317. Why Social Media Feels Overwhelming, Your Attention Isn't Actually Scarce, and How to Reclaim It

Your Attention Is Sacred starts THIS WEDNESDAY. Join me in a 10-day voice-note book club to reclaim your Attention and rewild your relationship with your phone, technology, and social media.What if your Attention isn’t actually scarce?In this episode, I explore a different way of understanding Attention, not as something you’re running out of, but as something you’re in relationship with.We talk about why social media and modern technology can feel so overwhelming, what’s actually happening in your nervous system, and the deeper truth that often gets missed:This is not a personal failure. The system itself changed.If you’ve been feeling distracted, overstimulated, or like your Time and energy aren’t your own, this episode will help you understand why—and what might begin to shift when you relate to your Attention differently.Press play to hear:Why Attention might not actually be a limited resourceThe deeper meaning of attention as tending, not “paying”How the quality of your Attention shapes the quality of your LifeWhat your body might be telling you about your current relationship with your phone or social mediaWhy your nervous system feels overwhelmed in today’s worldThe concept of “cruel optimism” and why trying harder isn’t always the answerHow social media shifted from serving users → capturing attentionThe move from finite feeds → infinite scroll and why that mattersWhy it feels harder to focus now than it used toWhat it might look like to stop trying to keep up with everythingI’m currently hosting:⁠⁠⁠Your Attention Is Sacred: a 10-Day Voice-Note Book Club⁠⁠⁠May 6–15Fully asynchronous inside VoxerEach day, I’ll share a short excerpt, a reflection, and a few questions. You can listen, respond, journal, or simply take it in.*You don’t have to have read the book.*You don’t have to change anything.This is a space to notice… and to come back into relationship with your own Attention.How we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Wellness Women's Circle.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's connect on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Grab any of my Free Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠