How Digital Fasting Can Change Your Life

Are you addicted to your smartphone? Do you find yourself constantly checking your phone, even when you know there's nothing new to see? If so, you're not alone. In this episode of It Starts With Attraction, Kimberly Beam Holmes talks to Darren Whitehead, a pastor and author of The Digital Fast, about how to break free from smartphone addiction and live a more fulfilling life.

Darren shares his own personal experience with smartphone addiction and how he led his church through a digital fast. He also discusses the negative effects of smartphone use on relationships, mental health, and even brain development in toddlers.

If you're ready to take back control of your life from your smartphone, this episode is for you. Darren Whitehead will share practical tips on how to do a digital fast and create a healthier relationship with technology.

In this episode, you'll learn:
• How to identify if you have a smartphone addiction
• The negative effects of smartphone use on your life
• How to do a digital fast
• How to create a healthier relationship with technology
• What are the four areas of attraction and how do they relate to your overall well-being?
• How can you apply the principles of digital fasting to your own life?

Don't miss this episode! It could change your life.

Today's Guest: Darren Whitehead

Originally from Australia, Darren has lived in the United States for over 25 years. In 2013, he founded Church of the City, now with several locations across Nashville. He earned his Masters in Ministry from Wesley Seminary and his Doctorate from Capital Seminary and Graduate School, with his dissertation focus on Mil- lennials and the future of the Western church. Darren’s previous books include, Rumors of God (co-authored with Jon Tyson) and Holy Roar (co-authored with Chris Tomlin).

Darren lives with his wife, Brandy, and their three daughters in Franklin, Tennessee.

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