EPISODE · May 30, 2019 · 55 MIN
Taming Your Digital Dependency with Dr. Kristy Goodwin
from Living with Purpose · host Simone Denny
It is no secret that our digital dependency has become a ‘thing’. Many of us have good intentions when it comes to how much we use our technology, but somehow our lives have become so interdependent that we feel we ‘need’ to have our devices tethered to us like another limb. Research tells us the average person checks their phone 80 times a day and that we own 3.2 digital devices each. Even if we are not on our phone we are often plugged into another device or multiple devices. I have noticed my own reliance on my phone increase in recent years and as a result, I have developed a love-hate relationship with it. As parents, we often focus on managing our children’s screen time but conveniently overlook our own digital dependency. I think we can all appreciate that we missing magic moments in life because our heads are buried in a screen. I have so many questions about how this dependency is impacting our lives. Questions such as: • How is technology impacting our mental and physical health? • Why can’t we just switch off? • What is the cost of digital distraction? • How is it impacting children’s brains? • How do we not feel overwhelmed by what innocent eyes are seeing online? • How is our productivity being affected by constant distraction? • How do we manage ourselves and our children when it comes to technology? I decided to bring in one of Australia’s leading experts in Digital Health and Wellbeing, Dr. Kristy Goodwin. Kristy shares her wealth of knowledge on the topic of taming our digital dependency and helped to answer some of my burning questions on the topic. Please do check out Kristy’s website – it has a wealth of free resources, courses and webinars to help manage your relationship with technology (and your children’s). Website: https://drkristygoodwin.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkristygoodwin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GAUZkLTi_cgfB25S0iCTg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkristy/ Free Resources: https://drkristygoodwin.com/?s=free+resources Connect with me: www.simonedenny.me facebook.com/simonedennycoaching instagram.com/simonedennycoaching [email protected]
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It is no secret that our digital dependency has become a ‘thing’. Many of us have good intentions when it comes to how much we use our technology, but somehow our lives have become so interdependent that we feel we ‘need’ to have our devices tethered to us like another limb. Research tells us the average person checks their phone 80 times a day and that we own 3.2 digital devices each. Even if we are not on our phone we are often plugged into another device or multiple devices. I have noticed my own reliance on my phone increase in recent years and as a result, I have developed a love-hate relationship with it. As parents, we often focus on managing our children’s screen time but conveniently overlook our own digital dependency. I think we can all appreciate that we missing magic moments in life because our heads are buried in a screen. I have so many questions about how this dependency is impacting our lives. Questions such as: • How is technology impacting our mental and physical health? • Why can’t we just switch off? • What is the cost of digital distraction? • How is it impacting children’s brains? • How do we not feel overwhelmed by what innocent eyes are seeing online? • How is our productivity being affected by constant distraction? • How do we manage ourselves and our children when it comes to technology? I decided to bring in one of Australia’s leading experts in Digital Health and Wellbeing, Dr. Kristy Goodwin. Kristy shares her wealth of knowledge on the topic of taming our digital dependency and helped to answer some of my burning questions on the topic. Please do check out Kristy’s website – it has a wealth of free resources, courses and webinars to help manage your relationship with technology (and your children’s). Website: https://drkristygoodwin.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkristygoodwin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GAUZkLTi_cgfB25S0iCTg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkristy/ Free Resources: https://drkristygoodwin.com/?s=free+resources Connect with me: www.simonedenny.me facebook.com/simonedennycoaching instagram.com/simonedennycoaching [email protected]
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