At some point, everyone has felt overlooked - but some people struggle more with this feeling than others. Whitney Akin describes what it’s like to grapple with this tempestuous emotion in her book, Overlooked: Finding Your Worth When You Feel All Alone. She discusses what it’s like to struggle with feeling unseen and unappreciated and breaks down the scientific reasons for why people need healthy attention from the people around them. She offers advice for how parents can speak with their teens and tweens on the topic of feeling unseen and also delves into the deep and concerning issues surrounding today’s rampant social media use. It is an amplification of everyone’s preexisting insecurities.

TAKEAWAYS

Social media can leave us feeling more alone and more overlooked than our tangible lives do

Assess your heart: why do you want to be seen by others? What do you want people to notice - and why?

We are biologically wired to need attention

Use social media in a way that is wise, uplifts others, and honors the Lord

The Christian View Ep229

MEASURING YOUR TIME

We are genetically predisposed and designed to have relationships, says Dr. Bill Howatt. Bill is the founder and President of Howatt Human Resources, with decades of experience in advising clients on how to create psychologically safe, inclusive, and thriving cultures at home and in the workplace. Bill defines the two types of loneliness (perceived and objective) and dives into the differences between mental capacity and mental health. He explains that mental health literacy is quite low in America and Canada and speaks to the failure of modern society that leaves citizens hanging when learning how to self-regulate and cultivate critical self-esteem emotionally.

TAKEAWAYS

There are two mindsets of employees: those who come for their paycheck and those who come for their purpose

Psychological safety means that a workplace allows employees to express themselves without fear of retaliation

It’s important to spend time teaching people to become collectively psychologically safe

Check out Bill’s book, The Cure of Loneliness: How to Feel Connected and Escape Isolation

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Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

Tyranny In Hawaii

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least in this episode of Faith On Film. Our guests are Mark Christopher Lawrence and Leigh-Allyn Baker, the stars the movie, "BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS".