Why Teen Girls Can’t Put Their Phones Down | The Nervous System Angle

About this episode

The episode explores the biological reasons behind phone addiction in teen girls, focusing on nervous system regulation and the impact of dopamine.

Send us Fan Mail Nervous system regulation in teen girls: why biology explains the phone addiction better than willpower ever could. Discover the dopamine trap, the three senses she loses when scrolling, why touch matters more for girls, and how a dysregulated nervous system makes "just put it down" impossible, plus what actually works. Catch my free webinar - 27th May at 7pm BST If what you've heard today felt like something you needed to hear, I want to tell you about WTF - Wha...

People in this episode

Host: Rach Friedli

Topics covered

• teen girls
• phone addiction
• nervous system
• dopamine
• mental health
• behavior
• regulation

Keywords

• teen girls
• phone addiction
• nervous system
• dopamine trap
• mental health
• scrolling
• touch
• regulation

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