Am I Supposed to Be My Kid’s Friend?
I give frequent talks to parents on issues related to technology. After my presentations, parents ask for advice in managing their children’s behavior. I hear similar questions and worries everywhere I go, with slight variations depending on the population of my audience. However, I am nearly always met with one specific concern that comes in […]
Do You Need “Amazing” Experiences to Feel Alive?
Experience is the new it thing. We’re experience junkies, chasing experiences like storm chasers chase tornados. Walk into any shop and it’s all about the experience—free water, espresso, salespeople that like you, home-baked cookies, in-store entertainment, shoulder rubs, and the list goes on. On social media, it’s all about posting photos of ourselves having amazing and of […]
IDO Podcast: Is Your Partner in Love With Their Phone?
114: Is Your Partner In Love With Their Phone?
Rewire Me Rose Caiola interviews Nancy Colier, The Power of Off
Do you compulsively check your emails? Are you always plugged in? Let’s face it: Our society has an addiction to technology. In this interview, Rose talks to Psychotherapist and Author, Nancy Colier, about her new book The Power of Off: The Mindful Way To Stay Sane In A Virtual World, her story of being addicted to technology and […]
GOOD MORNING AMERICA: Cellphones and Anxiety
Spending too much time on your phone may be causing you to feel stress and anxiety, experts are warning. All of ths attention to technology, and the mind, and thoughts is coming at a great expense to the other aspects of what human beings need to feel well
The Open Center (New York): Nancy Colier, The Power of Off
Save the date: Saturday, November 11, 10-4. Nancy Colier workshop at the Open Center: The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
Next Avenue: 30-Day Digital Detox
Have you ever caught yourself checking your smartphone while you’re behind the wheel — even though you know it’s dangerous? Do text alert chimes routinely make you interrupt conversations with the person sitting in front of you? Tech addiction is not just an idea. It’s here, it’s real and it’s taking over our lives. I […]
The Neuroscience of… Everything
Is there anything one can read these days that isn’t about neruoscience? Could there be anything left to scan in the MRI tube? Those parts of life that used to be considered emotional, experiential, sensorial, or just plain mysterious are now being figured out and cerebral-ized by brain scientists. Neuroscience claims to have cracked the code on love, romance, sexuality, homosexuality, attachment, creativity, courage, happiness, grief, conscience, intuition, morality, appetite, […]
Caught Between Generations with Dr. Merle Griff
Surviving a Chaotic World Complicated by Digital Addiction November 10, 2016 Hosted by Dr. Merle Griff
Good Morning Washington with Nancy Colier
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life. How we spend our time, what motivates us, even down to what we want. Psychotherapist, Interfaith Minister, and author of “Power of Off” Nancy Colier shared how to make use of the virtual world while still feeling good, having healthy relationships, and […]