Episode 9: Digital Babysitters & Tiny Addicts
🎧 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses internet addiction, parental burnout, and the mental health impact of early screen exposure in children.

Welcome to This Might Get Heavy, the podcast where we unpack real experiences, hard truths, and the messy but beautiful process of healing.

In this episode, we’re diving into:
📱 How screens have become the new babysitters for a generation of kids
🧠 The effects of unlimited internet access on attention, self-worth, and mental health
👨‍👩‍👧 The challenges parents face trying to set digital boundaries while juggling everything else
🌐 The illusion of “connection” in a world where kids are more plugged in but emotionally disconnected
💡 Ways families can reclaim balance and raise more mindful, media-literate kids

We’re not here to judge; we’re here to reflect, question, and understand how we got here. Because technology isn’t the enemy… disconnection is.

🎧 Tune in for an honest conversation about parenting in the digital age, protecting kids’ mental health, and breaking the cycle of screen dependency, one real talk at a time.

🎙️ Subscribe & join the conversation: new episodes every Sunday. Don’t just listen — reflect, share, and grow with us.

📌 Connect with us:
Instagram: @tmgh_38
TikTok: @tmgh38
Email: thismightgetheavy@gmail.com

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses toxic masculinity, emotional suppression, and generational trauma in men of color.

Welcome to This Might Get Heavy, the podcast where we unpack real experiences, hard truths, and the messy but beautiful process of healing.

In this episode, we’re opening up about:

💭 How toxic masculinity shapes emotional expression in Black and Brown communities🧠 The impact of emotional suppression on mental health, relationships, and self-identity👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏽 The generational patterns rooted in survival, racism, and poverty that shaped emotional “toughness”💬 The fear of therapy, being labeled “soft,” and how that affects connection and vulnerability💡 How redefining strength through emotional awareness is transforming what it means to be a man. We’re not here to shame, we’re here to start a conversation.Because emotional expression doesn’t make you weak, it makes you human.And breaking those generational patterns? That’s real strength.

🎧 Tune in for an open, honest dialogue about healing, brotherhood, and rewriting the narrative for the next generation.

🎙️ Subscribe & join the conversation: new episodes every Sunday.Don’t just listen, reflect, share, and grow with us.

📌 Connect with us:Instagram: ⁠@tmgh_38⁠TikTok: @tmgh38Email: thismightgetheavy@gmail.comSpotify: This Might Get Heavy

💬 Question for you:When was the last time you wanted to cry but didn’t… what stopped you?

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses toxic masculinity, emotional suppression, and generational trauma in men of color.

Welcome to This Might Get Heavy, the podcast where we unpack real experiences, hard truths, and the messy but beautiful process of healing.

In this episode, we’re opening up about:

💭 How toxic masculinity shapes emotional expression in Black and Brown communities🧠 The impact of emotional suppression on mental health, relationships, and self-identity👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏽 The generational patterns rooted in survival, racism, and poverty that shaped emotional “toughness”💬 The fear of therapy, being labeled “soft,” and how that affects connection and vulnerability💡 How redefining strength through emotional awareness is transforming what it means to be a man. We’re not here to shame, we’re here to start a conversation.Because emotional expression doesn’t make you weak, it makes you human.And breaking those generational patterns? That’s real strength.

🎧 Tune in for an open, honest dialogue about healing, brotherhood, and rewriting the narrative for the next generation.

🎙️ Subscribe & join the conversation: new episodes every Sunday.Don’t just listen, reflect, share, and grow with us.

📌 Connect with us:Instagram: @tmgh_38TikTok: @tmgh38Email: thismightgetheavy@gmail.comSpotify: This Might Get Heavy

💬 Question for you:When was the last time you wanted to cry but didn’t… what stopped you?