It was Hannah Brencher's 33rd birthday when she felt the prompting to turn off her phone. As she reflected on a past year of exhaustion, anxiety, and weariness, she began to wonder if the present moment and who she was in it, would ever be enough. What started as a phoneless day of celebration, connectedness, presence, and rest, gave birth to a one year challenge to unplug for 1000 hours.
In The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World (Zondervan, Sept. 2024), author, TED Speaker, and entrepreneur, Hannah Brencher shares her journey from overwhelm to balance and abundance in just a few tech-free hours per day. With a practical and relatable approach, Hannah contends that it is possible to have healthy boundaries with technology.
In this episode, Mary and Hannah are chatting about:
- How to have a healthy relationship with your phone and social media if your business is online
- What exactly we are missing out on by mindlessly using our phones
- Why it’s not actually our fault, but it is our responsibility
- Tangible steps to get your life back
- The difference between performing vs authentic creativity
If you start to dig in and unplug, you’ll start to see what’s been waiting for you this whole time.
Find all things Hannah Brencher below, and be sure to pick up her latest book, The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World
https://hannahbrenchercreative.com/
https://hannahbrenchercreative.com/theunpluggedhours
https://www.instagram.com/hannahbrencher/
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