S15 E2: How to Become an Opt-Out Family

Old Fashioned On Purpose

Jill Winger

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🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Ever wondered what happens when a social media influencer with a million followers swaps the digital spotlight for a tech-minimal lifestyle? This episode features Erin Lochner, the inspiring powerhouse behind "The Opt-Out Family." Erin takes us on a journey from her high-profile career in social media to her decision to embrace a technology-minimal lifestyle. We delve into her new book, "The Opt-Out Family," and discuss how she and her family choose to engage more meaningfully with the world ...

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0:00.0	Hey, Hey friends, welcome to the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast. Today's topic is a really
0:17.2	important one and it's one that you've probably been thinking about or talking
0:20.8	about in your own home very recently,
0:24.0	because we all know the statistics,
0:27.0	we've seen the data, the reports,
0:29.0	all of that information floating around
0:31.0	about the effects of technology on our lives.
0:35.2	And I know so many of you who are more minded in an old-fashioned way, we're very aware of that,
0:40.0	right? We're making very conscious lifestyle choices to mitigate some of the issues.
0:44.4	Some of us are taking more extreme measures to you know control smartphone use in our home.
0:48.8	So we think about this stuff a lot and we talk about that tension of technology a lot here on the show.
0:57.1	So I'm very very excited to have a special guest with me today.
1:01.7	She is intimately familiar with this world and she
1:04.9	has taken a really awesome approach, especially considering her background to
1:10.5	this whole topic of technology and opting out.
1:14.0	So, Aaron Lochner is the founder of the global tech-free movement,
1:19.0	entitled The Opt Out Family.
1:21.0	She's a former social media influencer who walked away from a
1:24.2	million fans to live a low-tech lifestyle and now she teaches others to do the same.
1:30.3	So this is such an interesting background. I cannot wait to hear more. Welcome
1:35.0	Aaron. Thank you Jill. I'm so happy to be here. This is going to be fun.
1:40.3	Yes, it's going to be awesome. I was so excited to get a preview copy of your new book,
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