Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?

Ah, the smartphone. You sneak a peek at the Thanksgiving table. Your significant other is emailing during the Sunday sermon. Your teen-aged daughter — who barely talks at all anymore — is awake and online with her friends most of the night. Your dog is texting you from the foot of your bed. OK, maybe not, but you get the idea... 

http://www.drfranklipman.com/are-you-addicted-to-your-smartphone/

Are You Afraid to Be With "Just" Yourself (No Smartphone)?

People often ask me how I think human beings are changing as a result of our addiction to technology. The fact is we are changing in innumerable ways but perhaps none more profound than in our relationship with ourselves, that is, how we experience our own company. 

It is paradoxical really.  On the one hand, we believe that every cinnamon latte we consume is extraordinary and meaningful to others.  We share every thought and feeling, imagining the world as our doting mother, celebrating every itch we scratch.  And yet, despite our sense of self-importance, we, simultaneously, have lost touch with an internally generated sense of self worth or meaning... read more...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/inviting-monkey-tea/201612/are-you-afraid-be-just-yourself-no-smartphone

Fox News Health Talk with Dr. Manny and Nancy Colier

With the seemingly relentless and inescapable noise and demands of modern-day devices, getting a mere five minutes of distraction-free time, and dare I say peace...

Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life with Joan Hermann

New Podcast with Joan Herrmann: Our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life.  We're facing new issues and difficulties, we're encountering new emotional triggers... read more... http://nancycolier.com/change-your-attitude/

Tami Simon and Nancy Colier Podcast: Waking Up From Our Digital Addiction

In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Nancy have a frank discussion of the large-scale modern addiction to cell phones, email, and social media. Nancy offers ways one can recognize addictive behavior and how we can break out of compulsive cycles around technology. They also talk about parenting in the digital age and the importance setting appropriate boundaries when it comes to electronic media. Finally, Nancy considers the need for a "digital detox" and how it is imperative that we all set aside time to spend in silence. (65 minutes)

In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Nancy have a frank discussion of the large-scale modern addiction to cell phones, email, and social media. Nancy offers ways one can recognize addictive behavior and how we can break out of compulsive cycles around technology. They also talk about parenting in the digital age and the importance setting appropriate boundaries when it comes to electronic media. Finally, Nancy considers the need for a "digital detox" and how it is imperative that we all set aside time to spend in silence. (65 minutes).

http://www.soundstrue.com/store/weeklywisdom?page=single&category=IATE&episode=11933

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Tiny Buddha with Nancy Colier

Have you ever found yourself mindlessly surfing the web, hopping from one site to another, when you didn’t have any specific reason to be online?

Falling Through the Cracks with Dr. Rebecca Risk and Nancy Colier

In the hustle and bustle of today's world it's easy to get lost in the matrix of technology.  We often forget to put our phones down and connect with those around us. In Nancy Colier's new book "The Power of Off," she is helping people put down their phones, turn off their computers and rediscover what it means to be human.

Breaking Up Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Technology

We can all agree technology has many advantages.

To list a few, technology promotes education, helps keep us safe, provides a closer reach to those who were once out of reach, saves lives, keeps us connected with instantaneous communications, and most importantly, allows a virtual window for some (you know who you are) to peek in on an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend…just in case you find yourself curious as to how they’re doing.

However, in light of all of the advancements, “Houston, we have problem.”We can all agree technology has many advantages.

WCBS Health and Welness with Pat Farnack and Nancy Colier

Nancy Colier is a Manhattan psychotherapist, life coach, and author of "The Power of Off." She talks about how use of our devices has really affected our entire world, and not always for the better.

Caught Between Generations with Dr. Merle Griff

 How to create a life of wellbeing in the midst of a tsunami of technology!

It's All Happening with Zach Leary and Nancy Colier

 Zach Leary and Nancy Colier on "It's All Happening" What's happened to us since getting addicted to technology?  And where do we go from here..

Good Morning Washington with Nancy Colier

Good Morning Washington: Why we tolerate bad technology behavior and how to live a life of balance with your devices!  Nancy Colier and The Power of Off!