Seeking Connection and Social Media Addi...

In this episode of LaYinka Speaks, I reflect on lessons in trust, divine timing, radical responsibility, and embracing growth as I contemplate if this is goodbye. 

In this episode of LaYinka Speaks, I dive into why the concept of balance is misleading and how it's holding you back. Inspired by a thought-provoking discussion during my book club's reading of "Regrets of the Dying," I share my insights on how striving for balance often leads t ... Show More

In this episode of LaYinka Speaks, I get honest about how this question impacts us and how we can shift our focus from self-criticism to inspired action. 

Some addictions are better than others. Internet addiction, for example, is bad. Bad, unless of course, the addiction revolves around being on the internet compulsively reloading chinesepod.com every five minutes. Replaying each link of each podcast until slumped over in a heap. ... Show More

What causes addiction? Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream, travelled some 30,000 miles in search of an answer. He met with researchers and lawmakers, drug dealers and drug makers, those who were struggling with substance abuse and those who had recovered from it, and he ca ... Show More

Social media is impacting our mental health in ways we are not ready or willing to acknowledge, and it's time we talk about it. In today's episode we discuss all the psychology of social media and how it is embedded in our social lives, our relationships, our beliefs, our daily r ... Show More

Max Fisher is a New York Times investigative reporter, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of the vitally important book: 'The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World'—a referendum on Big Tech and the social media platforms that that ha ... Show More

I've become addicted to mindless scrolling on social media, and I'm feeling particularly nostalgic this week. 

Where's the line between playing the part and being an entire human being? Thoughts on navigating vulnerability, openness, reality and truth in the context of social media and marketing. 

We’ve gotten into this episode’s topic off and on here, but Crystal’s a bit unique: while she doesn’t use social media for her own personal work, a huge part of her job is helping others use social media for their work. She knows what it’s like to use it both for connecting her r ... Show More

The news of Demi Lovato’s overdose reignited a national conversation about the enduring struggle of addiction and relapse — an often dangerous cycle that can end in tragedy for many people who struggle with substance abuse.In this episode, Dr. Oz sat down with renowned psychologi ... Show More

Il y a de grande chance que vous soyez confronté, de près ou de loin, au phénomène des addictions. Nan, nan, on ne va pas vous juger, tout le monde à ses petits vices hein. Non, aujourd’hui, on va plutôt essayer de voir comment fonctionne une addiction, et pourquoi on est si faib ... Show More