Disconnect To Reconnect | Blake Snow | #108
Today on the Stronger Marriage Connection, Dave Schramm and Liz Hale sit down with Blake Snow, author of Log Off, to discuss the impact of technology on relationships. Blake shares practical tips for setting boundaries with devices, finding balance, and rediscovering meaningful connection with loved ones. From "Montana moments" to screen-free Sundays, Blake offers simple strategies to reclaim your time and focus on what truly matters. Tune in to learn how to foster stronger relationships by managing technology use with intention and purpose.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Is technology interfering?
02:15 – Blake’s Montana moment
05:33 – The “guilty until proven innocent” approach
07:50 – Controlling technology vs. it controlling you
08:43 – Setting boundaries with devices
11:38 – No phones for kids under 15
13:56 – Phones at the dinner table
17:23 – The influencer impact
20:02 – Intimate connection vs. distraction
23:05 – The cost of missed moments
24:41 – Addressing skeptics about technoference
26:21 – Benefits of phone fasting
29:24 – Teaching kids to manage without smartphones
34:15 – Feelings first: keys to communication
35:18 – You can make meaningful changes
About Blake Snow:
Award-winning journalist Blake Snow writes for Fortune 500 companies, fancy publications, and 80% of America’s leading travel media. He is the best-selling author of two books, Log Off and Measuring History. A two-time marathoner, former 96% chess player, and avid recording artist, Blake enjoys cooking, playing soccer, and reading 8-10 books per year. High energy is his superpower. Liver in the present. Believer in the afterlife. Die-hard optimist. Blake resides with his wife and five children in Provo, Utah.
Insights:
Jake: "Recognize that we're all human beings that are going to make mistakes that we're not necessarily broken or wrong, because our love or trustworthiness was breached at some point in our life. And when we understand that human element of ourselves, then we have so many opportunities to move in directions that are healthy, whether it's individually or within our relationship or within our family or at work or anything like that."
Liz: "I think whether we're partners or just individuals. We're powerful. So, as we look at the pain cycle or the peace cycle, I just think that there's probably a magic in the pause just to think, now wait a minute, where might that person be coming from? What's really going underneath their behavior? So, I love that. I love the reminder of that cycle."
Dave: "...you talked about the boxes and learning not to react to your partner's behavior, but really respond to what's underneath, and that's the emotions. These needs are often deep and hidden, but if we can look past that and really see them and understand them, we may not agree with it, but to understand is powerful."
Links:
Jake Baczuk: Psychology Today Profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/887887
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