Episode 9 : For Better or Worse - How Covid has changed our relationship to technology

Laura is one of my favourite people in the work well-being world – she credits mindfulness as the catalyst for changing the way she manages her digital well-being, she’s an absolute joy to chat to and she tells it like it is in the most hilarious, candid way. In this episode we put the well-being world to rights and talk about: - Our love affair with technology and what happens when it turns sour. - How covid turned how employees use tech upside down. - How we have become over reliant on our phones and it’s not working! - How we are all sheep (hear us out here!) and how it takes mindful intention to step away from the crowd. - Laura shares her best strategies to improve how you manage your digital attachments – and she claims she has the best work life balance ever! - Top tips to improve how you use social media if you're not ready to delete it. - How the most simple strategies are often the most powerful when it comes to controlling your phone, rather than letting it control you. And bonus tip: The one thing no one knows about Outlook that will change your life and tame your inbox. Laura is the UK’s leading expert on managing mental wellbeing in a digital age and a thought-leader on protecting work-life balance in our always-on world. An entertaining and candid speaker Laura experienced a period of poor mental health in 2012 resulting from digital overload. This inspired her to launch Shine Offline in 2015 to help businesses understand the importance of supporting staff to have healthy relationships with their work and personal technology.  Shine Offline clients to date include O2, PwC, ITV, Lacoste, Barclays and the UK Parliament. Experts and resources mentioned in this episode: Cal Newport – Deep Work and Digital Minimalism Tristan Harris – The Social Dilemma Dr Nerina Ramlakhan – Sleep expert Leave a great review and win a free 121 coaching session... If you enjoy the show, please do subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It helps spread the well-being message and allows more passionate people learn how to create mindful businesses. Every month one reviewer will get the chance to win a free 121 wellness coaching session. www.alifemoremindful.com