Ever caught yourself opening your phone… closing it… and reopening it 10 seconds later?

Yup. Been there. Done that. Probably did it this morning. 🙋‍♀️

If you’ve been wondering how to stop checking your phone all day long without even realizing it, this episode is for you. We’re getting soul-level honest about that reflexive reach and what to do instead. Because the constant checking? It’s not a moral failure. It’s a habit loop. And the same brain that learned it… can unlearn it.

You’ll discover how to interrupt the pattern without guilt, get curious about what your heart’s really seeking, and retrain your brain with grace and truth. We’re talking dopamine, Jesus, and practical steps you can actually take in the middle of your day (without throwing your phone in a drawer).

This one is tender, practical, and might just be your new favourite. Let’s break the habit loop.

What you’ll learn:

• Why phone checking becomes a habit loop
• 3 small, faith-filled steps to interrupt the urge
• How to spot the cue and disrupt your default
• Why your brain isn’t bad, it’s just looking for relief
• Soul-filling swaps that actually satisfy
• What Jesus offers that scrolling never can
• How to stop checking your phone in a way that’s sustainable and Spirit-led

Resources & Next Steps:

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Want more tips on healthy tech habits? Check out Episode 5 and download your FREE Guide to Grayscale with step-by-step screenshots to turn your phone into a calm, less-distracting space. 👉Guide to Grayscale

🔲 Get Brick: A Digital Wellness Device to Help You Overcome Digital Distraction. You just tap your iPhone to it, and it activates a custom focus mode you’ve already designed. Tempting apps? Blocked. Helpful ones? Still accessible. Want to learn more or try Brick yourself? Get 10% off with my link here: https://julianneaugust.com/brick

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

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In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the relational ripple effect of digital distraction and how our habits aren’t just personal… they’re contagious. Whether you’ve been called out for scrolling mid-convo or you’ve sat across from someone glued to their screen while you’re pouring your heart out, you know the tension I’m talking about.

The truth? Most of us are living by unspoken digital agreements that are quietly normalizing disconnection. And unless we talk about them, they’re not going anywhere.

But there’s hope. Research, Scripture, and a whole lot of real-life stories show us that healthier, more connected relationships are totally possible. You just need the right conversations and a few practical tools to get there.

What You’ll Learn:

• The silent cultural “agreements” that normalize being half-present
• How screen habits are shaped within our relationships, not just individually
• Research that will totally change how you think about boundaries (seriously, 79% of couples never talk about them!)
• The 3-question self-inventory to identify where your relationships may be enabling distraction
• Grace-filled conversation starters for spouses, kids, friends, and coworkers
• Creative ways to create screen-free rhythms that rebuild connection and presence
• Why “sharpening each other” (Proverbs 27:17) sometimes means calling out the phone habit - with love

If you've ever wished your home, marriage, or friendships felt more present, more joyful, more real and screen free, this episode is for you.

Resources & Next Steps:

Episode 2: The 8 Forms of Digital Denial 👉 How Distraction Steals Your Focus & Your First Step to Reduce Screen Time

🔲 Get Brick: A Digital Wellness Device to Help You Overcome Digital Distraction. You just tap your iPhone to it, and it activates a custom focus mode you’ve already designed. Tempting apps? Blocked. Helpful ones? Still accessible. Want to learn more or try Brick yourself? Get 10% off with my link here: https://julianneaugust.com/brick

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Want more tips on healthy tech habits? Check out Episode 5 and download your FREE Guide to Grayscale with step-by-step screenshots to turn your phone into a calm, less-distracting space. 👉Guide to Grayscale

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com 📱 Instagram: @julianne.august 📘 Facebook: Julianne August

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

🎙️Don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a written review, it helps this message reach more listeners who need it!

One Small Tap That Changes Everything: My Honest Review of the Brick Digital Wellness Device

What if one small tap could help you stop scrolling, protect your peace, and reclaim your focus all without deleting every app on your phone or going off the grid?

That’s exactly what I’ve been testing for the last 30 days.

In this episode, I’m sharing my honest review of a new physical tool called The Brick - a small but mighty digital wellness device that’s changing how I interact with my phone. It’s been one of the simplest and most effective ways I’ve found to create intentional, screen-free space in my day. It's definitely helping me overcome digital distraction.

This isn't just another gadget. The Brick interrupts compulsive phone habits in a way that’s gentle, smart, and shockingly effective (without subscriptions, batteries, or maintenance). It uses NFC technology *just like tap-to-pay* to help you pre-decide how you want your phone to work before the distractions even start.

You’ll hear how I’ve used it to change my morning routine, improve family time, and even set up screen limits that actually stick, for yourself and anyone else you’re trying to lead by example.

If you’ve ever overridden your own screen time limits without thinking, or wished for a tool that could help your whole family focus better, listen in. This one’s for you.

♦︎ What if your phone told you, “This is a distraction”? ♦︎ What if tech helped you pause instead of pulling you in? ♦︎ What if a tiny tool could transform how you use your phone?

Let’s talk about why physical boundaries beat willpower every time and how this might be the digital wellness device you’ve been waiting for.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why most screen time limits fail (and what works better)
• How the Brick device creates friction that rewires your habits
• My favourite ways to use Brick for deep work, rest, and family time
• The surprising spiritual insight behind protecting your attention
• How to use Brick with kids and finally stop being the “screen time police”

Get The Brick:

🎁 Want to try Brick yourself? Get 10% off with my link here: https://julianneaugust.com/brick

Resources & Next Steps:

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Want more tips on healthy tech habits? Check out Episode 5 and download your FREE Guide to Grayscale with step-by-step screenshots to turn your phone into a calm, less-distracting space. 👉Guide to Grayscale

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com 📱 Instagram: @julianne.august 📘 Facebook: Julianne August

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

🎙️Don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a written review, it helps this message reach more listeners who need it!

Hashtags: #ScreenFreeSaturday #DigitialWellnessDevice #OvercomeDigitalDistraction