Podcast Episodes

5 Simple Shifts for a More Peaceful Holiday (#253)

In today’s episode, Melanie shares five simple but powerful strategies to help your family enjoy a peaceful, connected, ScreenStrong Christmas. If yo…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

ENCORE: The Endless Non-Tech Gift Ideas with Evan Hempe (#130)

For this special holiday encore episode, Melanie is joined by her son Evan to discuss practical holiday gift ideas—and encourage people to skip smart…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Holiday Blind Spot Every Parent Needs to Hear About with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#252)

In this holiday episode, Melanie Hempe and Dr. Stacey unpack the #1 screen mistake parents make at Christmas: giving in and gifting devices. They rev…

9 months ago

10 Things I’m Thankful For Because I Grew Up Without Toxic Screens with Evan Hempe (#251)

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Evan Hempe steps behind the microphone to share a powerful personal perspective you won’t want to miss. As a yo…

9 months, 1 week ago

The Best Phone for Kids: The Answer Every Parent Is Searching For (#250)

What is the best phone for kids?
It’s the question parents everywhere are asking—and today, we’re finally going to answer it.

In this episode, Melanie…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

"Protect Youth in the Digital Age" Expert Panel Discussion (#249)

In this special episode, we share audio from a virtual panel discussion hosted by Thrive Forward Therapy, “Protecting Youth in the Digital Age.”

How c…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Life Skills, Not Screen Skills with Katie Kimball of Kids Cook Real Food (#248)

In today’s episode, ScreenStrong Ambassador Liaison and host Mandee Hamann welcomes Katie Kimball, founder of Kids Cook Real Food
and two-time TEDx s…

10 months, 1 week ago

Are We Training Distraction? How Social Media Is Weakening Cognitive Skills in Teens with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#247)

This week, Melanie sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Adriana Stacey to discuss new research showing how social media use in adolescence may be changing…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Basement Generation with Amy Eytchison (#246)

In this powerful and eye-opening episode, host Melanie Hempe sits down with Amy Eytchison, a mother of four grown children, to have an honest convers…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Unplugged and Thriving: Lessons from the Maine Coast Semester with Sarah Rebick (#245)

In this episode, Mandee Hamann sits down with Sarah Rebick to explore the unique qualities of the Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki and how they align…

11 months, 1 week ago