Is Screen Time Rewiring Our Brains? How to Reverse the Damage.

In Part 3 of this conversation with Dr. Dan Siegel — clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center — we explore how our daily choices ripple across generations.Dr. Dan Siegel unpacks the science of attachment, epigenetics, and cultural evolution — and why everything from family separation policies to our obsession with screens may leave a lasting imprint on the human mind.Drawing from cutting-edge research and decades of clinical insight, Dr. Siegel shows how trauma, technology, and disconnection affect not just individuals but humanity’s collective future. Most importantly, he offers a hopeful path forward rooted in integration, compassion, and what he calls the “Mwe” identity — a shift from me vs. we to an interconnected sense of belonging with one another and the planet itself.You’ll discover:* Why separating children from their caregivers causes permanent neurological and epigenetic changes.* How constant screen time erodes empathy, insight, and the ability to connect deeply with others.* The hidden link between our sense of separateness and the destruction of planetary health.* Why “Mwe” — a fusion of me and we — could be humanity’s survival strategy.* How healing relationships (with self, others, and nature) can rewire trauma and transform the future.This episode is more than science — it’s a call to action. The choices we make in how we parent, connect, and live together shape the inheritance we leave behind. As Dr. Siegel reminds us, the opportunity is here and now: together, Mwe can create a more integrated, compassionate, and sustainable world.Visit Dr. Siegel’s website at drdansiegel.comLisa Bonnice is an award-winning author, podcaster, and former stand-up comic whose work blends humor, heart, and spiritual depth. Her latest novel, Castle Gate, is a historical fiction saga rooted in ancestral trauma and the 1924 Castle Gate Mine Disaster. Learn more at lisabonnice.com and castlegatebook.com.This interview is part of the Ancestral Healing Summit 2019, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.Thanks for visiting Lisa Bonnice: Post-Woo Oracle! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Lisa Bonnice: Post-Woo Oracle at lisabonnice.substack.com/subscribe