📺 Kill Your Television, Kill Your Feed: Reclaiming Real Nourishment
In the early 90s, a simple phrase started circulating among counter-culture circles: “Kill Your Television.” Back then, we recognized how screens were numbing us, feeding our consumerism, fear, and distraction. Many of us, myself included, turned them off altogether. I didn’t own a television for 10 years (1991-2001), and for the few years after when […]
Why GenX Was the Perfect Generation to Launch (and Get Hooked by) Social Media
Where are my fellow “slackers?” We were the bridge generation. We grew up analog and came of age digital — and that unique position made us ideal test subjects for the rise of social media. But it also made us vulnerable. As a proud GenX rebel with a foot in both worlds, I’ve been reflecting […]
Digital Detox Journal, exposed (Pt. 4)
What Comes After the Disconnect? As we drove over Rabbit Ears Pass on our last day, I felt it in my chest: I didn’t hike to my favorite waterfall thru my sanctuary. I didn’t make time to sit with the wildflowers – when they were in peak season. The Matrix had pulled me in. And […]
Digital Detox Journal, exposed (Pt. 3)
Solitude, Sovereignty, and the Unlearning of Urgency There’s a part of me that used to panic at the idea of leaving the house without my phone. What if someone needed me? What if I missed something important? What if… what if…?Or seemingly worse, if I did forget or intentionally leave it behind, I’d have that […]
Digital Detox Journal, exposed (Pt. 2)
Solitude, Screens, and the Spell We’re Under Breaking the spell of the screen isn’t as easy as just deleting an app. It’s a full-body, mind-warping recalibration. As I settled into Day 2 of my digital detox — with my feet barefoot in the grass and my mind still spinning — I realized how deep the […]
My Digital Detox Journal, exposed (Pt.1)
The Unraveling of Attention and the Longing for Intention On July 12, I deleted the apps. Just like that — poof. Gone. Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, LinkedIn, TikTok. The withdrawal was immediate. I caught myself reaching for my phone constantly, craving the dopamine hit of a like, a message, a birthday reminder, or the validation that […]
Why I Took a Social Media Detox—and What I’m Doing Differently Now
By Andy Kennedy I didn’t know how much I needed to unplug until I did. What started as a 10-day social media detox became a portal into something deeper: the realization that my life—and business—was getting hijacked by platforms I never fully agreed to serve. I’m a wellness coach, a permaculture educator, a spiritual mentor. […]