From doom scrolling to video games, we're constantly hearing how digital technologies are ruining our mental health, but do these claims hold any credence? To try and get to the bottom of this question, Bey and Kirsten sit down with three different guests - trauma researcher Roxanne Cohen Silver, author Jordan Shapiro, and the Franklin Institute's own Dr. Jayatri Das - to investigate the 24 hour news cycle, fears around kids using new technology, and the potential of chatbots and VR in mental health treatment.

Links for today's episode:

• Learn more about Dr. Roxanne Cohen Silver and her extensive research into the effects of stressful news consumption
• Learn more about Dr. Jordan Shapiro and his books on parenting in the modern age

Resources for today's episode

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• NAMI, for non-crisis mental health needs
• VOICES Center for Resilience for support following a mass tragedy