On the first Aussie episode of our podcast, Co-Founder of Screen Sanity Australia and host, Mackenzie Forrester sits down with the award-winning speaker, and bestselling parenting author, Michelle Mitchell. In this episode, they discuss how they hope to encourage families to reexamine the ways kids and parents interact with technology. They also talk about real-life examples of the challenges parents face when introducing technology and apps, and in particular, how to talk to your kids when they’ve overstepped a boundary or had a bad experience online.

The Screen Sanity Podcast is Produced by Hayley McKew.

On this episode of Screen Sanity, we begin with Krista Boan sharing a little about our organization’s name change — from START to Screen Sanity. 

Then, she’s joined by Cara Bohan. Cara is the Vice President of Clinical Programs at Equip, a treatment center for families facing eating disorders. They talk about the pressure the digital world applies on our kids related to body image. They talk about unrealistic expectations, important conversations parents can initiate, and what Cara has learned in her 15 years as a researcher and clinician about caring for those suffering from serious body image disorders. 

The Screen Sanity Podcast is Produced by Krista Boan.
Audio Production by Cosper Productions

Like so many of us, Heath Wilson and Joey Odom have experienced the challenges of life with screens. Addictive games and clever algorithms keep drawing us back to our smartphones and away from the people, projects, and work that matters far more than our distractions. That struggle led them to create Aro, a new platform blending analog and digital technology to make it easier than ever to put our phones down and experience life uninterrupted. 

On this episode of Screen Sanity, START co-founder Krista Boan sits down with Heath and Joey to talk about what led to the creation of Aro, how they hope it affects user’s lives, and what they’ve experienced already since incorporating more time away from their phones into their lives. 

It’s a great discussion that points all of us towards one of START’s big-picture values — that parents start with themselves, adjusting their own absorption in technology and modeling something better for their kids. 

Screen Sanity is executive produced and hosted by Krista Boan.

It’s produced, edited, and mixed by 

Mike Cosper