The guys bring on two healthcare professionals to share their career experiences and their thoughts on The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. Our guests today are Dr. Brooke Mueller, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, and Jamie Heimos, M. Ed, LPC, NCC, a licensed professional mental health counselor.

• The guys introduce the two guest panelists. The panelists share why they chose their career fields, as well as embarrassing stories about the guys (1:25 - 14:06)
• As health care professionals, what are some of your biggest takeaways from the book? (14:07- 18:07)
• Can you share some examples of extreme social media use behavior with your patients/clients? What practical guidance do you give them in response? (18:08 - 26:45)
• What is your average weekly screen time usage? (26:46 - 30:43)
• In your respective practices, how have you seen the transition from play-based childhood to phone-based childhood? (30:44 - 35:57)
• Is social media addiction similar to alcohol addiction, where the younger you start drinking alcohol, the more likely you are to deal with alcoholism? (35:58 - 43:16)
• The panelists share their experience seeing the influence the “Great Rewiring” is having particularly with your female clients (43:17 - 53:01)
• In light of the author’s comments related to the “Digital Divide”, the panelists share their experience witnessing and treating patients in marginalized communities that are experiencing this exacerbated educational inequality as it pertains to phone and social media use (53:02 - 58:03)
• The panelists share remarkable stories of their patients/clients taking action towards healthier social media use. They also share collection action steps parents and individuals can make to positively affect their lives and the lives of their children and communities. (58:04 - 1:08:11)
• Jamie Heimos shares what she’s doing in the community and how you can get involved! (1:08:12 - 1:09:19)

How to Connect with Jamie

• Jamie’s Instagram: @balanceandbloomstl
• Website: http://www.balanceandbloomcounselingstl.com/
• Register for the Novel Neighbor’s second book club meet-up in St. Louis, MO, to discuss The Anxious Generation here.

Additional resources

• Wait Until 8th: here
• Link to Let Grow: here
• Link to aligned organizations to Let Grow: here

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