You don’t have to stay stuck in the scroll.

Ever feel like your phone has more control over your life than you’d like to admit?

This is the kickoff episode to a powerful 4-part podcast series called The Digital Habit Reset and in today’s episode, we’re starting with Week 1: Awaken Your Awareness.

I created this Reset because I know what it feels like to love Jesus and want to live focused and free but still find yourself stuck in mindless scroll loops. That’s why we’re not just talking about change, we’re doing it, with a simple, step-by-step path to transformation -- starting today.

In this episode, I’ll guide you through:

• What the "fresh start effect" is (and why Mondays are magic)
• The verse that anchors Week 1and why honest self-examination is where real freedom begins
• Why awareness is always the first step to lasting habit change
• The neuroscience behind your screen habits and how to gently interrupt them
• How to become a detective of your own digital patterns (without shame)

Ready to reset? Get your FREE 30-Day Digital Habit Reset Guide that pairs with this 4-week podcast series and helps you build awareness, break unhealthy digital patterns, create better routines, and practice what you’re learning in real life.

Inside the Digital Habit Reset Guide, you’ll find a simple and sustainable structure for each of the 30 days: a brief reflection to renew your mind, a daily Scripture moment, a thought-provoking question, and one small, doable habit to practice. Every piece is designed to help you slow down, reflect honestly, and take intentional steps toward lasting habit change. Whether you're just becoming aware of your screen habits or already making shifts, the guide meets you right where you are and walks with you toward greater clarity, focus, and freedom.

👉 Go to julianneaugust.com/reset and download your free 30-Day Digital Habit Reset Guide today!

Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Let today be your fresh start.

Resources & Next Steps: Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Let’s Connect! Leave me a voice message with your thoughts or questions via Speakpipe on my website!

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This episode is your fresh start! I'm sharing about the beginning of a brand new podcast series and your personal Digital Habit Reset.

As we close out the year and step into 2026, I'm inviting you to pause, reflect, and reset. This isn’t about chasing quick wins or setting surface-level goals, it’s about getting honest about what’s been shaping your days, what’s been pulling on your attention, and what kind of habits will support the life you actually want to live. Before we dive into routines or resolutions, we need to name what needs to shift and prepare our hearts for a fresh start.

In this episode, I’m sharing how digital distraction shapes your daily life, and why resetting your digital habits is the most powerful step you can take before diving into any new goals or routines.

⚡️This is the kickoff to something I’ve created just for you: The Digital Habit Reset — A 30-day faith-based reset for renewing your mind, reshaping your habits, and recentering your heart.

Whether you feel tethered to your phone, burned out from constant scrolling, or just tired of being pulled in every direction… this is for you.

🎧 Listen in and get ready for:

• A hopeful, grace-filled way to end your year
• A sneak peek into our 4-week January podcast series
• The truth about why January really matters (hint: your brain is wired for fresh starts!)
• Why your attention is the foundation for lasting habit change
• The #1 reason digital habits must be your starting point

Inside the 30-Day Reset Guide, you’ll find mind-renewing reflections, Scripture, and one small, doable practice a day. The guide is a daily companion to help you prepare your heart and habits for a new year of transformation.

👉 Be sure to get the Digital Habit Reset Guide — download it now and start the journey today! https://www.julianneaugust.com/reset

Here are the five questions to reflect on and ask yourself before you begin:

1. What did my screen time cost me this year?
2. Where did digital distraction steal moments I wanted to be present?
3. How often did I turn to my phone (or my screen of choice) when I actually needed rest, prayer, or connection?
4. What did I miss because I was scrolling? (On my phone, laptop, tablet, or Netflix)
5. What habits carried me closer to God… and which ones carried me away?

Resources & Next Steps: Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Let’s Connect! Leave me a voice message with your thoughts or questions via Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com 📱 Instagram: @julianne.august 📘 Facebook: Julianne August 🌐 Website: https://www.julianneaugust.com

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One Simple Way to Make This Christmas Sacred

You’ve got presents to wrap, a to-do list that’s growing by the minute, and a calendar that’s booked solid… and in the middle of it all, I’m about to suggest something that might sound completely countercultural.

What if the best gift you could give yourself this Christmas was to silence the screens and make space for something sacred?

In this special Christmas episode, I’m taking you back to the song we all know and love, “Silent Night” and inviting you to rethink what it really means. Because the night Jesus was born wasn’t actually silent. It was loud. Messy. Chaotic. And yet, in the middle of all that noise, Jesus was the peace.

So what if we followed His lead this Christmas?

We’ll talk about:

• The real (and surprisingly chaotic) story behind that peaceful Christmas hymn
• Why Jesus stepped away from the noise, and why we need to do the same
• How your phone habits might be stealing the sacred moments you crave
• The kind of silence that invites awe, not awkwardness
• A simple, one-time challenge to help you stay present with your people and with God

Whether you’re in the middle of gift wrapping or on your way to a family Christmas dinner, this episode is your gentle invitation to unplug and press into the peace of God’s presence.

Because the most sacred moments often come when we’re brave enough to be still.

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

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The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year but scrolling through social media in December can feel like a full-on spiritual battle.

Everyone’s posting curated magic: matching pajamas, perfect trees, Pinterest-worthy cookies, exotic family vacations. Meanwhile, you’re just trying to figure out what to make for dinner. It’s a comparison trap on steroids, and it’s exhausting.

Today, I’m diving into 5 practical, no-fluff strategies to help you break free from social media addiction this Christmas season. These aren’t lofty theories. They’re real-life tools I’ve used myself and shared with others. If you want to feel more present, more peaceful, and actually enjoy your holiday season (without being glued to your phone), this one’s for you.

What You’ll Learn

🎄 Can you actually take a week off social? 🛑 What to do when you hit "Ignore Limit for Today" 📵 How to create “intentional friction” to stop the scroll 🌙 Why 8 PM should be your digital curfew 📸 How posting less can help you live more

🎄 Don’t miss this: if you’re looking for a life-giving Christmas gift for yourself or someone struggling with phone addiction, check out The Brick, a small device that helps break digital distraction. I’ve written a full review (and scored a 10% off link for you!) here: 👉 https://julianneaugust.com/brick

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

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If your phone is leading your day before your feet hit the floor? Maybe it’s time for a reset because when you live on autopilot, your screen isn't just distracting you, it's discipling you.

In this episode, I’m digging into self-leadership and what it really means, why it matters more than ever in a world of constant digital noise, and how the simple act of pausing can radically shift the direction of your spiritual and mental health.

This isn’t about another productivity hack. It’s about learning to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and reclaim your God-given agency. It's about not letting your phone decide who you become.

So the question is, who’s really leading your life right now?

👉 This episode will challenge your habits, renew your mindset, and give you one simple practice that can reshape your entire day.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Why digital autopilot isn’t neutral and how it’s training you
• The real meaning of self-leadership (it’s not what you think)
• What the Bible says about attention and spiritual boundaries
• How habit loops are formed, and how to rewrite yours with God’s help
• The one breath prayer that can change your whole day
• A powerful spiritual practice to reclaim your focus – starting today

If you feel like your phone has more say in your day than the Holy Spirit does…this one’s for you.

🎄 Plus, don’t miss this: if you’re looking for a life-giving Christmas gift for yourself or someone struggling with phone addiction, check out The Brick, a small device that helps break digital distraction. I’ve written a full review (and scored a 10% off link for you!) here: 👉 https://julianneaugust.com/brick

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

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Why does December, of all months, make us feel behind, overwhelmed, and weirdly glued to our phones? You weren’t made to scroll your way through Advent.

It’s supposed to be a season of joy and peace, but instead, we’re juggling gift lists, family expectations, stretched budgets, and late-night scroll sessions that leave us more anxious than rested.

This week we’re talking about why doomscrolling hits harder in December and how you can reclaim peace, presence, and attention with one simple routine: protecting the bookends of your day.

We’re talking about why our screens are so hard to put down in December and how Advent invites us into something deeper than curated joy and Pinterest tablescapes.

Here’s what’s inside the episode:

• Why doomscrolling feels worse during the holidays
• 4 hidden reasons your brain craves your phone at night (and what to do instead)
• How social media distorts your perception of Christmas without you even realizing it
• The truth about Advent waiting, and why your soul actually needs it
• A powerful morning + evening “bookend” practice to reset your attention this month

Let this December be different.

Resources & Next Steps:

🔲 Get Brick: A Digital Wellness Device to Help You Overcome Digital Distraction. You just tap your iPhone to it, and it activates a custom focus mode you’ve already designed. Tempting apps? Blocked. Helpful ones? Still accessible. Want to learn more or try Brick yourself? Get 10% off with my link here:👉https://julianneaugust.com/brick

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

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Black Friday wants your money. Your phone makes it almost effortless to give it away. But what if the real cost isn’t your bank account but your peace?

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the psychology behind holiday marketing, especially the kind that targets you right on your phone. We’ll talk about why your screen is your biggest vulnerability this season, how shopping “deals” are engineered to hijack your attention, and how to stay grounded when the pressure to buy feels nonstop.

Whether you love Black Friday or dread it, you need a strategy to shop with intention and protect your peace. I’ll give you four simple practices you can use right now to stop impulse buying, keep your focus anchored in Christ and your phone from ruling your holiday mindset.

So, before you hit “add to cart” for the fifth time today… take a pause with me here first.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why your phone is the most powerful shopping tool retailers use (and how they target you)
• How to spot emotional marketing and avoid it
• The spiritual connection between Black Friday and Advent you might be missing
• What Hebrews 13:5 and Psalm 23:1 reveal about contentment in a culture of consumption
• 4 simple, biblical practices to shop with intention, not impulse
• One screen-free habit that can anchor your whole holiday season

Resources & Next Steps:

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

📲 Grab Your Free Wallpapers Get your free gallery of truth-filled phone and desktop wallpapers, designed to help you pause, reset, and refocus every time you reach for your device. 👉Digital Wallpaper

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

🎙️Don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a written review, it helps this message reach more listeners who need it!

Have you ever convinced yourself you were being productive… while still glued to your screen for hours?

You're reading articles, watching tutorials, downloading podcasts and telling yourself this is different, because it's “educational.” But deep down… you’re avoiding the very thing you know God’s calling you to do.

Yeah. Been there. Still there some days.

It’s called procrasti-learning, and when I first heard that word, it was like someone peeked into my life and labeled this very sneaky, very justifiable form of digital distraction. It looks noble, feels responsible, but it’s quietly stealing our time, focus, and spiritual impact.

In this episode, we're talking about:

• What procrasti-learning is and how it disguises itself as growth
• Why your love of learning could be keeping you stuck
• How screens make procrasti-learning feel productive (and why that’s dangerous)
• What the Bible says about moving from knowledge to action
• The surprising spiritual cost of staying in "preparation mode"
• 4 practical steps to help you stop consuming and start doing

We don’t need more information – we need transformation. And sometimes, the most spiritually mature thing we can do… is just start.

So if you’ve been stuck in a learning loop, bingeing podcasts, books, and free webinars instead of taking action, this one’s for you. It's time to break free from the distraction that doesn't look like distraction.

Resources & Next Steps:

Ready to start tracking your progress and building habits that actually stick? Download your free digital wellness habit tracker now and start small, stay consistent, and celebrate your wins. 👉Habit Tracker

Check out Episode 5 and download your FREE Guide to Grayscale with step-by-step screenshots to turn your phone into a calm, less-distracting space. 👉Guide to Grayscale

Take the Screen Time Personality Quiz and get your 3-Day Digital Peace Plan - a free guide to help you reset your screen habits and reclaim your focus. 👉Screen Time Personality Quiz

Let’s Connect! Share your experiences by leaving me a voice message through Speakpipe on my website!

📩 Email: hello@julianneaugust.com

🌐 Website: julianneaugust.com

🎙️Would you take a minute to leave a written review, it helps this message reach more listeners who need it!