81 // Stop Letting Your Phone Control Your Brain & Dys-regulate Your Nervous System (Do This Instead)

About this episode

This episode discusses how to manage phone usage to support mental health and nervous system regulation.

Your phone can either support your nervous system… or completely dysregulate it. In this episode, I’m breaking down how your phone is designed to keep you hooked, why it leaves you feeling overstimulated, and how to change it. Because the goal isn’t to get rid of your phone, for most of us, we need them!! but we CAN set them up in a way that actually supports your health, focus, & sleep. I’m sharing the exact changes I’ve made that have helped me feel calmer, more present, and less distra...

People in this episode

Host: Sophie Kate

Topics covered

• phone addiction
• nervous system regulation
• mental health
• digital wellness
• focus
• sleep

Keywords

• phone control
• dysregulation
• overstimulation
• health
• focus
• sleep
• calmness

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