The 7-Day Pick Up Challenge: This Is Your Brain on Social

We spend an average of four hours on our phones each day, with most of us checking them 90-120 times, and for some, it’s 250+ pickups in a single day! This widespread obsession isn’t just sucking up our time; it’s taking a toll on our minds and spirits. This week, Ochsner Health neuroscientist David Houghton, MD, MPH, joins me to discuss why we’re constantly reaching for our phones; the connection between social media and anxiety, memory and social interactions; and a fun seven-day challenge to help us all develop better relationships with digital technology.LINKS How to find your pickup count: WGNO-TV segment: https://wgno.com/good-morning-new-orleans/fueled-wellness-nutrition-7-day-quiet-mind-challenge-3-steps-to-de-stress/Journal article: Brain health and digital technology - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366948/pdf/DialoguesClinNeurosci-22-179.pdfJournal article: The “online brain”: how the Internet may be changing our cognition - Journal of World Psychiatry - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502424/pdf/WPS-18-119.pdfWe would love your feedback... If you enjoyed this episode, tell us why! Leave us a review and make sure you subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.Executive Producers are Riley Peleuses + Michaela Garrison for YEA Networks / YEA Podcasts If you are interested in advertising on this podcast or having Molly as a guest on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.