Hello and thanks for joining me for another episode of Java with Julie.

My name is Julie Slattery and this podcast is an outreach of authentic and MC, a ministry dedicated

to reclaiming God's design for sexuality.

Well, we're not going to talk about sex today, but we are going to talk about something

else that probably is going to convict you.

We're going to have a discussion

about social media and those smartphones that just seem to gallop our attention. It doesn't

matter if your smartphone is leading to obvious issues of pornography, even if that's not the

case, you're likely spending too much time engaging on social media apps and other

time wasters. So I know this is going to convict me and also all of those who are listening.

My guest today is Asherita Chuchu, and she's been on job with Julie before. I always love

conversations with her because she has a heart to really want to seek God.

Even as a young mom with three little kids and a ministry, she's always battling,

how can I develop more of an intimate relationship with the Lord?

And that's certainly not easy in her current state of life.

And what she's going to be sharing about today is beneficial for all of us

as she talks about the discipline of temporarily fasting from social media and smartphone

devices over the last few years. And so I've asked her to tell us how that's impacted her life

and her family. In our conversation today, Ashrita's going to talk about how the dopamine withdrawal

really surprised her when she stopped using social media.

And that leads us to believe that we're probably all spending more time on our smartphones

when we realize.

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