Episode 79: The Phone Is Not The Drug, It's The Needle

I lost my voice, so this week I'm sharing a talk I gave to Pantano Church back in June! I've found that most people aren't actually addicted to their phone--they're addicted to the perceived sense of control that our phones give us. That "control" tends to crack under the weight of reality. So how can we relinquish control and reclaim our humanity? Listen and find out! . . . . . Order your copy of my book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://carlos-whittaker.kit.com/c6d25be20a  Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE AIR DOCTOR: Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code HUMANHOPE and, depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello from the English countryside. (Should I just rename my podcast Walking with Whit? LOL.) If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that my second daughter recently got engaged. I’ve gotten a lot of comments from young parents who are worried about losing a relationship with their kids as they get older.  I’m noticing that a lot of my followers with young kids have a fear of their kids growing up and leaving. And I get it! Change is scary. Especially when it comes to your family. Today I want to give you hope that when your kids leave—because they will—you don’t have to lose or lessen your relationship with them. Your lives can and will expand together if you let it.  . . . . . Get Reconnected: The Family Edition, and start making screen-free memories today. Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://carlos-whittaker.kit.com/c6d25be20a  Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com and use the code CARLOS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m FINALLY back home in Nashville, seated at my desk, talking to you.  This episode spans it all—from Taylor Swift to Christian comedy drama to the school shooting in Minneapolis.  When it feels like you’re finding yourself bouncing from comment section to comment section or drowning in headlines you just can’t get away from, may I remind you that you can turn it off.  You aren’t depriving the world of your opinion. You aren’t hiding from the conversation. You aren’t avoiding the reality of tragedy. You’re simply creating space to actually tend to the matters of your heart.  . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://carlos-whittaker.kit.com/c6d25be20a  Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me and my buddy Ty on a deep sea fishing vessel off the Alaskan coast as we talk about refreshing our souls. We talk about how nature can act as a physical replenishment for the spiritual. We talk about how taking one step in the direction of the needs of the people in front of you can turn into something much bigger. We talk about how rest can be fun but it’s always essential. We talk about pastoring and leading people with different opinions. And so much more!! . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ⁠ReconnectedBook.com⁠  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. ⁠https://carlos-whittaker.kit.com/c6d25be20a  Interested in advertising with us? ⁠Reach out here⁠. Book me to speak HERE: ⁠https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events⁠  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com and use the code CARLOS at checkout. SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've been following me at all this summer, you know that I've been traveling more than I've been home. And this week I'm in Alaska. Turns out the service here is much worse than I thought, and it's really hard to record a podcast when you're surrounded by grizzly bears. LOL. So I figured we'd share some family travel tips that we recorded last time we were here to help you and your family get to amazing places like this! . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ⁠ReconnectedBook.com⁠  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://carlos-whittaker.kit.com/c6d25be20a  Interested in advertising with us? ⁠Reach out here⁠. Book me to speak HERE: ⁠https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events⁠  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, fam!!! This episode is another walk and talk with me! The last few days I've been doing a marriage intensive, so this episode is all about what I've been learning alongside my wife. It was hard work. It's not easy to take a look at the hard parts of your story. But that's what we've done the last few days, and it was super healing! Here's a simple but transformative tool we learned: The Safe Talk Process This is a tool that you can use all the time—whether you're in crisis or not! Take a listen for a step-by-step walkthrough of the Safe Talk Process that you can use in any kind of relationship you have! Grab a pen and paper because you're going to want to take notes! . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . NIV: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I’m coming at you from the Arizona desert! And I’m accidentally thriving. Now, I never would’ve thought that as someone who loves the mountains and a cool breeze could actually enjoy being surrounded by sand and cacti in 100 degrees. And it’s got me thinking. What if everything we’ve been taught about deserts, spiritually, is wrong? What if these dry seasons in our lives aren’t actually seasons we have to survive but are actually something sacred? Maybe the desert is a place of becoming rather than a place to avoid.  . . . . . The Carlos Whittaker Podcast is taking a break for the month of July! But don't worry, I made a playlist of episodes to carry you through until August. Listen here! . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Find out more at NIVApplicationBible.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something I posted on Instagram this week is kind of blowing up… and I think it’s because it gave language to some things that we’re all feeling. How do we stay human when the world feels like it’s falling apart?  I’m back with more thoughts on current events! This episode kind of piggybacks off of last week’s when we talked about the ICE raids in LA. This week I want to dig deeper into the specifics of what’s happening—from a human level. I didn’t post a political argument. I posted a human one. And that’s what I want to talk about today. Behind every protest sign, policy, and headline is a human.  If we’re going to keep our humanity in tact, we have to hold empathy in one hand and accountability in the other. . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . DOSE: Go to dosedaily.co/CARLOS and get 30% off your first month’s subscription! SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com and use the code CARLOS at checkout. FUNCTION: Join now! The first 1000 get a $100 credit toward their membership. Visit www.functionhealth.com/CARLOSW to own your health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a personal episode, but it’s also a very public episode, as what we’re talking about has been all over the news and social media. Today I’m addressing what’s going on in LA right now.  As the son of immigrants, this isn’t theoretical for me, but I’m not pretending to have all the answers. I want to help us ask better questions, because when we ask better questions, we hear better stories. And when we hear better stories, we become better humans.  This isn’t a hot take, and I’m not pushing an agenda. I truly believe that curiosity is more powerful than certainty. And proximity is more powerful than politics. . . . . . Have a secretly extraordinary life? Apply to be a guest on my podcast in 2025 here: https://forms.gle/Z13WGj63oEfgmtjJ9 . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . ACORNS: Head to ⁠acornsearly.com/carlos⁠ or download the Acorns Early app to help your kids grow their money skills today. AQUATRU: Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier! Visit aquatru.com and use the code CARLOS at checkout. HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re breaking the agreement with a lie that I battle constantly: I should be further along by now. If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking that, this is the episode for you. I’m pulling the curtain back on the thing that is quietly crushing us. Maybe you feel like you’re behind in your relationships or career or finances or healing or whatever. Maybe you look around and it feels like everyone around you is crossing a finish life that you’re not even close to. Can I tell you something? You’re not behind; you’re just still building.  . . . . . Have a secretly extraordinary life? Apply to be a guest on my podcast in 2025 here: https://forms.gle/Z13WGj63oEfgmtjJ9 . . . . . Order your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE: ReconnectedBook.com  Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events  . . . . . ACORNS: Head to acornsearly.com/carlos or download the Acorns Early app to help your kids grow their money skills today. FUNCTION: Join now! The first 1000 get a $100 credit toward their membership. Visit www.functionhealth.com/CARLOSW to own your health. SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. DOSE: Go to dosedaily.co/CARLOS and get 30% off your first month’s subscription! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices