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The Therapist, the Doom Scroll, and the Clock Radio
Ironically, I’m just messaging a client a sleep hygiene plan. And I’m his ACC therapist and secret bed doom scroller. I’m a complete hypocrite.... Hello my name is Kirsty and I’m in a serious relationship with doom scrolling!
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What a Year 3 Classroom Taught Us About Life Beyond the Scroll
As part of Screen-Free Week, we’d been invited in to talk about Analogue April and why making space away from screens matters.
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The Day the Phones Got Detention
As we head into the final week of Analogue April, something pretty significant has happened. The UK Government has moved to make mobile phone bans in schools a legal requirement, not just guidance. For years, schools have been quietly battling the same issue, attention drifting, lessons interrupted, and a constant pull away from the moment. Now, they finally have the backing to do something about it. I’ve spent the last few weeks visiting schools for my eldest, trying to get
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Nov 4, 2025
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The Therapist, the Doom Scroll, and the Clock Radio
Ironically, I’m just messaging a client a sleep hygiene plan. And I’m his ACC therapist and secret bed doom scroller. I’m a complete hypocrite.... Hello my name is Kirsty and I’m in a serious relationship with doom scrolling!
Kirsty Britton
May 113 min read
What a Year 3 Classroom Taught Us About Life Beyond the Scroll
As part of Screen-Free Week, we’d been invited in to talk about Analogue April and why making space away from screens matters.
Bee Christie
May 113 min read
The Day the Phones Got Detention
As we head into the final week of Analogue April, something pretty significant has happened. The UK Government has moved to make mobile phone bans in schools a legal requirement, not just guidance. For years, schools have been quietly battling the same issue, attention drifting, lessons interrupted, and a constant pull away from the moment. Now, they finally have the backing to do something about it. I’ve spent the last few weeks visiting schools for my eldest, trying to get
Amelia Christie
Apr 252 min read
The Itch In Your Pocket: What Really Happens When You Try To Switch Off
A couple of weeks into Analogue April, a pattern is starting to emerge, and it’s not what people might expect. There hasn’t been a dramatic break-up with smartphones or a sudden rejection of technology. Instead, what we’re seeing is something quieter and, in many ways, more revealing. People are beginning to notice their habits. The small, almost invisible behaviours that have built up over time. The moments where their hand moves towards their phone before they’ve even consc
Bee Christie
Apr 174 min read
Analogue April Survey Insights: Small Shifts, Better Quality of Life
With only days to go until Analogue April officially begins on 1st April, we’ve been hearing from our community and early advocates about what this month could mean for them. What’s interesting is that no one is talking about dramatic change or digital detoxes. There’s no appetite for switching everything off or stepping away from modern life altogether. Instead, what people are describing is something far more grounded and, in many ways, far more powerful. They’re looking fo
Bee Christie
Mar 313 min read
Analoge April : Starting Young.
When I finally deleted Instagram from my phone, it wasn’t because I was angry at it. It was because I didn’t like how I felt anymore. The comparison. The subtle competitiveness. The endless stream of news and opinions flooding my mind at bedtime. The pressure to create, comment, stay relevant.
Laura Rowley
Mar 82 min read
Life Beyond the Scroll: What People Told Us About Their Screens
If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking you would quite like to feel a little less tied to your phone, enjoy a little less scrolling and be a bit more present in what’s going on, you are very much not alone.
And you don’t need a dramatic digital exorcism.
You might just need a month.
Bee Christie
Feb 232 min read
Why We Want to Change Our Screen Habits… but Don’t (Yet). And why Analogue April is stepping in to help
If you have ever caught yourself scrolling without meaning to, only to look up and wonder where the last 20 minutes went, you are not alone.
The tension between what we want and what we actually do is where most people get stuck.
Our recent Analogue April survey revealed just how common this gap really is and why it matters.
James Cuff
Dec 7, 20253 min read
The Great Autumn Unplug: Staying Human When the Days Get Shorter
There’s always that moment, usually the Monday after the clocks go back, when you look out the window at 4.30pm and think, surely not. It can’t already be dark. The sun’s vanished, the streetlights are flickering on, and your laptop screen has quietly become the brightest thing in your life.
Bee Christie
Nov 5, 20252 min read
You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.
Boredom isn't a bug - it's a feature. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks explains why boredom unlocks creativity, activates a powerful brain network and might even protect you from depression. Learn how the mind wanders - and why that's a good thing...
Amelia Christie
Nov 4, 20251 min read
Denmark bans social media for under-15s: Could it happen here?
Denmark bans social media for under-15s: Could it happen here?
Amelia Christie
Nov 4, 20253 min read
We Can Hear You, Brian
There are few modern mysteries quite as baffling as the rise of the public speakerphone call. Somewhere between the dawn of Bluetooth headsets and the death of shame, we collectively decided it was fine to conduct full-blown conversations at full volume, in cafés, on trains, in the queue for coffee.
Amelia Christie
Oct 29, 20252 min read
Phone Etiquette: A Tale of Two Cities
I’ve just returned from a week in Japan, and among the many things that impressed me; the efficiency, the courtesy, the precision of even...
Amelia Christie
Oct 9, 20252 min read
Survived Analogue August: Bring on Analogue April!
We did it! We made it through Analogue August with more rounds of Uno than is strictly healthy for any family unit. Four whole weeks...
Amelia Christie
Sep 11, 20252 min read
When Your Phone Is Your Job: Navigating Analogue April as a Working Professional
Let’s face it for many of us, ditching the phone altogether simply isn’t an option. It’s not just a communication device anymore; it’s...
Amelia Christie
Aug 12, 20252 min read
Analogue April Starts Now (Sort Of)
Sure, Analogue April isn’t officially here yet – but if you're planning to swap your smartphone for a simpler life (and a simpler...
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Jun 24, 20253 min read
Analogue August : A Family Trial Run Without Screens
Well, it’s happening. We’re doing the unthinkable. Four weeks without a Digital Babysitter. No iPads. No phones. Just us, the kids, and...
Amelia Christie
Jun 24, 20252 min read
We wanted to change the norm on smartphone use’: grassroots campaigners on a phone-free childhood’
The Guardian – Alex Moxhakis, 30 Jun 24 Last year, Daisy Greenwell and Clare Fernyhough, long time friends who have eight- and...
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Jun 24, 20253 min read
Understanding Engagement With Platform Safety Technology For Reducing Exposure To Online Harms
Jonathan Bright , Florence E. Enock , Pica Johansson , Helen Z. Margetts , Francesca Stevens – 3 Jan 24 User facing 'platform safety...
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Jun 24, 20252 min read
Age Appropriate Design: Assessment of TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube Kids
School of Computing University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, Virginia N. L. Franqueira, Jessica A. Annor and Ozgur Kafali – 4 Aug 22 The...
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Jun 24, 20251 min read
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