From Boys to Men: A Journey Through Masculinity

The Somatic Cost of Screen Time


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This episode is a personal and somatic reflection on how screen use has impacted my nervous system — and how it became a hidden part of my developmental trauma.

I define trauma as an overwhelm of charge the body cannot digest, and screen time — especially scrolling through YouTube, Instagram, reels, and Facebook — has often left me frozen, overstimulated, and disconnected from my body.

This isn’t about shaming ourselves for using screens. It’s an invitation to feel what they’re doing to us.

I also talk about my time working in a forest school with 3–7 year olds, children who spend all day immersed in play, presence, and creativity — without a single screen in sight. The contrast was humbling, and it showed me what real regulation and aliveness look like.

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