Series: Phone Free Fall – Scroll Less. Live More.
Keywords: phone addiction, sensory rest, digital wellness, mindfulness, motherhood burnout, nervous-system regulation, overstimulation, real rest, millennial moms, self-care
Summary : In Episode 157 of Medium Lady Talks, host Erin Vandeven takes listeners deeper into the Phone Free Fall series—exploring why so many of us instinctively reach for our phones and how that reflex keeps us from real rest.
Building on last week’s episode Welcome to Phone Free Fall, Erin reveals that scrolling isn’t a failure of willpower—it’s a learned nervous-system shortcut. Our brains use screens to numb when we’re overstimulated and to spark when we’re bored. The result? We rarely let our senses slow down long enough to truly feel alive.
This episode introduces sensory rest, the practice of noticing how your body feels when you stop flooding it with input. Erin shares her own experiments with putting down earbuds, sipping coffee in silence, and noticing textures, sounds, and smells as everyday acts of recovery. Drawing on listener poll insights—where nearly half admitted they scroll to “escape and numb”—she explores how to replace that quick dopamine hit with micro-joys that actually restore energy and connection.
You’ll walk away with: ✨ A new understanding of the scroll reflex and how to retrain it 🧘♀️ A simple “one scroll → one sensory moment” experiment to try this week 🪞 Three reflection prompts to help you notice when and why you scroll 🌿 Ideas for small sensory rituals that make you feel grounded and alive
Because the goal isn’t to delete your apps—it’s to bring quiet, creativity, and curiosity back into your real life.
🎧 Listen now to Medium Lady Talks – Episode 157: The Scroll Reflex & the Art of Sensory Rest 💬 Experiment: Replace one scroll moment with one sensory moment.
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Connect with Erin:
- Instagram: @medium.lady
- Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediumlady
- Email: mediumladytalks@gmail.com
- Explore more book-related content on "Medium Lady Reads." - link to Spotify
- Instagram: @mediumladyreads
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