Dr. Victor Carrión
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And it's interesting that you bring that up because I often think about, we've been talking about how we experience trauma as individuals, right? But we experience trauma in our civilization. We experience trauma in our history. We experience trauma in our nation and how does a nation heal? How does a system heal? Well, the steps are not that different.
It comes down to that space you were talking about and building that space and creating that mindfulness time that you need, which is also going to be personalized. It's going to be different for different people. This spring, I was in Morocco and I visited the Medina. I was staying at the Medina. And I was overstimulated, as you can be, and enjoying it.
It comes down to that space you were talking about and building that space and creating that mindfulness time that you need, which is also going to be personalized. It's going to be different for different people. This spring, I was in Morocco and I visited the Medina. I was staying at the Medina. And I was overstimulated, as you can be, and enjoying it.
It comes down to that space you were talking about and building that space and creating that mindfulness time that you need, which is also going to be personalized. It's going to be different for different people. This spring, I was in Morocco and I visited the Medina. I was staying at the Medina. And I was overstimulated, as you can be, and enjoying it.
But I imagine this is the state that teenagers are in all the time when they are with social media, bringing them information and different tidbits and different things that are happening all over the place. And very much like I found it restful to go to my hotel for a couple of hours before dinner, people need to build that space. People need to create that space.
But I imagine this is the state that teenagers are in all the time when they are with social media, bringing them information and different tidbits and different things that are happening all over the place. And very much like I found it restful to go to my hotel for a couple of hours before dinner, people need to build that space. People need to create that space.
But I imagine this is the state that teenagers are in all the time when they are with social media, bringing them information and different tidbits and different things that are happening all over the place. And very much like I found it restful to go to my hotel for a couple of hours before dinner, people need to build that space. People need to create that space.
What I tell parents is that it's important to remember that this was also a very helpful tool for us when we were in the pandemic, right? The kids were interacting socially, academics, school was happening through technology. So how can something so good be at times so harmful? And I remind them about when they brought hammers to their house, right? And they had little kids.
What I tell parents is that it's important to remember that this was also a very helpful tool for us when we were in the pandemic, right? The kids were interacting socially, academics, school was happening through technology. So how can something so good be at times so harmful? And I remind them about when they brought hammers to their house, right? And they had little kids.
What I tell parents is that it's important to remember that this was also a very helpful tool for us when we were in the pandemic, right? The kids were interacting socially, academics, school was happening through technology. So how can something so good be at times so harmful? And I remind them about when they brought hammers to their house, right? And they had little kids.
They had to teach them how to use them. This is a very important tool when you need to nail something or when you need to take a nail out. This can be dangerous, right? You don't run with scissors. You have all these rules around other tools. We have to have these rules around social media as well.
They had to teach them how to use them. This is a very important tool when you need to nail something or when you need to take a nail out. This can be dangerous, right? You don't run with scissors. You have all these rules around other tools. We have to have these rules around social media as well.
They had to teach them how to use them. This is a very important tool when you need to nail something or when you need to take a nail out. This can be dangerous, right? You don't run with scissors. You have all these rules around other tools. We have to have these rules around social media as well.
And I think that's what the Surgeon General is getting at when he talks about we need some regulations around it. But at the family level, I think parents need to say there are certain boundaries that we are going to have. So at dinner time, for example, in this basket, all the phones go into the basket. And that's what we're going to do from now on.
And I think that's what the Surgeon General is getting at when he talks about we need some regulations around it. But at the family level, I think parents need to say there are certain boundaries that we are going to have. So at dinner time, for example, in this basket, all the phones go into the basket. And that's what we're going to do from now on.
And I think that's what the Surgeon General is getting at when he talks about we need some regulations around it. But at the family level, I think parents need to say there are certain boundaries that we are going to have. So at dinner time, for example, in this basket, all the phones go into the basket. And that's what we're going to do from now on.
But it is very difficult because when you establish rules like that, kids watch you like a hawk. So you have to model the behavior you are expecting, right? The moment that you as a parent decide, oh, no, I need to go to the basket during dinner because I need to check this thing out, then it breaks. So that's what I think. I think it can be quite helpful. And I think that it can be dangerous.
But it is very difficult because when you establish rules like that, kids watch you like a hawk. So you have to model the behavior you are expecting, right? The moment that you as a parent decide, oh, no, I need to go to the basket during dinner because I need to check this thing out, then it breaks. So that's what I think. I think it can be quite helpful. And I think that it can be dangerous.
But it is very difficult because when you establish rules like that, kids watch you like a hawk. So you have to model the behavior you are expecting, right? The moment that you as a parent decide, oh, no, I need to go to the basket during dinner because I need to check this thing out, then it breaks. So that's what I think. I think it can be quite helpful. And I think that it can be dangerous.
We've seen examples of that. And it is a tool like any other, like a knife, that we need to learn how to use it.