Consciously Curated Digital Self-Mastery with Dr. Ravi Chandra MD & Jordan Reid

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Consciously Curated Digital Self-Mastery

Original Air Date Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Taking time away from our digital devices and engaging in the present moment is becoming more difficult with each new social media app. Each bell and ding is designed to hook us and keep us engaged. When we are conscious and thoughtful about our screen time, we put ourselves back in control of our human experience.

To find out how we can take a much-needed digital detox and re-engage with society authentically, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors about their work in the realm of consciously curated digital self-mastery.

Dr. Ravi Chandra shares his insights about how social media can be toxic to our relationships and Jordan Reid, shares excerpts from her family life that enticed her to write The Big Activity Book for Digital Detox.

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Lisa Cypers Kamen · Consciously Curated Digital Self- Mastery with Dr. Ravi Chandra MD & Jordan Reid

Meet Our Guests:

Ravi Chandra, M.D. is a psychiatrist, writer, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks is his full-length nonfiction debut, and is the winner of the 2017 Nautilus Silver Book Award for Religion/Spirituality of Eastern Thought.

Book: Facebuddah: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks

Dr. Ravi Chandra — A Conscious Curated Experience for Self-Mastery:

Dr. Chandra describes the toxicity of social media and how it changes our personality. {1:54}
On his website, Dr. Chandra has a mindfulness-based tool that allows users to discern their social media use. {6:51}
The inspirational idea of equality in the Declaration of Independence and defining happiness. {8:32}
Dr. Chandra discusses how we can diffuse the current trauma cycle when it arises and how we can flourish in a state of interconnectedness. {15:00}
Lisa shares a satisfying experience of personal expression when speaking with people with vastly different views. {18:55}
Individualism has created some finger-pointing and blame when happiness is not readily apparent. {24:17}

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Jordan Reid is the founding editor of the lifestyle blog Ramshackle Glam and the author of two parenting and style memoirs. Her hobbies include creating unnecessary complications, insomnia, and maintaining an impressive collection of fake plants. She lives in California with her two children, twin orange cats, and a Roomba named Thanos.

Book: The Big Activity Book for Digital Detox

Jordan Reid — Self-Mastery & the Digital Detox:

Jordan and Lisa discuss the challenges of COVID and how to lessen the amount of screen time you spend on digital devices. {28:55}
Strategies for finding a balance between real life and digital life. {33:24}
Is the coronavirus crisis unleashing our authentic selves or is this our panic mode? {41:18}
Jordan describes the research she is doing for her new book, The Big Activity Book for Divorced People. {48:00}

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Grab More Joy Below:

Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life — A boot camp manual for greater emotional fitness. Happiness waits for no one and sometimes we all need support. What is getting in the way of your happiness right now?

H–Factor: Where is Your Heart? — Lisa’s documentary film explores the journey of human happiness. Emotions are contagious and happiness is a universally desired state. We tend to forget we all have the freedom to be happy or the liberty to be miserable each day.