Today’s Find Your Flow message is about something I see all the time — and almost nobody talks about.

What digital overwhelm does to the people closest to you.

Today, we’re not just talking about your productivity and focus—we’re talking about your relationships.

When your phone is constantly within hands reach, pinging or something you’re being pulled at to reach for, a part of your attention is always somewhere else.

Even when you’re physically present—you’re missing the present moment in front of you. The fulfillment that comes from being a part of your environment and so much more.

Your kids feel it when you’re half-there at the dinner table.

Your partner feels it when you’re scrolling while they’re talking.

Your friends feel it when your eyes drift to your screen mid-conversation.

People may rarely say something, as it’s become so commonplace to have a phone within arms reach—but they feel it. 

I’ve been thinking about this so much with my daughter as well. We use my phone to play some songs at night or look at pictures when she was a baby and we love connecting in that way, but I notice when I set it near us while playing, I feel a tug that’s taking away from my experiences with her. 

What if you started to consider boundaries with your phone as an act of self-love. 

What if it’s a gift for your loved ones to experience your presence and commitment to be present. 

My invitation to you to notice your habits around your phone.

Are they serving you? Filling you up? 

Do you find your nervous system pulled into fight or flight or do you focus on grounding and growing while interacting with your phone?

Your technology can be such a useful tool to serve you as long it doesn’t start running your life.

Create a calendar that actually protects time for the people, experiences and work that really are most meaningful for you. 

The people you love are waiting for you to come back.

You deserve to be fully there.

And so do they.

With love,

Laurin