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25 | Your Summer Screen Reset and the One Habit That Matters Most

Summer’s here! BBQs, iced coffee, slower mornings...and maybe a few too many hours lost to screens. If you've caught yourself scrolling through dinner, binging Netflix instead of resting, or reaching for your phone before your Bible, you’re likely not the only one!
In this episode, I’m inviting you to pause and take a summer screen reset. Not a full detox. Not a five-step overhaul. Just one intentional shift to help you restore peace and presence this summer.
You’ll walk away with 3 powerful coaching questions to identify your most life-giving next step, simple habit reset ideas, and a dose of biblical encouragement to “choose life” in your digital habits.
Let’s make this the summer something shifts.
What you’ll learn:
Why summer is the perfect season to pause and reset
3 coaching questions to help you identify your ONE screen habit to change
How small changes create big ripple effects in your digital wellness
Practical habit ideas to reduce screen time 
A biblical encouragement to "choose life" in how you use your attention
How to design your environment so good habits stick
My personal summer screen reset (and how you can join me!)
Resources:
Episode 5: How Grayscale Transformed My Phone Habits 👉 Download your guide
Episode 4: The Power of Your First Hour: One Habit That Can Transform Your Morning 👉
Let’s Connect!Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!
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24 | How to Overcome the Urge to Check Your Phone (Again)

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 WallpapersGet 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!
📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com📱 Instagram: @julianne.august📘 Facebook: Julianne August 
🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com
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23 | How Screen Time Affects Relationships and Is Quietly Destroying Your Connection (And What to Do About It)

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 WallpapersGet 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
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22 | Meet Brick: Stop Overriding Screen Time Limits With This Digital Wellness Device

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 WallpapersGet 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
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21 | When Digital Distraction Erodes Your Identity And Steals Your Name

Ever felt like you're reacting to your life more than living it?Like the swirl of input is naming you faster than God's truth can remind you who you really are?
I was standing in my kitchen, juggling a blinking to-do list and a phone full of notifications when this quiet thought slipped in: "I don't even know who I am right now." Not theologically. I knew I was loved by God. But I couldn’t find the me beneath the noise. That moment sparked today’s episode.
We’re diving into a kind of identity theft no one warns you about, the slow erosion of your name by digital distraction. Because distraction doesn’t just steal your time. It steals your name. And if the enemy can steal your name, he can distort your calling.
But you are not powerless. There’s a way back to clarity. Back to calling. And it starts by hearing your name again, not from your screen, but from your Saviour.
What You’ll Learn:
What neuroscience and Scripture both reveal about distraction and identity
Why you stop recognizing God’s voice (and your own) in a noisy world
4 daily rhythms to reclaim your name and restore your soul
How to rebuild attention as an act of worship (yep, it’s that deep)
How real connection and Christ-centered community help reflect your true identity
And I’ll guide you through a simple practice I call a “Name Fast,” a 24-hour reset to help you notice what’s naming you, and what God says instead.
If you’re feeling fragmented, reactive, or just plain lost in the noise, this episode is for you. Hit play, then grab the free Digital Wallpapers for your phone or desktop I made for you to help re-anchor your identity in Scripture. 
Resources & Next Steps:
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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
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Hashtags: #ScreenFreeSaturday

20 | Your Eyes Feeling Screen Fatigue? Overcome It with This 20-Second Habit to Reset Your Eyes and Mind

Ever wrapped up your day with burning eyes or a pounding headache, wondering if your screen time is to blame? In this episode of Overcome Digital Distraction, I share my personal journey through digital eye strain and introduce you to the 20-20-20 rule, a simple, optometrist-approved habit that can transform your eye health and mental clarity. It's a practice that’s so deceptively simple, it almost feels silly.
What You'll Learn:
The surprising effects of prolonged screen time on your eyes
How the 20-20-20 rule can alleviate digital eye strain
The science behind blinking and eye muscle fatigue
Practical tips to integrate eye care into your daily routine
A biblical perspective on the importance of our eyes
You’ll hear how this tiny habit became a powerful act of stewardship in my own life and why I believe it’s something we all need in this distracted age.
Your eyes are a gift.Let’s start treating them like it.
Resources & Next Steps:
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
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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
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 with the Waiting Room Challenge by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!
📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com 📱 Instagram: @julianne.august 📘 Facebook: Julianne August
🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com
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Hashtags: #ScreenFreeSaturday

19 | Leading Your Team Beyond Digital Distraction and Modeling What Matters

What happens when you're trying to lead a team toward being focused while still struggling with your own digital habits?
You're in a meeting. It's going well. Someone shares something vulnerable. Then your phone buzzes. You glance at it, just for a second, but the moment shifts. Trust thins. Connection breaks. You suddenly realize you're asking your team to be present while you're still figuring out how to do the same.
If you’ve ever felt that tension, this episode is for you. We’re unpacking what it really looks like to lead your team with intention, honesty, and presence in a world where distraction is the norm.
Because leadership isn’t about perfection. It’s about direction.
What you’ll learn:
Why vulnerability is your superpower when it comes to leading digital change
How to model focus without being ten steps ahead
What to say when you're ready to open the conversation about presence with your team
One simple habit that helps you stay off your phone during meetings
Why your small, visible actions matter more than formal policies
You don’t need to have it all figured out before you lead. You just need to be willing to go first and invite your team into the journey with you.
Like Craig Groeschel says, people would rather follow a leader who is always real than one who is always right.
And Philippians 2:3-4 gives us a powerful reminder: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Being fully present is one of the most powerful ways you can reflect Christ’s love and leadership to your team.
So let’s talk about how to lead meetings that are more focused, conversations that are more meaningful, and teams that are more connected, starting with your next small step.
Resources & Next Steps:
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
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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
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!Leave me a voice message with your thoughts or questions via Speakpipe on my website.
📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com📱 Instagram:Julianne August
📘 Facebook:Julianne August
🌐 Website: https://www.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

18 | 3-Step Digital Declutter: Transform Your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Notifications to Reclaim Your Focus

In today's episode, I'm sharing a simple but powerful 3-step digital declutter that focuses on what your eyes encounter countless times each day: your lock screen, home screen, and notifications. These small changes can dramatically shift your digital landscape and, more importantly, your spiritual attention.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
Why what you see first on your phone matters
How to transform your lock screen into a spiritual anchor point
Simple steps to declutter your home screen to reflect your true priorities
Practical ways to tame notifications and reclaim your focus
How to use Focus Mode as a guardian for your attention
Biblical perspectives on stewardship and how it applies to your digital life
Little by little, screen by screen, notification by notification - we can take back our attention and direct our hearts toward what truly matters.
 
Don't worry about overhauling everything at once. Just pick ONE area to focus on this week. Even the smallest shift can create meaningful change.
 
Let me know which one you choose!
 
Resources & Next Steps:
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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

17 | Phone-Free Waiting: 3-Minute Moments That Transform Your Digital Wellness & Save 2 Hours a Week

Those seemingly insignificant waiting moments throughout your day might be more valuable than you realize.
This episode is an invitation to reclaim those small 3-minute pockets of time that we so often surrender to our screens – the doctor's waiting room, the grocery checkout line, the school pickup lane, the moments before a meeting starts.
If you've ever caught yourself mindlessly reaching for your phone the second you have a moment to breathe, this conversation is for you.
We'll explore how these brief waiting periods aren't just empty transitions but meaningful opportunities woven into the fabric of your life by a God who doesn't waste a single second. You'll walk away with practical ways to redeem these moments without shame, guilt, or rigid rules.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Why your automatic response to waiting might be robbing you of meaningful moments
What "redeeming the time" really means from a biblical perspective
How small moments of presence add up to approximately four entire days of your life each year
The neuroscience behind habit interruption and creating new choices
5 simple practices to transform waiting moments into spiritually grounding experiences
Why these "thin places" of waiting might actually be divine invitations to deeper awareness
Whether you're feeling digitally drained or simply wanting to bring more intention to your day, this episode will help you transform those small gaps of time into opportunities for presence, peace, and purpose.
Resources & Next Steps:
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
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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
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 with the Waiting Room Challenge by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!
📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com 📱 Instagram: @julianne.august 📘 Facebook: Julianne August 🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com
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Hashtags: #ScreenFreeSaturday #RedeemingTheTime #DigitalWellness
 

16 | Analog Habits That Anchor Your Soul in a Fast-Paced Digital World

You don’t need to toss your phone or move to the mountains to find peace but if you’ve been feeling distracted, drained, or disconnected… it might be time to do something different.
This episode is an invitation to rediscover the quiet power of analog moments, not as a rejection of technology, but as a rhythm that restores what hustle culture has taken from your soul.
If you’ve ever thought, “I know I need to unplug... but I just can’t seem to,” this conversation is for you.
We’ll unpack how screen-free, hands-on activities aren’t just old-fashioned, they’re spiritually grounding, neurologically healing, and surprisingly life-giving. You’ll walk away with practical ways to bring balance to your digital life without shame, guilt, or rigid rules.
 
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
What analog habits actually are and why they matter more than ever
How digital life speeds you up, but analog rhythms slow you into peace
Neuroscience behind why screen-free activities restore focus and clarity
Why God often moves through the physical and tangible, not just the digital
5 ways to integrate simple, soul-anchoring analog rhythms into your daily life
A powerful reminder that your screen habits are forming your soul so choose them wisely
Whether you're in a season of digital overload or just looking for a better rhythm, this episode will help you return to what matters most and find your footing again.
Resources & Next Steps:
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
📲 Grab Your Free WallpapersGet 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
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!Leave me a voice message with your thoughts or questions via 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