# 10 Things I’m Thankful For Because I Grew Up Without Toxic Screens with Evan Hempe (#251)

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Podcast: [ScreenStrong Families](https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882)
Published: 2025-11-26T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Evan Hempe steps behind the microphone to share a powerful personal perspective you won’t want to miss. As a young adult looking back on a ScreenStrong childhood, Evan reflects on the unexpected (and sometimes overlooked) gifts that came from growing up without toxic screens. While the culture insists that kids “need” smartphones, video games, and social media to survive socially or academically, Evan’s story paints a very different—and hopeful—picture. T...

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