 Guest: @0xHolonym

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