EP234 Is it Time for You to Unplug? w/Hannah Brencher
Show notes:
Are you spending too much time on your phone? Do you feel overly connected to your digital life and disconnected from your real life? Well, buckle up ladies, because we are discussing this topic and hitting it from EVERY angle this season, beginning today with Hannah Brencher. She is the author of the book: The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. She is so full of wisdom and grace. I can’t wait for you to hear this interview. And just FYI: This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Listen in.
We discuss:
- Hannah’s hope for this book (which is also my hope for this entire podcast season!)
- The God moment when Hannah realized her digital consumption had gone too far
- How her over-use of tech was affecting her spiritual health
- The “growing disconnect” that happens when our relationships are mostly online
- The premise of her 1,000 Unplugged Hours Challenge (and a caveat!)
- The shame of using “Screen Time” on your phone
- How to determine what “unplugged” means to you (and for Sandy, “unplugged” = watching Gilmore Girls)
- How Hannah made social media fun again
- The REAL reason Sandy won’t use TikTok (but why she will totally watch Carpool Karaoke)
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More about Hannah:
Hannah Brencher is a writer, TED speaker, and entrepreneur. She founded The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending letter bundles to those who need encouragement. Named as one of the White House’s “Women Working to Do Good,” Hannah has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Oprah, Glamour, USATODAY.com, the Chicago Tribune, and more. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Lane, and daughter Novalee.
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