Dear Dáithí: I feel so embarrassed — I'm a mum of two and addicted to my phone

"It's time you retook ownership of your life and putting the phone away is a great way to start. Time to stop scrolling and start dreaming again and dreaming beyond the ordinary."
Dear Dáithí: "When do you switch off, or do you ever? It’s no wonder that you feel like you can’t break free. You are in a cycle, and we need to break that cycle, so you get control of your life again."

Dear Dáithí: "When do you switch off, or do you ever? It’s no wonder that you feel like you can’t break free. You are in a cycle, and we need to break that cycle, so you get control of your life again."

Dear Dáithí,  

I’m very embarrassed to be even writing this, but it is really affecting my life at the moment. I think I am addicted to my phone. I’m mortified to say it, but I feel like it is out of my control. 

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