Technology & Relationships: Sorry, you’re breaking up …

One of the very things that connect us to other people is threatening relationships all over the  world. It’s a catch-22, but studies are pointing to the potential relationship-wrecking effects of too much technology time: our need to connect via technology could be robbing us of the true connection we need with our loved ones.   According to Elise Heikkinen-Johnstone, …

Technology & Relationships: Friends are therapy

In this three-part series, MYD explores the effects that technology has on our relationships and our lives. Just how much does screen time control us?   Great friends make you happy. They even make you healthier and have positive effects on your immune system.   In a 2012 article called “Connect to thrive”, Psychology Today lists some of the benefits …