"An internal Facebook report leaked this year revealed that the company can identify when users feel “insecure”, “worthless” and “need a confidence boost”...Tech companies exploit such vulnerabilities to keep people hooked."
The Secret Is Out: Silicon Valley is capitalizing on everything known about human psychology to keep us coming back for more screen time. Addictive digital functions - scrolling, swiping, clicking, commenting, publishing, online purchasing - are deliberately designed to exploit our basic human desires i.e. to belong, to feel whole, to be supported, to connect, to live free, etc.
As The Digital Behaviorist, I've reverse engineered the same behavioral principles tech companies are using to trick the masses into unhealthy digital dependence to help humans take back agency over our collective screen habits. My 3 step Digital Wellness Journey is a psycho-educational method to break free of bad habits and build new ones that support your health.
The Secret Is Out: Silicon Valley is capitalizing on everything known about human psychology to keep us coming back for more screen time. Addictive digital functions - scrolling, swiping, clicking, commenting, publishing, online purchasing - are deliberately designed to exploit our basic human desires i.e. to belong, to feel whole, to be supported, to connect, to live free, etc.
As The Digital Behaviorist, I've reverse engineered the same behavioral principles tech companies are using to trick the masses into unhealthy digital dependence to help humans take back agency over our collective screen habits. My 3 step Digital Wellness Journey is a psycho-educational method to break free of bad habits and build new ones that support your health.
TAKE THE JOURNEY ON YOUR OWN OR WITH FRIENDS!
ONE-ON-ONE COACHINGPersonalized guidance from Samantha through the 3 steps of the Digital Wellness Journey.
Coaching sessions available virtually or in-person around SF Bay Area, CA. All clients will get their own Digital Wellness Kit with behavioral tools designed for each step journey. Journey length varies by participant's need, but typically can be completed in as short as two sessions. |
GROUP WORKSHOPSamantha guides groups (two or more) through an engaging 2-hour workshop to complete the Digital Wellness Journey together.
Each participant is supplied with their own Digital Wellness Kit that includes a journey 'game board' and digital behavior card deck pictured below! These group workshops create the social accountability needed to support lasting behavior change; digital habits are social habits, so the more positive reinforcement you can surround yourself with, the easier it will be to make changes to your digital behaviors. |
* SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS OF "SCREENAGERS" *
I highly encourage group workshops for teenagers, because this is a socially motivated stage of development and the two greatest challenges I've come across in coaching young people to change their screen behavior are social in nature. They are:
1) Fear of peer isolation or being cut off from their social lives, the majority of which these days exists online.
2) The undermining influences that exist outside your family's screen rules, such as differing parameters in the homes of your child's friends.
This is why OPTION 2 is designed for you to gather a group of your child's friends and/or their friends' parents to shift the collective digital habits of the entire ecosystem you exist in!
1) Fear of peer isolation or being cut off from their social lives, the majority of which these days exists online.
2) The undermining influences that exist outside your family's screen rules, such as differing parameters in the homes of your child's friends.
This is why OPTION 2 is designed for you to gather a group of your child's friends and/or their friends' parents to shift the collective digital habits of the entire ecosystem you exist in!
Still not sure which option is best for you? Let's chat! 650.465.2486.
This coaching has gone beyond simply changing my screen habits. I used to get mad at myself for how much time I would waste scrolling on social media. But after working with Samantha, I've become more aware of WHY I was doing that behavior, which in turn has given me back my power to choose HOW I allocate my screen time. I now feel free to put my energy towards things I truly care about...such as being an ambassador of digital wellness amongst my friends :)
-Isabelle DeMiroz, 19 , CA
