Digital Wellness 101 with Digitaaliyah
The internet we were promised celebrated community-building, endless learning, humanity, and limitless self-expression — so, what happened? Step back into the early 2000’s and defeat brainrot once and for all during this interactive digital detox workshop and dopamine menu-making session hosted by Digitaaliyah: PhD digital wellness researcher by day, guardian of the world’s digital wellness by night.
During the first 30 minutes of this down-to-earth and shame-free workshop, Digitaaliyah will share the psychology behind how your favourite digital activities (gaming, using social media, watching anime / Western animation / live action films) influence your wellbeing, and how you can use technology and media in ways that support your mental, physical, and social health.
Digitaaliyah's panel poster!
In the second half of the workshop, Digitaaliyah will help you to create your very own dopamine menu: a personalized list of healthy digital and analog activities that you can engage in when you’re compelled to doomscroll or engage in digital activities that compromise your mental, physical, and social health — it’s your secret weapon against brainrot!
Topics of discussion will include:
comparison culture and anxiety
˖✧ social media and loneliness
♡ social media trends and body image
˖✧digital media and its impact on attention span / focus
♡ what brain rot actually is according to research (and how to avoid / recover from it)
Con attendees of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend 🩵
