From Sydney with love: Digital Nutrition revisited (2018-2024)
Jocelyn Brewer straight from Oz bringing a very timely and topical conversation about tech, social media and digital nutrition, as we first discussed in 2018. To be fair this is quite astonishing that we are discussing this in todays world if we were to look at this from the lens of 'what didn't change'
And so lets talk youth and child mental health, the dreaded 'device', and child development rather than the child, the time, and the punishments often dished out in respect of family dynamics.
Digital orphans.. want to know more? Listen in and find out why Jocelyn has yet another stunning way to describe the generations in the digital space.
20% of her Tech Use agreement: - Co-design your family's tech use agreement: https://digitalnutrition.mykajabi.com...
Screens In Early Childhood: https://digitalnutrition.mykajabi.com...
You can find Jocelyn Brewer on social media
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1:04:29
Why everyone is hung up on smartphone addiction
I'm joined by Dean Burnett who is a proper Neuroscientist with a background in lecturing in the domain of mental health...so he knows what he's on about when it comes to the topic of addiction, and whether smartphone addiction is a real thing. Hint: it's not.
I asked Dean onto the show because he's written a new book called "why your parents are hung up on your phone and what to do about it" aimed at the teens who are the subject matter of much of the current narrative surrounding this issue.
Dean is a writer for the BBC science focus magazine and he used ot write for The Guardian helping people understand how brains affect us in the real world and so his latest book is discussed here at length. Dean recently appeared on a BBC Sunday morning show and was not given the time to explain about the current 'chicken little' of smartphone panic about them being an addiction so I asked him on the podcast to tell us about it... spoiler is you will learn some neuroscience about this clinical diagnosis and it might just change your mind = Neuroplasticity (not sorry- this is my small neuro-nerd joke here)
Go grab a coffee and listen in, as this is a most excellent podcast to begin my first video version here on Spotify. So I'm calling it a new season so here we go!
You can find Dean on social media talking about his work, cat and dog under the handle @garwboy and his website is www.deanburnett.com
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1:22:17
Too old for Tech? Embracing Life After 50 with Passion, Purpose, and Strength #lifeafter50
In today's episode I sit down with my good friend and esteemed colleague Kathleen Sinclair who has written the book F*ck aging.
She is an incredibly wise colleague and she's talking all things tech, aging, kicking the second half of your life with gusto, and what you can help yourself with.
Kathleen is almost 80 and is not 'growing old gracefully' as the saying goes. She's growing bold! with purpose, passion, and poise, she’s making the most of every moment.
Listen, learn and take some of her advice, and get strong after 50. Enjoy life to the fullest and the tools you can use to help yourself along the way....
Whether you're 50, 60, or beyond, Kathleen's advice is sure to inspire you to live with more gusto and vitality. It's about growing bolder, not older!
Don’t miss this empowering conversation!
Kathleens website is www.kathleensinclair.com
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#LifeAfter50 #AgingWithGrace #StrongAfter50 #HealthyAging #LivingWithPurpose #TechAndAging #LifeLessons #StayActive #SeniorWellness #AgingBoldly #HealthyLifestyle #PositiveAging #Inspiration #LiveYourBestLife #WomenOver50 #AgingWithPassion
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Online Harms and CyberPsychology - 30 years
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Are we doing enough to protect children and adults online- CSAM, Trust and Safety?
Today is a discussion with a friend and colleague in the space of child sexual abuse online where we once again take a look at the approaches used in the removal of this kind of material to protect children online.
The discussion take us on a broad approach to the reporting of, classifications of child sexual abuse, or exploitation, platform violations, adult sexual material, nudes, cartoon versions and the who, what and how of the way in which social media and other websites are removing these images, videos and other types of material.
Andy is great at explaining what parents and professionals working with children can keep their eyes and ears open to, having worked in/for social media companies in the past and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience in this domain.
We discuss 'that question' relating to banning, removing, delaying and more and have a long conversation bout the actual pragmatics about why we think this is wont work on a global level given that this is where the internet is. We consider the approaches of many of the internet safety spaces and what is being said in the realms of trust and safety and what the risks and dangers really are.
No spoilers but please do listen to this section if you have been led to believe that a ban or delay is the solution to a problem that is much more complicated than a simple 'don't' approach. Why parents are not aware of the technical issue at a tech, industry and government level.
We do talk about the great work that social media channels are taking to address some of the issues that are being discussed in todays session, and we put out a plea to the whole of the industries and techn companies to come together in a way that allows us to address the societal issues.
We (and I most certainly say wholeheartedly) duly request that we put the children and vulnerable in the centre of our conversations with the interest of the children and vulnerable as the main focus of the conversation.
For me the last 10-15 mins of this conversation are perhaps the most important in the whole sector of keeping children and vulnerable people safe online.
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1:04:37
Zengence!! Gaming for good, for stress and mental health
THIS episode is soooo exciting; I love being able to tell people about tech that is positive and this episode explains when gaming gets to the heart of helping people and helping them help themselves. This is gaming for good, WRIT LARGE!
Meet Ryan Douglas, he is the founder and therapy designer who has been in this space for a long time and explains here about working with DeepWell DTx who bring you the game called Zengence in VR!!! (insert happy dance emote).
I cannot stress enough how exciting the game is, what is has been designed for and how this is really really crafted to meet the needs of people who need games like this. The game has elements of physiological movement, breathing, rhythm and yep, accuracy and the fun part of an action game.
Ryan explains about the science behind this game and the exciting part of why this game is so good at achieving what it sets out to do.
I am going to be using this in therapy sessions, and personally and I get to show this off to a very large bunch of professionals this very weekend (at the time of episode launch)
Go buy the game on the Oculus Q2 Q3 and its available NOW!!
Creating connections and conversations about people, technology and the intersection of health and wellbeing.
Recorded through the "cyber synaptic space." Catherine speaks to people who are considered experts in their fields.
Important information for parents, teachers, professionals and anyone who wants to learn about cyberspace, digital parenting, security, data protection, counselling, health, wellbeing, personal growth and development.
This is your acoustic & neuroplastic ride that will synthesise areas of information you never knew could be!
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