{INTERVIEW} 1,000 Hours Offline: The Life-Changing Power of Unplugging 🔌✨ w/ Hannah Brencher

In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Hannah Brencher, author of The Unplugged Hours, about her journey to disconnecting from digital noise and what she learned along the way. If you’ve ever felt tethered to your phone or struggled to find contentment in a world that constantly demands more, this episode will inspire you to redefine what “enough” truly means.

✻ Why Hannah took on the challenge of unplugging for 1,000 hours in a year—and why she kept going.
✻ How consistency in unplugging transformed her daily life, especially as a mom modeling healthy habits.
✻ The deep connection between our worth and our productivity—and what unplugging teaches us about true value.
✻ The secret of contentment: Why Paul’s words “I have learned” matter just as much as the contentment itself.
✻ How social media is stripping us of real awe and wonder—and the power of “unselfing” to restore perspective.
✻ Why developing your inner world is just as important as outer success—and how revelation without transformation keeps us stuck.
✻ Practical steps to unplugging: Defining what it means for you, making a plan, tracking progress, and keeping it fun.

LET’S DIVE IN. 🖤

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Now—speaking of creating space for what matters most—today’s guest is someone who knows a thing or two about that. Today’s guest is the incredible Hannah Brencher—writer, TED Speaker, founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, and the author of four books, including her latest, The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World.

Hannah is passionate about helping people build intentional lives through healthy habits and strategic routines—not just as productivity hacks but as lifelines to a more intentional and joy-filled life.. In this episode, we’re diving deep into her personal challenge to unplug from her phone for 1,000 hours in one year, the power of digital detoxing, and how small shifts can completely transform our presence, peace, and faith.

If you’ve ever felt like your phone is running your life instead of the other way around, this conversation is for you. Hannah shares the highs and lows of unplugging, how she balances life as a writer and creator in a digital world, and practical ways to take the first step toward a more present, deeply rooted life.

Let’s dive in! 🖤

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE 👇🏼

① Hannah kicks off the conversation by sharing what led her to unplug for 1,000 hours in a year—and why this wasn’t just a one-time experiment but a lasting shift in her life.

② She explains how unplugging consistently changed her perspective, especially as a mom. She realized she was either managing her daughter’s behavior or modeling healthy habits—and she chose to model a balanced relationship with technology.

③ We dive into the struggle of finding worth in productivity. Hannah shares how she often felt valuable when producing something, and we discuss what unplugging revealed about true value beyond output.

④ We unpack Paul’s words, “I have learned the secret of contentment,” and why the phrase “I have learned” is just as important as contentment itself. Contentment is a process, not a destination.

⑤ Hannah introduces the concept of unselfing—how awe and wonder can shift our perspective, and how social media is stripping us of these transformative moments. We explore a study from UC Berkeley that highlights the power of feeling small in the presence of something greater.

⑥ We discuss the importance of cultivating an inner world—and how revelations alone aren’t enough if we don’t allow them to transform us.

⑦ We wrap up with practical steps to unplugging in your own life: Defining what “unplugged” means to you, creating a plan, tracking your progress, and—most importantly—letting the process be fun.

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