MyPauze founder Stephanie is on a mission to help people build healthy digital habits. Her patented signal blocking device pouches gives you a digital paus to increase your presence and focus on what is around you. It all started by Stephanie questioning her own screentime and how her devices took attention and focus from the important things in life like relaxation, reflection, and time with friends and family. Hear her talk about her experiences and her solution to destructive phone usage, phone conflicts, and screen anxiety. 

There is a new type of conflict that most parents today know far too well: the screentime war. How much, at what age, what device, for what.. the decisions are many and difficult. Teodora Pavkovic guides the people she works with through this and many other parts of digital wellbeing. She works with families but also schools, companies and brands. Connect with her at www.teopcoaching.com!

"OMG I am SO booooored!!". But what if that is a good thing? Out of boredom comes ideas, creativity, and much more. 

Anya Pechko is specializing in digital & social media addiction and social anxiety. She helps us disconnect and gain some of your time back and to deepen our relationships by helping us build the discipline to put the phone down and evolve to the version of ourselves that we want to be. 

"Almost everyone does it. Presidents and everyday citizens, most people you know and probably you as well. Kids and adults on the way to work and school. Waiting for a bus, at the toilet, or in the middle of a meal. We look down at a screen and scroll like zombies" - extract from Scroll zombies by Sven Rollenhagen. 

In this episode I got the chance to speak to Sven, who has worked with addiction care since 1986. Sven started with drug addiction support but now works increasingly with addiction to digital technology such as video games and social media. Hear his insights in this episode. 

Wait. So people pay money to get their phones locked away? Hector Hughes and Ben Elliot run Unplugged, and are putting digital detox cabins around busy cities, starting with London. They literally lock their guests´ phones away with a padlock, and give it back at the end of the stay. 

In this episode, Hector shares his journey, and we discuss why people are seeking out a refuge with Unplugged.  

In this trailer I tell you about my first phone, a blue Nokia 3210. I give a brief background about my interest in the topic, and what the podcast is about. You guessed it. Smartphones.