Episode 234

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16th Apr 2026

"Peace By Design: How AI Is Becoming The Digital Bodyguard For Modern Co-Parenting"

On this episode, Grace talks with Sol Kennedy, the founder of the."best interest app," a software engineer and father. They converse about the co-parenting app and how AI has revolutionalised how children can be niurtured in a non-toxic and peaceable environment.

🗣️ QUOTABLE QUOTES + WHO SAID THEM

  • “You cannot rebuild yourself while defending yourself.” — Founder
  • “Healing begins where survival mode ends.” — Founder
  • “Peace is not the absence of conflict; it’s the presence of protection.” — Host
  • “AI doesn’t get tired of enforcing boundaries—and that’s its superpower.” — Founder
  • “Consistency is compassion when emotions are unstable.” — Clinical Advisor
  • “Boundaries are love, automated.” — User Testimonial
  • “Not every message deserves a human response.” — Founder
  • “De-escalation is how you win a fight you refuse to have.” — Host
  • “Silence, structured correctly, is protection.” — Clinical Advisor
  • “Children don’t need to hear everything to feel everything.” — Founder
  • “If you can’t remove the conflict, remove their exposure to it.” — User Testimonial
  • “A protected child becomes a peaceful adult.” — Host
  • “Empathy in AI isn’t about feeling—it’s about responding responsibly.” — Founder
  • “We didn’t build a tool—we built a buffer between pain and reaction.” — Founder
  • “The future of healing may not be human alone.” — Host

TAKEAWAYS

  • You cannot heal in the same environment that is harming you—AI can help create distance where physical separation isn’t enough.
  • Boundaries are most effective when they are consistent—and consistency is where AI excels.
  • Emotional safety is not a luxury; it’s a prerequisite for recovery.
  • De-escalation is not weakness—it’s strategy.
  • Children don’t need perfect parents; they need protected environments.
  • Technology, when designed with empathy, can become a stabilising force in chaotic human dynamics.
  • Healing accelerates when exposure to conflict decreases.
  • AI doesn’t replace human judgement—it reinforces it when you’re too overwhelmed to act.

Contact Sol Kennedy: Founder, BestInterest for Coparents

Mailing Address: 2261 Market Street Ste 10018

San Francisco, CA 94114

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestinterestapp/

Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bestinterestapp/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bestinterest.app

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestInterestApp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestinterest.app

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Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse
Society & Culture/Abuse
Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Show with Grace Ovba, is about the topical issues of abuse prevalent in our society and culture. The impact on lives and possible reformation strategies. The show portrays real life stories of exceptional valiant women, who suffered pain, shame, trauma and guilt. Some of these individuals, used the tools of healing, forgiveness and compassion to serve as a positive propellant to actualising their dreams and breaking barriers in their various fields of human endeavours.
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"Abuse changes your life... Fight back and change the life of your abusers by breaking your silence on abuse" - Patty Rase Hopson
''So many people suffer abuse and suffer alone'' -Pamela Stephenson
''To those who abuse: The sin is yours, the crime is yours and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victim only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.'' - Flora Jessop
#I take back my power
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#Resilience
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ABOUT THE HOST - GRACE OVBA
Grace is a survivor of Domestic Violence, who is passionate about using her experiences to pave the way for other victims who are stuck in any form of abusive situations. She is a transformational coach, mentor, author, inspirational speaker and mother. She has a background in education, law and psychotherapy. She's on a mission to bring healing and wholeness to bruised and broken women.
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Grace is a Survivor of Domestic Violence, who is passionate about using her own experiences to pave the way for other abusive victims who are stuck in any form of abusive situations. She is a mentor, transformational coach, author, inspirational speaker and mother. She has a background in education, law and psychotherapy. She is on a mission to bring healing and wholeness to broken and bruised women. She is an accredited member of the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Law society United Kingdom.