Your Phone Is Not Your Work Bestie: How to Set Screen Boundaries Without Burning Down Your Career

What if the very thing you use to “stay connected” is actually the reason you feel scattered, exhausted, and weirdly lonely?

In this episode, we’re joined by strategist, speaker, and community builder Kelsey Green to talk about digital overload, screen boundaries, and how to reclaim your brain without torpedoing your job, your business, or your creative work.

Kelsey shares how she went from high-intensity roles and constant burnout to experimenting with digital minimalism, 7 p.m.–7 a.m. screen-free blocks, and 24-hour “phone fasts.” We talk about why our attention feels so fractured, how phones are quietly reshaping our relationships, and why real connection still lives in conversations, community, and being fully present with the people right in front of us.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why “always on” culture is wrecking our focus (and what dopamine has to do with it)
• Simple screen boundaries that actually work in real life (even if your job is online)
• How phones feed the loneliness epidemic—and how to start building your circle offline
• The power of sitting with discomfort instead of numbing out with another scroll

To learn more about Kelsey or join one of her communities, visit www.kelseylgreen.com.

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