The Tech Addiction Experts Podcast

I’ve wanted to do an episode on motivational interviewing because I think it is one of the most useful skills parents can learn. It can really change the way we talk with our kids about phones, gaming, social media, and technology in general. I wanted someone who really knows motivational interviewing to help break it down, so I asked Peter Rives to join me. Peter is a therapist, social worker, an...

You try to talk to your kid about their phone… and it turns into a shutdown or a fight. So you either push it…or stop bringing it up. And nothing really changes. In this episode, I’m talking with therapist Mark Hamilton about why that keeps happening and what actually helps. One of the biggest shifts is this: stop trying to have “the talk” about screens. This works a lot better when it’s smaller c...

In this first episode, I want to give you a sense of who I am and why I started this podcast. I’m a licensed mental health and addictions counselor, and for the past 15 years I’ve worked closely with kids, teens, and families. Over that time, I’ve watched technology become a bigger part of their lives, and I’ve seen the impact it’s having up close. Most of the parents I talk to feel like they’re t...

Hey, I’m Chris Koniarczyk. I’m a licensed mental health and addictions counselor, and a dad of two. For the past 15 years, I’ve worked closely with kids, teens, and families, and I’ve seen how much technology is shaping the way they think, feel, and grow up. This podcast focuses on what kids are actually dealing with when it comes to technology, the long-term effects therapists and other experts a...