I get messages from moms, and coach women who feel like they are addicted to their phones.

They share how it pulls them out of their presence with their kids and their lives.

It sucks up their time and they feel like they never have enough time.

It draws in their attention and they are scrolling social media that does NOT make them feel any better about themselves. 
It seems that our phone usage isn't getting us what we want.

* I want to unpack this relationship we have formed with our phones, by letting it be on autopilot.  
* Make sure to get the worksheets that help you assess your relationship to your phone and better understand the exact impact it is having on you and your life. 

The goal with all of this is not to villainize our phones (I like my phone!), and not to bring more judgment and shame onto ourselves (lasting positive change does not happen from a place of negative judgment) - the goal with this is AWARENESS - what is going on and is it working?

 
In this episode you will hear:

* the good things about phones and technology
* the term 'phone addiction' 
* how are phone habits developed
* the surprising find about habit-reward and how we use our phones
* the negative impacts we might have from our phone habits

* time, energy, relationships, work, attention, distractions, physical impacts, coping mechanism, mental health, sleep

* the worksheets to help you understand how you are using your phone and how it is impacting you. We need to be aware of the costs before we choose to give up the benefit in some way. 

GET THE FREE WORKSHEETS RIGHT HERE
 

Make sure to send in your QUESTIONS/TOPICS for an upcoming Q+A Episode. You can send them to me through Instagram, or share in the Facebook group. 

 

LINKS

The study on dopamine, rewards and phones

Distracted phone users don't see the gorilla

Text neck, how staring at your phone impacts your body

 

 

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT (unedited)
0:00
Hey friends at Shawna your nerdy girlfriend and life coach from simple on purpose.ca Welcome to the Simple on Purpose Podcast, episode 146 Your relationship with your phone on autopilot.

0:16
And I know we hear a lot of negativity around the impacts of phones on us as a society on us in our daily lives. But before we kind of talk about that and unpack that, I want to talk about the good things because I think they really are good things. I am someone who likes my phone, I like to use it. I like the technology.

0:38
I got my first smartphone when I was like 27 or 28. So it's like 2009/ 2010. Before that it was the Flip Phone era in my life, there was a bit of texting, definitely not photos, surely no internet connection. And you know, back when I did get my phone, that there was this big catchy saying out there. There's an app for that. So everything was really about using these different types of apps for productivity and games. And you know, it was just really a place to check emails and play some games for the most part, I think.

1:10