America Offline w/ David Klein

Urban Wellness consultant and recovering social media influencer, Alexa Eden opens up about her recent 7 day digital detox while in quarantine. If you’re feeling more of a pull to check your phone and be on social media while sheltering at home. If you’re feeling like you need to restore some balance between your internal and external worlds, a legitimate break from your phone can help! Alexa pulls back the curtain on how to do this and the benefits this could have on your life. Stay safe and stay strong out there.

Psychologist, parenting coach and TEDx speaker Teodora Pavkovic does a deep dive into how coronavirus is impacting our relationships with technology. With options for in-person connection being very limited, constantly interacting online is our only choice. Teodora opens up about how parents and kids are managing during this time and how we can be more effective in our choices about technology usage. This is a great episode for anyone who has been feeling some technology overwhelm during the virus! Enjoy and stay safe!

Licensed clinical psychologist, published auto, millennial expert and TEDx speaker Goali Bocci joins the show for an unscripted conversation about mentoring youth and teens in today's digital world. Dr. Goali opens up about her recommendations for guiding our children and best practices for empowering the next generation with the self-awareness and tools to self-moderate tech usage. This is a wonderful episode for any parents or Millenials looking to get a better understanding of how to better manage technology. Check Dr. Goali out at www.drgoali.com. Enjoy! 

In this episode with Anya Pechko for ProjectBe, we dive deep into many topics surrounding digital wellness. In particular, we spend a lot of time discussing youth upbringing and the importance of being bored. This is a great episode for parents or anyone interested in making some positive changes to the technology interactions in their home or workplace environment. Anya is from www.projectbe.com and www.anyapechko.com. Enjoy!

Technology for Mindfulness Podcast host Robert Plotkin offers up some audio gold in this content-rich episode of America Offline. Robert put the listeners through a couple of real-time exercises to help bring more awareness to the way we use technology. While Robert may be a lawyer during the day, he is making a huge impact in bringing more mindfulness to the way we interact with technology. Enjoy!

Actor, speaker and musician Pat McAndrew joins the show for a fun, unscripted conversation about all things digital wellness. With Pat having his own podcast, SHIPS: The Vessels for a Meaningful Life, we figured we’d do a dual recording and just have an enriching conversation about how technology is impacting the way we interact. In this episode we cover a wide variety of interesting topics related to digital well-being. Enjoy!

Dr. Lori Whatley and David Klein have an awesome discussion about how to develop a healthy digital workplace culture. Dr. Lori discusses some best practices for more productivity, focus and wellbeing in our hyper-distracted work environments. She offers deep dive on different approaches for helping parents empower their kids with more meaningful offline time. This is a great episode for any corporate professionals looking to help their companies develop a healthier digital workplace and any parents who want to help their kids develop more tech-life balance.

TedX speaker and Founder of HAPPI (Helping Awesome Parents Parent Intentionally), Gabi Jubran discusses the concept of Juice vs Sauce and how it applies to the fabric of our lives. He explains how our decisions and motivations are often guided by “Juice” instead of taking the longer, often more challenging path and pursuing the almighty “Sauce”. Gabi discusses how this concept can serve as a mindfulness practice before making decisions about how to spend time; to stay intentional about your daily decisions, he challenges you to consider, “is the juice worth the squeeze?”. Enjoy! 

Licensed Professional Counselor, Jeremy Edge offers his expertise in a variety of internet-related topics which are new to the America Offline podcast! In addition to offering actionable tips and advice for parents of “video gamers”, Jeremy opens up the book on other internet related attachments such as shopping, pornography, gambling. Jeremy explains whether or not these activities can be done in moderation while offering some useful tips for how to identify unhealthy habits. Simply put, “if it is not bringing you joy, and it is impeding on more important aspects of your life, you may want to reduce or cut this activity out completely”. Jeremy has a private practice based in the Dallas, Texas area but also offers some incredible resources at his website www.escapingthe.com. Hope you enjoy the show! 

In this episode with Reset Summer Camp Founder, Michael Jacobus, we explore the issue of technology addiction and how a summer camp has the potential to “reset” kids’ relationships with technology. Michael offers over 30 years of expertise facilitating outdoor education programs and discusses his experience founding his newest venture “Reset Summer Camp”, a clinical program in Santa Barbara, California for gaming, social media, and technology addiction. Michael offers a number of actionable tips and strategies for families and kids looking to develop healthier tech usage habits. This is a content-rich episode is perfect for any parents of kids who simply need to press the “reset” button on their tech habits. Enjoy!