3 tricks to use devices as tools, not as distractions

INSPINAR

19-04-2023 • 16 mins

Do we use our devices as tools or as 24/7 source of entertainment and distraction? Do our devices serve as time-fillers and baby-sitters? Have devices made parenting easier or harder?

Dr. Nidhi Gupta opens the first episode of Inspinar with an in-depth look at a looming health crisis and offers practical solutions. Tune in and find out how to practice life-technology balance without giving up your smartphones!

About Dr. Nidhi Gupta

Dr. Nidhi Gupta is a physician, TEDx speaker, and a digital wellness coach in Nashville, TN. She is an award-winning researcher and author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and essays.

Dr. Nidhi Gupta completed her medical school at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India; pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, USA and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA. Upon graduating, she was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for 4 years. She is now the founder and CEO of her pediatric endocrinology practice, KAP Pediatric Endocrinology, which is rooted in patient education and personalized healthcare.

Dr. Gupta has created a robust digital wellness program, ReConnect, that empowers professionals, healthcare providers, and teams with a deep understanding of wireless mobile device (smartdevice) addiction. She shares practical tools to prevent and/or mitigate this behavior, improve mindfulness, and boost productivity.

In her research, she has found that without having teams trained on the impact of tech on the brain, they are underperforming in an environment where they have all the tools they need to grow.

She aspires to bring life-technology balance to each home and workplace, thereby relieving the looming health crisis of mental health disorders and loneliness in the world.

Dr. Gupta lives in Nashville with her family. She enjoys yoga and spending time with her children.