Rachael Katz MS's guest appearances

Rachael Katz MS

Harvesting Happiness

Harvesting Happiness Podcasts

David Allen

Jon Levy

Howard Martin

Debra Silverman

Marianne Williamson

Doug Vermeeren

Susan Shumsky

Rachel Harris

Rich Karlgaard

Tiffany Shlain

Luvvie Ajayi

Christine Hassler

Brian Johnson

Chris Bailey

Nir Eyal

OwlTail

Rachael Katz

Amy Adams

Social connection is fundamental to the human experience. Our minds are incentivized to connect with other humans by the release of warm and fuzzy pleasure-inducing chemicals that encourage us to communicate with and touch other humans. Mimicking this strategy is how technology companies commandeer our bodies and minds to keep us transfixed on their product. Unfortunately, their products only feed us half of the normal biological reward and it can negatively impact our mental health. To decode the intense draw technology has for humans, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with three experts in emotional and social learning skills about how to create and maintain a healthy mind in a digital world. Rachael Katz and Helen Hadani describe the theory of mind and other findings from the book they co-authored, The Emotionally Intelligent Child: Effective Strategies for Parenting Self-Aware, Cooperative, and Well-Balanced Kids. And, the co-founder of the non-profit Healthy Screen Habits, Amy Adams, shares how technology hooks us, why teenagers are the most susceptible to the draw, and how a family tech plan can maintain balance in the home.

Healthy Minds in a Digital World  with Rachael Katz MS, ED, Helen  Shwe Hadani Ph.D. & Amy Adams  MSW, PPSC 