How much of your life is disappearing into a screen?In this episode of Mirror Talk: Soulful Conversations, Tobi sits down with Mary Catherine Liscinski, Licensed Professional Counsellor, Certified Life Coach, and a…
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How much of your life is disappearing into a screen?
In this episode of Mirror Talk: Soulful Conversations, Tobi sits down with Mary Catherine Liscinski, Licensed Professional Counsellor, Certified Life Coach, and a specialist certified to treat Digital Addiction involving smartphones, social media, and video games.
With more than 13 years of counselling experience, Mary works with teenagers, adults, and families to help them develop healthier relationships with technology and with one another.
Together, we explore why screens can be so difficult to put down, how excessive screen time can affect our mental health, communication, relationships, and everyday presence, and what we can actually do to regain control.
Mary shares practical ways to create healthier digital boundaries, including spending more time in nature, prioritising face-to-face connection, practising mindfulness, using timers, and becoming more intentional about when and why we reach for our devices.
We also discuss parenting in the digital age, her grandmother’s wisdom about slowing down and making life about people rather than things, and how Mary’s Christian faith influences her approach to healing, connection, and intentional living.
This is not a conversation about rejecting technology.
It is an invitation to ask whether technology is serving the life you want to live.
In This Episode, We Explore:
- Mary’s journey into counselling and life coaching
- What led her to specialise in Digital Addiction
- Why smartphones, social media, and video games can be so difficult to disengage from
- Warning signs that screen use may be becoming unhealthy
- How excessive screen time can affect mental health and relationships
- The impact of technology on teenagers and families
- Rebuilding face-to-face communication
- Practical ways to reduce screen time
- Creating healthier technology boundaries at home
- Why nature and mindfulness can help us reconnect with ourselves
- Living intentionally in an increasingly digital world
- The role of Christian faith in Mary’s work
- Why recovery from unhealthy digital habits is possible
Chapters
- Introduction to Digital Addiction and Counselling
- Mary’s Journey into Counselling and Coaching
- Understanding Digital Addiction
- The Addictive Nature of Screens
- Reversing the Damage of Digital Addiction
- The Role of a Coach in Reducing Screen Time
- Finding Balance in a Screen-Dominated World
- Living Intentionally in a Digital Age
- Integrating Faith into Digital Wellness
- Hope and Encouragement for Families
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IPz5gpQTsdk
Connect with Mary Catherine Liscinski
Learn more about Mary’s work and her upcoming book on Digital Addiction: https://lifewalkcoaching.com/screen-addiction-book/
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