How to ‘lose’ your phone and feel good about it

Feeling constantly pulled in a million different directions? This is for you!

The past few weeks I have just been feeling scattered. Honestly the comparison game has crept into my life, and that’s not something I normally struggle with.

Thoughts like…

…am I a good enough mom?

…am I doing enough?

…this is joyful, why don’t I feel joyful?

Goodness it’s toxic and I know I’m not the only one who has felt this way.

I just finished reading Untangle Your Emotions and her words were a clear sign that I needed right in that moment!

“With all our screen time, we are numbing ourselves to pain and therefore numbing ourselves to life. We are loosing how to feel sad and angry and how to feel wonder and joy.” - Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions

Sometimes in the midst of a beautiful, joyful moment, being present is hard with the endless distractions pulling at my attention and emotions. Have you felt this too?

It’s not new info that screen time increases anxiety and stress. But what can we ACTUALLY do about it?

I did this exercise with a client, ok let me let her shine for a moment. Let’s be real, she taught me SO much about putting boundaries around phones and screen time in a way that works!

After chatting with my sweet client, it was apparent that so much of her stress and anxious thoughts didn’t need a huge supplement or restrictive food protocol, she needed a shift away from time spent glued to her phone. I had her write down some ideas for setting phone boundaries, share them with an accountability partner and she has been thriving!!

So let’s walk through this process together.

Let the difference you FEEL be YOUR motivating factor.

Your motivation has to come from your experience. How do you actually feel when you put your phone down, when you stop scrolling, when you take a break from it all?