Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation, Social Media, Smartphones & Helping Kids Reclaim Childhood
3/23/202648 min
What are smartphones and social media really doing to our kids' mental health, and how can we help them reshape their childhood in this digital age? Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and bestselling author of The Anxious Generation is spearheading a movement to empower kids and parents to regain their attention, and reclaim their sense of play and freedom away from the screens. He shares how families can restore real-world connection and fun, what structures and tools can help us all avoid the digital dopamine addiction, and why you should make time to celebrate and honor your own Shabbat.- Watch the full replay of Cathy's Aries Masterclass cathyheller.com/workshop- Get your copies of The Anxious Generation and The Amazing Generation at https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/- Let Grow Movement https://letgrow.org/- Follow Jonathan Haidt on Instagram @jonathanhaidt - Deep Focus by Cal Newport - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
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First 90 secondsKathy Heller· Host0:00
Have you ever noticed that sometimes life suddenly just opens up and the impossible starts to feel possible? I just taught a special master class called Breakthrough: The Spiritual Energy of Freedom just as we step into the powerful energy of the Aries season. Aries is the energy of courage, new beginnings, and bold movement forward, and in this class, we're gonna explore how real breakthroughs, how they happen, not just through effort, but through alignment with your soul. We're gonna talk about what it means to align with who you really are, with your divine guidance system, and expand your capacity to shift your consciousness so that new possibilities actually reach you. Because when you reconnect with the divine presence within you and you reconnect to God, something incredible happens. Fear loosens its grip and new paths begin to appear. If you're ready for your next breakthrough, you can check out the full recording at kathyheller.com/workshop. [piano music] Hey, it's Kathy Heller. Welcome back to Everything is Energy. Before we jump into today's conversation with an awesome guest, I just wanna share something with you. We just stepped into a new month. This is the month of Aries, and spiritually, this is such a powerful time. This is a season of liberation, of things breaking open, of miracles that don't come from pushing, but actually the biggest miracles in our life, and they come into our life when we are open enough to receive them. There's an energy right now that supports huge shifts in your life, the kind of energy where something just clicks and life starts moving in a whole new way. We just entered