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Nicole Runyon — Why Screens Are Rewiring Our Kids (and What We Can Do About It)

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In this powerful episode, Michelle sits down with former child psychotherapist and author Nicole Runyon to tackle a controversial question every modern parent faces:

Is technology quietly hijacking our kids’ mental health—and what can we do about it?

Nicole shares:

📉 The silent epidemic no one saw coming. In 2014, Nicole began seeing a wave of children with severe depression, anxiety, and self-harm—and most had no trauma history. The common thread? Excessive screen time in developmentally critical years.

👀 The myth of the “calm” iPad kid. They might look regulated—but…

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