With technology increasingly permeating our lives, experts are investigating the connection between rising online media usage and the escalating rates of mental health issues. For children and adolescents, reduced engagement with unfiltered online platforms like social media and YouTube, alongside more time spent in natural environments, is linked to improved mental health, greater self-esteem, and a stronger connection to their authentic selves.

While the online world offers both benefits and challenges, excessive screen time has been associated with negative psychological impacts and feelings of disconnection, both internally and externally.

Maintaining balance and engaging in everyday life is where our lives truly and uniquely unfold.. not through a screen📱

Is it time to disconnect in order to reconnect ?