The Unplugged Hours | Hannah Brencher | Episode 314

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Writer, author, and online educator Hannah Brencher joins Blake to discuss her journey with unplugging from technology and the importance of finding a balance between being present online and in real life. She shares how burnout, particularly as a new mom during the pandemic, led her to embrace a lifestyle of unplugging, which she initially resisted but ultimately found necessary for her mental health. Hannah explains how her journey inspired her to start the "Thousand Hours Plugged" challenge and write a book on the subject. The conversation touches on the nuanced approach to technology use, the dangers of overconsumption, and the importance of setting boundaries to maintain mental and emotional well-being. In this episode, you’ll be able to… Understand the impact of overconsumption of digital content on mental health and well-being. Explore practical tips for setting boundaries with technology to foster a healthier, more intentional lifestyle. Discover the personal challenges and benefits experienced from unplugging from technology. Hannah is the author of The Unplugged Hours – available everywhere September 17! To connect with Hannah… Website: hannahbrenchercreative.com Instagram: @hannahbrencher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a Crappy Christian, a
0:09.7	misfit media network production. I am your host and resident Crappy Christian. this about all the things most Christians are still not sure we're allowed to talk about.
0:24.0	So if you've been looking for a place to land with all your crap
0:27.5	and for someone to just be honest about what it looks like to walk through this Christian life
0:32.0	when you've come to the right place.
0:34.2	Pull up a seat, pop in your headphones, and tune out your kids, and come hang out with me and
0:38.8	a guest for the authentic conversations that you have been looking for.
0:42.6	You guys, I am so excited to welcome a repeat guest to the show today.
0:54.2	Hannah Bruncher, you were one of the very first
0:58.4	guests on confessions of a crappy Christian.
1:01.2	Like, I truly think like the first six months. Yeah, I think you were one of like the first pitches I ever sent and I was like in in I
1:09.0	one thought and I always stand by that it's's like if somebody's going to start something
1:13.7	and like want to include me at the beginning,
1:15.4	I'm like yes because that's it and you've probably seen it too.
1:18.8	It's like if somebody believes in you
1:21.0	you feel like you can go to like the ends of the earth. Yeah. I feel
1:25.1	forever indebted to that like handful of women in those early days were like I
1:29.9	didn't have a media kid like I didn't have a download stat to show because there was nothing to download that
1:36.8	jumped in and said yes and you've just always been one of my favorite voices
1:41.0	on the internet and like you continue to just storage your
1:44.3	space so well and so faithfully whether you're talking about mental health or a
1:49.5	motherhood or I love that what God has kind of pressed on you in the last
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