I'm Grace Berman, a clinical social worker and Columbia professor specializing in teen mental health and technology. Here you'll find guides, tools, and research-based insights to help with social media anxiety, screen time challenges, and growing up digital.
Guides and tools that people find most helpful
Step-by-step guide for teens on taking a break from Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms
Interactive tool for creating a sustainable and realistic tech routine
Visual guide to what happens in your brain when you scroll
That anxiety after hours on your phone isn't random. Here's what's actually happening in your brain and what you can do about it.
"Just put your phone down" doesn't work. Here's what opens up productive conversations with your teen about their digital life.
Recent research on what happens when teens step back from social platforms for even just a week. The results are promising but nuanced.