How to Bring Balance To Our Digital Lives

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Register Now.  Join myOCN Interactive Virtual Community with Fr. Christopher Metropulos and guest Dr. Randa Anderson on Thursday, 8/5 at 7pm EST as they discuss the balance between our on-line and in-person lives.  Focusing on what was weighted toward the digital world for the past year during COVID lockdowns. People are now struggling to break their tech habits and rejoin their in-person communities.

 

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This has been especially challenging for our youth who were  isolated from their friends and cut off from their extracurricular activities during the pandemic. In this online event, we will explore how technology has been both a blessing and curse during the pandemic, how to assist our kids in forming healthy habits in their tech use, and how our Orthodox Church practices can help us manage our digital lives. We will also look at the impact of technology on mental health and discuss the exciting new projects of the Task Force on Mental Health of the Assembly of Bishops.

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Dr. Randa Anderson

Dr. Randa Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who treats adults, adolescents, and children in her private practice located in Gurnee and Park Ridge, IL. She is a member of the Orthodox Christian Counseling Institute, a network of mental health professionals providing services to Orthodox Christians in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Anderson completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at The University of Chicago and her clinical psychology training at The University of Chicago Hospitals and Michael Reese Medical Center. Dr. Anderson feels passionate about integrating concepts from psychology and Orthodoxy in ways that can be practically applied to everyday life and therefore has presented workshops at parishes across the Pan Orthodox Community in Chicago, as well as recorded podcasts for the Orthodox Christian Network and Ancient Faith Radio. She currently co-chairs a working group for the Task Force on Mental Health of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops. She also serves on the Executive Board of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion.

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