EP248 The Challenges and Joys of Living Without a Smartphone
If you are feeling a bit too dependent upon your smartphone and want to do something about it, you are going to love today’s episode. I’m talking with my friend, podcaster, author, and mother, Teresa Whiting about the 40-Day Flip Phone Challenge that she and her 23-year-old son took last year. She gives it to us straight, both the clarity and the confusion of navigating life without her smartphone. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation.
We discuss:
- What is on Teresa’s To-Don’t List (and two To-Don’t List contenders because she fully embodies the To-Don’t List concept )
- What led to Teresa’s first 40-day flip phone challenge with her 23-year-old son.
- What it means practically to temporarily use a flip phone instead of an iPhone
- Teresa’s relationship with social media (related but separate from the flip phone challenge)
- Initial observations from her first days without a smartphone
- The challenges of living without a smartphone/what she missed
- What happened when she stopped having the constant input of information
More about Teresa:
Teresa Whiting is passionate about inviting women to discover the beautiful, redemptive work of Jesus in the midst of their broken lives. As a pastor’s wife and ministry leader of more than 30 years, she has walked with countless women through their real-life struggles. Teresa is an author, national speaker, and host of the Find Hope Here podcast. She holds a degree in Bible and counseling and is a trauma-informed Biblical life coach.
Her recently published Bible study, DisGraced: How God Redeems and Restores the Broken, is an outworking of her own story. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Teresa has taken steps toward healing and freedom from shame through friendships with women like Tamar, Rahab, and the Samaritan woman.
She and her husband, Greg, have five adult children and three grandsons. They are recent empty nesters living in sunny Florida. In her happy place, you’ll find her walking the beach, hanging out with her family, or exploring God’s creation, untethered from technology.
Teresa speaks locally and nationally for women’s events. Her talks have been described as “unique, refreshing, relatable, and healing.” To book her for your next ministry event, visit this page.
LINKS (some may be affiliates)
From This Episode
24 Ways to Break Up With Your Phone
Join the 28-Day Flip Phone Challenge
Teresa’s past episodes on The Balanced MomCast:
Ep 189: Stewarding Your Story Well: Using Your Pain to Help Others with Teresa Whiting
Ep 190: Battling Spiritual Resistance When All Hell Breaks Loose with Teresa Whiting
Max Lucado If Only I Had a Green Nose
Caleb and Teresa on Find Hope Here talking about their flip phone challenge
Connect with Teresa
Teresa’s Bible Study: DisGraced: How God Redeems and Restores the Broken
Teresa’s Podcast: Find Hope Here
Coaching: Trauma Informed Biblical Life Coaching
YouTube: YouTube channel
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Events: Upcoming Events
Speaking Inquiries: Book Teresa
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