You're listening to the feel good effect.

Okay, be honest.

Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning and the last thing you touch before bed?

In this episode, we're going to give you a practical hands-on plan to break up and then make up with your phone.

The goal isn't to get rid of your phone.

It's to create a long-term relationship that feels good. You're going to discover

how phones and apps are designed to be addictive and learn how the time we spend on them

damages our abilities to focus, think deeply, inform new memories. And then we'll talk about

how to make a plan for your settings, apps, environment, and mindset that will enable you to

take a break and take

control of your life. Okay, are you ready? Let's make it happen. Welcome to the feel good

effect. I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I help people find time and create space in their

lives for what matters most by sharing simplified strategies

for wellness. This podcast is all about real talk, real wellness, and unpacking what it

really means to be healthy. Hey, hey, feel good at that community. I am so glad you're here. If you're ready to break up with

your phone, this episode is for you. We are talking with award-winning journalist Catherine Price.

Catherine is a science journalist, author, and speaker. She helps individuals and organizations

establish best practices to support their creativity, productivity, and mental health. I invited

Catherine on the show so that she could break down the science about what's really going on in

our brains when it comes to phones and addictions and habits. Because I believe knowledge is power.

So this is not about guilting you or shaming you or saying there's something wrong with you

if you're looking at your phone all the time. It's about helping you understand why it's happening so you can shift your mindset and

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