A moment. With my phone no less, which according to research shared by doreen dodgen-magee on the podcast, “can stimulate the release of oxytocin (’the cuddle hormone’), thus initiating feelings similar to love… Our physiological responses to devices suggest an emotional connection to them not unlike what we experience as physiological responses to connections between humans.” 

Surprising? Perplexing? What do we do with this? For insight, encouragement and practical tools and interventions, you can listen to doreen’s wisdom, compassion and extensive research shared on how we can navigate this complex landscape as parents, nurturers of children and adults, responsibly and intentionally. May you benefit. Share in the comments what you gain and check out doreen dodgen-magee’s meaningful work and book, Deviced! Thanks for listening. Here you can listen to the full conversation with doreen.

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doreen dodgen-magee, psy.d. is an award winning author, speaker, & psychologist. she has traveled the globe researching and speaking about how technology affects our brains and bodies, our relationships, and the development of our sense of self. she is the author of deviced! balancing life and technology in a digital world which was awarded the 2019 gold nautilus prize for psychology. doreen spends her time thinking about how boredom, inconvenience, and discomfort might just serve as perfect muses worthy of moderating our technology use for. she loves strong coffee, dancing, her meditation cushion, and people…especially people. she lives in portland, oregon.

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