Do you feel like you're always staring at your phone?  A recent study in the US shows that American adults, on average, spend around four and a half hours on their phones every day!

How can we break the cycle of phone addiction and get back to doing those things we love? Sandy has a number of tips for us in this episode.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Devise a plan for how and when you use your phone.
The cycle of addiction.
Monitoring our phone usage.
Modelling good behaviour around phone usage to our kids.
Training ourselves to slow down.

This podcast is a production of Brisbane's 96five and So Many Answers Counselling Service.

If you have a question that you would like Sandy to address, please email hello@somanyanswers.com.

Do you feel like you're always staring at your phone?  A recent study in the US shows that American adults, on average, spend around four and a half hours on their phones every day!
How can we break the cycle of phone addiction and get back to doing those things we love? Sandy has a number of tips for us in this episode.
Topics discussed in this episode:
<ul>
<li>Devise a plan for how and when you use your phone.</li>
<li>The cycle of addiction.</li>
<li>Monitoring our phone usage.</li>
<li>Modelling good behaviour around phone usage to our kids.</li>
<li>Training ourselves to slow down.</li>
</ul>
This podcast is a production of Brisbane's <a href="https://www.96five.com/">96five</a> and <a href="https://www.somanyanswers.com/">So Many Answers Counselling Service</a>.
If you have a question that you would like Sandy to address, please email <a href="mailto:hello@somanyanswers.com">hello@somanyanswers.com</a>.

For over thirty years Sandy Oswald has been in the business of helping people move forward in life, and is a professional counsellor with a private practice in Brisbane, Australia.

She has worked with thousands of children and families in regional Australia before moving to Brisbane to continue her community work with adults and children. Sandy specialises in helping people deal with past experiences, childhood trauma or just when the season of life seems "too hard". She has a passion to see adults, couples and children find understanding, clarity, purpose and peace from anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and grief.

On the So Many Answers podcast, Sandy will be unpacking some of the questions that come her way as a counsellor, and sharing ways that you can grow through the challenges life can throw at us.

The So Many Answers podcast will cover topics like relationships, mental health and personal growth all with an encouraging approach.

This podcast is a production of Brisbane's 96five and So Many Answers Counselling Service.

Find more 96five podcasts by searching for 96five in your podcast app, by downloading the 96five app, or at 96five.com.

For over thirty years Sandy Oswald has been in the business of helping people move forward in life, and is a professional counsellor with a private practice in Brisbane, Australia.
She has worked with thousands of children and families in regional Australia before moving to Brisbane to continue her community work with adults and children. Sandy specialises in helping people deal with past experiences, childhood trauma or just when the season of life seems "too hard". She has a passion to see adults, couples and children find understanding, clarity, purpose and peace from anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and grief.
On the So Many Answers podcast, Sandy will be unpacking some of the questions that come her way as a counsellor, and sharing ways that you can grow through the challenges life can throw at us.
The So Many Answers podcast will cover topics like relationships, mental health and personal growth all with an encouraging approach.
This podcast is a production of Brisbane's <a href="https://www.96five.com/">96five</a> and <a href="https://www.somanyanswers.com/">So Many Answers Counselling Service</a>.
Find more 96five podcasts by searching for 96five in your podcast app, by downloading the <a href="https://www.96five.com/stories/station-news/2021/96five-launches-new-app-for-iphone-android/">96five app</a>, or at <a href="https://www.96five.com/listen/podcasts/">96five.com</a>.

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