In this week’s episode, @emilystellafletcher sits down with @dr.meenalagarwal , board-certified optometrist and the doctor who coined the term spatial awareness processing disorder, for Why Isn’t Everyone Getting Unstuck from a Flat World?
Dr. Agarwal’s work began with a question about what was happening in her own life and grew into a framework for something many of us may be feeling without having words for it.
They explore:
🧭 Why simply “cutting screen time” may miss the bigger picture, and what happens when we stop looking up and out
🚗 Why skills like driving, biking, and navigating independently matter more than we realize
⚖️ How spatial awareness affects balance, orientation, and our sense of where we are
🤝 The connection Dr. Agarwal draws between spatial awareness, empathy, and our ability to relate to others
🎧 Simple ways to wake up your peripheral awareness before and after screen time
This conversation offers a different lens on experiences we’re quick to label as anxious, clumsy, distracted, or introverted.
Sometimes, before we can feel connected, the body needs to know where it is.
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3 days agoaustinaustin1austin
Asking that question what is it costing me to spend so much time behind the screen without regulating. the time, Helps to give you clarity on where you are spending your time. . Is It costing me quality time with family, with friends, ability to find and to do hobbies,, time out in nature., reading enlightening books. . When the role reverses and the screen is no longer a servant a tool for your good. It becomes the master and it's a demanding taskmaster. Numbing your emotions towards others, ,taking away time you could be resting your body in sleep... I like the way the doctor asks us to evaluate what its costing you. And to start doing more of those life enhancing things that you are allowing the screen time to take from you. I like to work in half hour chunks of time. Work for a half hour . Stand up do a stretch , do a twist , twisting the hip fully around to the left then right round to the right. At times walking around after the stretch. Literally a take five. Then back to the task after five minutes. Make time to watch, listen to podcast episode 019 raising healthy families Katie kimball: How to help kids thrive with ( and in spite of tech and screens) with Andrea Davis..
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