Writer Cody Cook-Parrott on digital distraction
From thERINpy with Erin Washington by WTOP | Hubbard Radio
April 20, 2026 · 60 min · Season 2 · Episode 114
About this episode
Cody Cook-Parrott discusses their journey with social media and the importance of cultivating presence in a distracted world.
Cody Cook-Parrott, author of "The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World," shares why they deleted Instagram at 82,000 followers and how boundaries, self‑compassion and harm‑reduction can change our relationship with social media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Erin Washington
Guest: Cody Cook-Parrott
Topics covered
- digital distraction
- social media
- self-compassion
- boundaries
- attention
- presence
Keywords
- digital distraction
- social media
- self-compassion
- boundaries
- attention
- Cody Cook-Parrott
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World
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