Why Your Phone Is Quietly Stealing Your Happiness

MIT researcher Sherry Turkle found that just placing a silenced phone face down on a table between two people reduces the depth of their conversation and their empathy for each other. In this episode, Monique explores what our phones are actually doing to our happiness baseline, why we reach for them so compulsively, and shares real stories of people who made small changes to their phone habits and saw their relationships and their wellbeing transform. Ready to break the cycle for good? If this episode resonated with you, there's something you need to try next… Take the Happiness Quiz at — it's a quick (and eye-opening) way to discover what's actually impacting your consistency, focus, and overall wellbeing. Most people are shocked by their results — and even more surprised by what it reveals about the patterns holding them back. Take the quiz here → Let's take this work deeper, together.

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Why Your Phone Is Quietly Stealing Your Happiness is an episode from In Your Right Mind with Monique Rhodes by One People Productions.

This episode is 14:52 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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