What If Acceptance Creates More Freedom? (Vault)

About this episode

Jo Stone discusses the insights gained from single parenting regarding distraction and the impact of doomscrolling on mental health.

I share what three and a half weeks of single parenting reveals about distraction, time pressure, and the sneaky pull of doomscrolling when you’re craving connection. I also walk through the tools I use to stay present, protect my energy, and keep life lighter without settling or lowering my standards. • noticing the spike in social media use and news consumption under stress • recognising reactive mode and fragmented time as a creativity killer • breaking the doomscrolling ...

People in this episode

Host: Jo Stone

Topics covered

• acceptance
• single parenting
• distraction
• time pressure
• doomscrolling
• creativity
• mental health

Keywords

• acceptance
• freedom
• single parenting
• doomscrolling
• mental health
• creativity
• social media

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