It's Complicated

Thomas Brag from Yes Theory, the positive and inspirational digital media brand based around a YouTube channel (with over 5mill subscribers), chats about the group's 'seek discomfort' motto and their philosophy of encouraging meaningful real-world connections through their challenges.Some of the videos mentioned in the episode are;Deleting Social Media for 30 days Changed My Life https://youtu.be/TA5Ilzauebo;We Fooled the Internet w/ Fake Justin Bieber Burrito Photo https://youtu.be/Vs6In7UtyXY;Dialling Random Numbers Until Stranger Agrees to Hang Out https://youtu.be/ehkFvYRCLUk; andA Stranger’s Last 3 Months to Live https://youtu.be/kYiC8lzpTyM;Follow Thomas on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/ThomasBrag and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ThomasBrag and Yes Theory on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/YesTheory and Instagram too https://www.instagram.com/YesTheoryFor more about host Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Be

#SocialSex entrepreneur Cindy Gallop talks to Tanya about why she launched MakeLoveNotPorn.tv and why she's pro-sex, pro-porn and pro-knowing the difference.Follow Cindy on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/cindygallop and MakeLoveNotPorn https://www.twitter.com/makelovenotpornFor more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARINGFor more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Love Island's Dr Alex kicks off Season Three with a wide-ranging chat on social media and mental health from his unique perspective as both an A&E doctor and a social media celebrity with over a million followers on Instagram. Follow Alex on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/DrAlexGeorge and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dralexgeorge and check out The Waiting Room podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-waiting-room-with-dr-alex For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tanya is talking to entrepreneur and businesswoman Kristina Karlsson, Founder and Creative Director of global Swedish design and stationery business kikki.k, about how she gets a better balance with tech while running her global business. Follow Kristina on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristinakikkik and kikki.k on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kikkik and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kikki.k. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What phone habits are making us unsafe online? How can we guard against phishing, scams and frauds without tying ourselves up in knots? Joining us this week is ethical hacker Scott McGready to talk about how to get the balance right between sharing and oversharing; and how to make sure embarrassment doesn't stop us talking about some of the seedier scams circulating online. Follow Scott on Twitter https://twitter.com/ScottMcGready and check out his squirrel pix on https://www.isntagram.com/scottmcgready For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acas

The Naked Professor, Ben Bidwell, joins us to talk about male mental health, personal development and positive masculine social media role models. Ben is a mindset & purpose coach, writer & public speaker, leading a revolution encouraging men to open up & connect more with their emotions whilst still retaining their sense of masculinity. Follow The Naked Professor on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/thenakedprofess and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thenakedprofessor. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for pr

What are your phone habits doing to the planet? When you throw away your phone to get the latest upgrade, where does it really go? Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing environmental problems and it's one we can ALL do something about. This week's episode is all about sustainability and tech and Tanya is joined by Kelsea Weber from the global repair community iFixit, to talk about how we can fix the world - one device at a time. Follow iFixit on Twitter https://twitter.com/iFixit and check out all their repair guides and tools at https://www.ifixit.com/ For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and

Professor Vybarr Cregan-Reid joins us to talk about what our smartphone and tech habits are doing to our bodies. Vybarr is Reader in English & Environmental Humanities in the School of English at the University of Kent and his book; 'Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us', looks at how our environment has changed our bodies, from our eyes and teeth down to our toes. Follow Vybarr on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/vybarr and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vybarrcr. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy f

Justin McLeod, CEO of no-swipe dating app Hinge, joins us to talk about what smartphones have done to dating; how his own heartbreak inspired him to build an app where those looking for love could meet other people who wanted to get off dating apps too; and why Hinge is the app 'designed to be deleted'. Follow Hinge on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/hinge and, if you're looking for love, download the app here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/hinge-dating-relationships/id595287172 For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF, 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy an

Behavioural Change Specialist, and author of The Kindness Method, Shahroo Izadi joins us to talk about the secret behind changing all kinds of habits successfully; and how we can apply that to our phone and tech habits. Shahroo started her career in the NHS before setting up her private practice. Her therapeutic approach is influenced by her frontline addiction treatment work in clinical, community and prison settings. During this time, Shahroo developed a knowledge of how to elicit self-led change, even in those who are most resistant to it. Follow Shahroo on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/shahrooizadi and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shahroo_izadi For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Tw

Influencer power couple Vex King and Kaushal join Tanya this week to talk about they get screen:life balance with their huge online followings, and how they’re using their platforms to give back. With over 800k followers on Instagram and 2 1/2 million subscribers on YouTube, Kaushal Beauty’s makeup tutorials have become some of the internet’s most watched beauty videos. Vex King is a social media influencer, writer, mind coach and lifestyle entrepreneur. He started the Good Vibes Only (#GVO) movement to help others use the power of positivity to transform themselves and their lives into something greater. Vex is the author of Good Vibes Good Life. For daily positivity and inspiration follow Vex on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/vexking and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vexking, for all things beauty follow Kaushal on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kaushal and Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kaushalbeauty. Kaushal’s YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/kaushalbeauty If you want to support Vex

In a change to the usual format for the podcast, 'It's Complicated' host Tanya Goodin is interviewed about the story behind the podcast by Rachel Hosie; lifestyle journalist, presenter and podcaster (and self-confessed smartphone-addicted millennial). For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Follow Rachel on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/rachel_hosie and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rachel_hosie Find Tanya's book 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And her second book 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Johann Hari opens up Series Two talking about addiction, depression, and why we're looking for connection in all the wrong places. Johann is a New York Times best-selling author with both his books 'Chasing the Scream' (currently being made into a Hollywood feature film) and 'Lost Connections'. His TED talk 'Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong' has had over 20 million views. Follow Johann on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/johannhari101 and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johann.hari For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See a

It's Complicated: the podcast to untangle your relationship with your phone, is BACK for a second series with another incredible group of guests discussing how we can all get a better balance with our smartphones. Host Tanya Goodin, Founder of Time to Log Off, asks the questions. Series Two launches 9th July 2019. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor and author Cal Newport joins Tanya for the final episode in this first series of the podcast for a fascinating chat about his philosophy of 'digital minimalism' which is also the title of his latest book. Cal is an associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University in Washington DC and the author of six books about work and productivity, including the bestselling 'Deep Work'. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist and TV presenter Tim Lovejoy joins Tanya today to talk about his self-confessed phone addiction and having a thin skin in the public eye in a 24:7 feedback world. Tim was the man behind football show Soccer AM and has been the presenter of the very popular Sunday Brunch on Channel 4 since 2012 where he famously asked Will.i.am if he thought he was addicted to his phone when he started browsing it live on-air mid interview. Follow Tim on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/timlovejoy and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timlovejoy_offical and check out his Dear Lovejoy podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dear-lovejoy/id1196671475 For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: htt

Harley Street Nutritionist and author Rhiannon Lambert joins Tanya on the podcast to talk about what our phone habits might be doing to our health - both physical and mental. We chat about the importance of tuning in to our bodies to avoid disordered eating habits, body dysmorphia, the mental health impacts of our comparison culture, and how mindlessly scrolling through our Instagram feed might be interfering with really listening to what are bodies are telling us. You can find Rhiannon on Instagram and Twitter (@rhitrition on both) and check out her website https://rhitrition.com/. For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find Tanya’s book 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And her latest book 'Stop Staring at Screens' is on Amazon too: https://getBook.at/STOPSTARING For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Ins

Adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys talks to Tanya about why we all need to get outdoors more, reconnect with nature, and live more adventurously - and why our smartphone habit just might be stopping us doing that. Alastair spent over four years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and five continents. He's taken on numerous other challenges and adventures since then including; rowing the Atlantic, trekking 1,000 miles across the Empty Quarter desert and walking 120 miles round London’s M25! (One of his pioneering ‘microadventures’). Alastair was one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year in 2012 and is the author of ten books about his adventures including ‘Microadventures: local discoveries for great escapes’ https://www.alastairhumphreys.com/product/microadventures/ and his book for children - ‘Great Adventurers’: https://www.alastairhumphreys.com/product/great-adventurers/ Follow Alastair on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/al_humphreys and Instagram https:

Dan Kennedy is one of Britain's leading celebrity and portrait photographers. He has photographed all of Hollywood’s A-List from Angelina Jolie to Keira Knightley and Madonna as well as British household names such as David Beckham, Richard Madden and Dua Lipa. He joins Tanya on the podcast this week to talk about how he has designed his life to avoid smartphone and digital distractions and maximise his focus and productivity in his work. The photographer we talk about in the episode is Eric Pickersgill and his project 'removed' is here: https://www.removed.social/ Follow Dan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dankennedyphoto and Twitter https://www.twitter.com/dkennedyphoto And find out more about his work https://www.https://www.danielkennedy.com/ and his photographic workshops https://www.dankennedyworkshops.com/ For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetol

Sex educator, YouTuber and author Hannah Witton joins Tanya on the podcast this week to talk about what our phone habits are doing to our sex lives. Hannah has over 60 million views for her YouTube channel which focuses on sex and relationship advice and navigating life in your 20s and is the author of the sex education book 'Doing It'. Find Hannah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahwitton and on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hannahwitton Subscribe to her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/hannahgirasol/ For more about Time To Log Off visit the website https://www.itstimetologoff.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timetologoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetologoff and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetologoffnow For more about Tanya Goodin visit https://www.tanyagoodin.com and https://www.twitter.com/tanyagoodin Find 'Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/OFF And find 'Stop Staring at Screens' on Amazon: https://getBook.at/ST