If you find that screen time is taking over your life, or your family is too attached to their phones, then the valuable teachings in Disconnect to Connect are for you. Technology and social media are now integrated in every facet of our lives imaginable. It’s in our work, our children’s education, and when we’re finished, our down time for entertainment. Much of our lives are now spent staring at our phones and TVs, and we even use them to bond with our families and friends. It may seem innocent, until you realize that you’re spending hours on end glued to your screens—sometimes all day!

We’re social creatures, so it makes sense we want to share our screens with each other. But at what price? The truth is that we’re not really connecting when we’re watching a screen. It can even make connecting with the world around us a lot more difficult. Plus, it’s not good for our brains or our health—mental and physical—and can turn into an addiction, making us feel shut out from the real world.

In a time of never-ending screens, it’s still possible to authentically connect with ourselves and our loved ones when we learn to put down our phones and build genuine relationships with one another. You can still watch TV and scroll social media to your heart’s content, but this time, with limits. Learning the endless benefits of taking a tech break will create so many opportunities for fun, enrichment, and peace. There’s a whole world outside of social media that we miss when we’re staring at our phones!

Inside Disconnect to Connect, you will discover:

• Why social media is so addictive, and what it is actually doing to damage our health, brain, and self-esteem.
• The many benefits of investing in healthy relationships during the age of screens, and how to create meaningful connections that last, despite the distractions.
• The negative effects of screen time on our relationships and our ability to connect with the outside world around us.