LEIGH RICHARDSON JOINS DAWN TO EXPAND ON THE EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA OF "DOOM SCROLLING" AND THE ISSUES AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION FOR NOT ONLY TEENS, BUT AMERICANS OF ALL AGES... 

(Yahoo News)
In an era where the world's triumphs and tragedies are a mere click away, the past few years have delivered a relentless wave of heartbreaking stories and images, from the global toll of the COVID-19 pandemic to the anguish wrought by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In late October 2023, a fresh tragedy (took center) stage: the loss of innocent lives in Israel and Palestine. The ongoing war in Gaza has kept some glued to their screens, consuming news and images that haunt them day and night.

This unceasing cycle of scrolling through distressing news, known as "doomscrolling," is taking a significant toll on one's mental and emotional well-being.

A 2022 study published in the Health Communication Journal revealed that 16.5 per cent of participants exhibited a "severely problematic" habit of consuming negative news. Read more.

How can you stay up to date on current events without hurting your mental health?

Brain Health Coach and Consultant Leigh Richardson can offer advice. Her mission in life is "Enhancing your brain daily."

Leigh's initial focus was on organizational behavior. She shifted to human behavior in 2003 after her son suffered a traumatic brain injury. Leigh has also been in ICU twice with brain injury. All of this fueled her need to understand how the brain works or why it doesn’t work.

A licensed professional counselor, Leigh is founder of The Brain Performance Center in Dallas. She is also the author of Turn Your Brain On to Get Your Game On: The How, What, Why to Peak Performance. 

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