Saturday, October 11, 2025
Special Edition: Science of Scrolling & How to Stop
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Are our phones rewiring our brains?
Americans now spend more than four hours a day on their phones — and check them hundreds of times without even realizing it. So why is it so hard to stop scrolling, and what is all that screen time actually doing to our brains, our bodies, and our relationships?
Neuroscientist Dr. Julie Fratantoni explains the science behind smartphone addiction — and how we can reverse the damage. Then, psychotherapist and author Shannon Algeo shares practical strategies from his “digital liberation” retreats — including one simple step you can try today that could make a big difference.
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Guest: Dr. Julie Fratantoni
Julie Fratantoni, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist who is on a mission to help you build a better brain. She has spent over a decade researching how to improve cognitive performance and has helped thousands of people through trainings, research studies, and speaking engagements. Dr. Julie regularly appears on Good Morning Texas sharing neuroscience insights and authors a Substack newsletter called Better Brain with over 110,000 weekly readers.
To learn more about cognitive longevity and how to improve brain performance subscribe to her Substack newsletter, Better Brain.
Guest: Shannon Algeo
Shannon Algeo is an American and Irish writer based in California, psychotherapist, researcher, poet, Yoga Nidra meditation teacher, and host of the SoulFeed podcast. He is the author of Trust Your Truth, is on faculty at the Esalen Institute, and leads digital liberation courses and retreats around the world that support individuals seeking to transform patterns of pain into pathways of power and purpose. He was named one of the "35 Under 35 in Wellness to Watch" by Wanderlust, and has spoken at the United Nations and the Museum of Contemporary Art, among other prestigious organizations.
Book pre-order: The Power in Your Hands: Liberate Yourself from Smartphone Attachment
Psychotherapy: Psychology Today
Published research paper: Soul Retrieval: Poetry Therapy for Recovery of the Lost Self from Smartphone Attachment
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