{"podcast":{"title":"Love & Cherish Podcast with Laura How","slug":"love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318","podcast_index_feed_id":7191318,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/laurahow/feed.xml","website_url":"https://laurahow.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18699266/Podcast-Artwork7co3o.jpg","author":"Laura How | Love & Cherish Podcast","episode_count":47,"summary":"Tell The Truth","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T06:18:45.066758+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318"},"episode":{"title":"Screen Addiction | The News, Social Media & Mental Health","slug":"screen-addiction-the-news-social-media-mental-health","published_at":"2025-02-25T05:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318/screen-addiction-the-news-social-media-mental-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318","url":"https://laurahow.podbean.com/e/screen-addiction-the-news-social-media-mental-health/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b8h8vwtkccuyygkp/Screen_Addictiona5c2h.mp3","summary":"The socially acceptable addiction to news, entertainment and social media is contributing to the deterioration of our mental health, creativity, physical well-being and relational intimacy. BOOK A SESSION ▶▶▶ https://laurahow.com/online-counselling/ Putting our screens down isn’t going to be easy, they are obviously hugely addictive to us. But, if they’re a problem for you currently, you can make some simple steps in the right direction today. -Put your phone in the glove box when you arrive at the restaurant. -Leave it at home when you go for a walk. -Enforce a ‘no phones at the table’ or/and ‘no phones in the bedroom’ rule at home. -Turn off notifications. -Set App Time Limits. -Turn your phone off at the same time everyday and leave it off. -Notice when you unconsciously reach for your device and make a decision to leave it where it is. Use screens the way a moderate drinker might choose to use alcohol. Mindfully, in moderation and with an awareness that too much is bad for your health.","meta_description":"The socially acceptable addiction to news, entertainment and social media is contributing to the deterioration of our mental health, creativity, physical…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":809,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318/episodes/screen-addiction-the-news-social-media-mental-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-cherish-podcast-with-laura-how-7191318/screen-addiction-the-news-social-media-mental-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}