1. How did your own struggles with screens inspire the creation of Aro?

2. What troubling patterns are you seeing in how smartphones affect kids and adults today?

3. What is Aro, and how does it help counter these challenges?

4. Who is Aro designed for?

5. Why does putting the phone away matter and what do we gain when we do?

6. How should we think about distraction in workplaces where Aro may not be an option?

7. From a policy perspective, what changes would you like to see to better protect children?

About Heath Wilson

Co-Founder & CEO, Aro

Heath along with his co-founder, Joey Odom, started Aro to help parents address their relationship with their phones.

1. What inspired you to create A Touch of Gentleness?

2. Your work is built on three pillars: gentleness, touch, and non-judgmental listening. Why do these matter so deeply?

3. Why are these elements so missing from modern life?

4. What does training in the methodology of gentleness look like?

5. What has it been like to see volunteers offer this work freely in their communities?

6. How can we bring more gentleness, kind touch, and deep listening into our own lives?

About Helen Prosper:

Helen has over twenty-five years' experience as a counsellor, play therapist, havening practitioner, integrative nutritional health coach, massage therapist and instructor. She has trained in many different therapeutic modalities which she uses to support people of all ages and in 2021 she founded A Touch of Gentleness.

Throughout her working life, Helen has worked in a wide variety of settings including Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, hospices for children and adults, GP surgeries, schools, care homes, shelters for the homeless and in the corporate world.

Over this time, Helen has worked with and observed in children and adults alike the profound healing and joy that listening without judgement and gentle touch can bring people.

1. What is media ecology, and why does the interaction between technology, culture, and the human mind matter?

2. As our digital world has expanded, what trends give you hope and which ones concern you?

3. How did social media evolve from a simple connection tool into something that now dominates daily life?

4. How is AI reshaping the way we think, relate, and create across work, education, and relationships?

5. Is there such a thing as "going back to normal," or do we need to redefine what healthy tech use looks like?

6. How can we protect our mental health while still embracing modern digital tools?

7. With rapid tech advances ahead, how can consumers decide when adoption is wise and when restraint is necessary?

About Bob Hutchins:

Bob Hutchins is a digital marketing executive who also focuses on behavioral psychology. He loves to write, teach & communicate about the intersection of digital media, culture, & psychology with a restorative worldview.

He is the founder of Human Voice Media where he is an Expert in Consumer Psychology, organizational Psychology and AI transformations for organizations.

He founded and was the CMO of the nationally recognized digital agency, BuzzPlant for 17 years.

Having spent the last two decades in the digital marketing, linear platforms, consumer psychology, and social media advertising world, Bob has been responsible for creating and executing numerous campaigns and strategies for Hollywood blockbusters, and several Fortune 500 brands.

His latest book with Jenny Black is titled, Our Digital Soul - Collective Anxiety, Media Trauma, and a Path Toward Recovery