Ep.21 - Phone Freedom: How to change your relationship with your smartphone | Daria Kuss

Which apps are your weakness? Instagram, WhatsApp, dating apps? ALL of them? If you've ever lost precious time to your smartphone that could been spent doing something better, or even doing nothing at all, then this episode's for you. We talk to cyberpyschology expert, Daria Kuss, about smartphone addiction. We discuss what happens to our brains when we're on our smartphones, why too much time on them can become a problem and how we can change our habits and relationship with our phones (hopefully) for good! In a bid to break their own bad phone habits, Gwen takes on some of Daria's top tips and Kate tries out Catherine Price's 3-day Phone Break-Up Challenge and reports back with a bevy of handy tricks. If you're interested in finding out more about Daria, she has written the following books: The Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology (2019): https://global.oup.com/weacademic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-cyberpsychology-9780198812746?cc=gb&lang=en& Internet addiction - Advances in psychotherapy (2019): https://us.hogrefe.com/shop/internet-addiction-76323.html You are invited to contact her with any questions related to smartphone addiction at [email protected] Catherine Price's 3-day Phone Break-Up Challenge: https://www.screenlifebalance.com/courses/3-day-phone-breakup-challenge?mc_cid=e537ecc888&mc_eid=837a6b573a Support Gwen & Kate by subscribing (or doing a one off month) to Patreon, from as little as £3. We'd love you forever. :) Find out more! For all RUMP info in one place: visit our linkt.ree Get a shout-out: Want a mention on the next RUMPette? Tell us your feedback or what you do to make yourself feel good: [email protected] Support RUMP: If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe, share with your friends and leave a review. It takes less than 60 seconds and really makes a difference in helping people discover the podcast. Thank you! Join the RUMP Club! Support the team and access exclusive content from as little as £3 p/month at: Right Up My Podcast | Patreon Or, if you'd like to make a one-off donation, you can buy us a virtual coffee from Buy Me a Coffee! Be social with us: Instagram Facebook TikTok Thank you to our team: Music – Andrew Grimes Artwork – Erica Frances George Social Media – Kate Balls RUMPette Voiceover – Dave Jones