Ep 803 | The Science Behind the Dangers of Screen Time | Guest: Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | Part 2

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Today we're joined again by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, psychologist and one of the country’s foremost addiction and mental health experts, to discuss screen addiction and the dangers of screen time on our brains. We start off with some of the science of how screens affect our brains, hindering the development of our prefrontal cortex, and the social contagion aspect of social media with the rise of TikTok "ticks," trans anxiety, depression. Ultimately, Dr. Kardaras explains why what he calls "toxic psych metrics" are spiking. We also talk about the differences between television and tablets/phones and why screen time in the past had vastly less dramatic effects than screen time these days does. We discuss the rise in ADHD diagnoses, hyper-fragility, and forming our identities around the internet. What are the consequences of our reality being online, and is it too late for parents to correct their kids' screen time habits? We'll cover these questions and more. You can get Dr. Kardaras' books here: Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis--and How to Restore Our Sanity Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance --- Timecodes: (01:08) Introduction to Dr. Kardaras (01:53) Effects of screens on the brain (11:10) TV vs. tablet effects / attention spans (15:48) Delayed exposure & identity (18:25) Generational differences & relationships (27:55) Hyper-fragility & societal bipolar disorder (35:50) Gender dysphoria / DID / affirmation (45:14) What are the consequences of reality being online? (48:15) Is it too late? & advice for parents (53:54) After-interview thoughts --- Today's Sponsors: A'Del — go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com and enter promo code "ALLIE" for 25% off your first order! Naturally It's Clean — visit https://naturallyitsclean.com/allie and use promo code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your order. If you are an Amazon shopper you can visit https://amzn.to/3IyjFUJ. The promo code discount is only valid on their direct website at www.naturallyitsclean.com/Allie. Epic Will — be intentional about your family, your values and your wishes. Go to EpicWill.com/ALLIE and you’ll save 10% on your complete Will package. Pre-Born — will you help rescue babies' lives? Donate by calling #250 & say keyword 'BABY' or go to Preborn.com/ALLIE. Help us reach Blaze's goal of 70,000 ultrasounds in 2023! --- Links: New York Post: "How social media is literally making teens mentally ill" https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/how-social-media-is-literally-making-teens-mentally-ill-doctor/ --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 502 | Facebook Whistleblower: Dem Operative or Hero? | Guest: Rachel Bovard https://apple.co/3NGBxiI Ep 740 | How Porn Changes the Brain, Kills Intimacy & Harms Society | Guest: Sam Black https://apple.co/42qCIai Ep 779 | TikTok Is Spying on You: Here’s Why It Matters | Guest: Kara Frederick https://apple.co/3pbmgwj --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'MOM10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Nicholas Carderas is one of the country's foremost addiction and mental health experts.
0:06.0	He is a psychologist.
0:07.0	He's written two books on how screens are hurting our children's development.
0:13.0	And today he's going to talk about that.
0:15.0	He's going to talk about the science behind the damaging effects of screen time and social media addiction,
0:21.0	how the algorithms are pushing our kids towards unhealthy thinking patterns, unhealthy life styles,
0:29.0	inhibiting them from real healthy social interaction, inhibiting actual debate and discussion in this country.
0:37.0	Wow, this was a fascinating, fascinating conversation.
0:40.0	A lot of encouragement and tools for you parents too who are trying to develop your kids in a healthy way away from screens.
0:48.0	And so you're absolutely going to learn a lot and love this conversation.
0:52.0	This episode is brought to you by our friends at GoodRanters. Go to GoodRanters.com.
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1:08.0	Dr. Carderas, thank you so much for taking the time to join us.
1:11.0	Can you first tell us who you are and what you do?
1:15.0	So I am a psychologist who specializes in a variety of expertise and addiction mental health.
1:23.0	My, my wheelhouse has been over the last 10 years in digital media and how that's impacted people's mental health.
1:30.0	I run treatment programs around the country that I've developed.
1:33.0	I've been a professor at Stony Brook Medicine for 10 years.
1:38.0	I've been a clinician that has been I think one of the first, I was one of the first psychologists to begin to sort of raise up the red flag that the red flag.
1:47.0	A flag of awareness or that there's trouble in the waters and of digital media in our society.
1:54.0	You wrote a book last year came out digital madness.
1:57.0	How social media is driving our mental health crisis.
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