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Unplugged: How Digital Detox Affects the Brain and Sleep

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In this episode of Vitals & Voices, we sit down with Lindsey Dittmar, Physician Assistant at Family Medicine Specialists Clinic, to talk about something that quietly shapes our days (and nights) more than we realize screen time. From smartphones and social media to tablets and TVs, Lindsey breaks down how constant digital stimulation affects brain health, sleep quality, mood, and even long‑term physical health across all ages.
You’ll hear how excessive screen use can contribute to brain fog, anxiety, attention issues, and disrupted sleep cycles and why a digital detox doesn’t mean deleting every app or throwing your phone away. Instead, Lindsey shares practical, realistic ways to reduce screen time, improve sleep, and build healthier habits for yourself and your family—without feeling disconnected from the world.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  • What a “digital detox” really means and common misconceptions about it
  • How excessive screen time affects brain function, attention, and memory
  • The connection between screens, dopamine, and mental fatigue
  • How blue light interferes with melatonin and sleep cycles
  • Simple, realistic ways to reduce screen time without going offline completely
  • Tips for parents navigating screen time, behavior, and sleep in kids and teens
  • One small change that can make a big difference in sleep quality


Why This Episode Matters:
Screens are everywhere and while they’re essential tools, too much screen time can quietly impact mental health, sleep, focus, and overall well‑being for both adults and children. The good news? Even small changes like limiting screen use before bed or setting app time limits can lead to better sleep, better focus, and better days.
If you’ve ever felt mentally drained, struggled to fall asleep, or wondered whether screen time is affecting your family’s health, this episode offers compassionate insight and achievable steps to help you unplug just enough to feel your best.

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SPEAKER_00

Welcome to Vitals and Voices, brought to you by Lexington Regional Health Center. Your community, your health, your care. This is your trusted source for health-related content that matters to you. Each episode, we will bring you real conversations with the voices behind the care, from medical experts and wellness champions to community leaders and patients, sharing insights, stories, and tips to help you live your healthiest life. Whether you're tuning in from Lexington or beyond, we're here to inform, inspire, and connect. Because at LRHC, your health is our priority and your voice matters. Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Vitals and Voices. Today we are talking about something that some of us could probably use a little help with, me included, screen time. Phones, tablets, TVs, laptops. They're part of our work, our social lives, and even how we relax. But what does all that screen time have to do with how our brains and how our sleep play a part in our day? So joining me is Lindsay Dittmert. She is a physician assistant at our family medicine specialist clinic. Lindsay sees patients of all ages, kids, teens, busy adults, super seniors. Even though she doesn't have kids of her own yet, she is very aware of how challenging it can be to stay balanced in such a digital world for both adults and children. Lindsay, thank you so much for being here. Yeah, thanks for having me. So you are a family medicine provider. From that perspective, how have you seen an increased screen time technology change the concern that patients bring you and what you're seeing in the clinic?

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, so working in family medicine, we see a wide range of patients from all ages. Um, and we see increased screen time associated with a plethora of patient concerns. Um, with the pediatric population, parents often come in with concerns of behavioral changes, sleep disturbance, and other mental health symptoms with their children. The American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 clinical report highlights that greater screen duration is associated with both internalizing behaviors such as depression and anxiety, and externalizing behaviors like aggression, conduct problems, hyperactivity, all associated with children. And that has held true in our community as well. In the adult population, we see similar mental health symptoms, including increased anxiety levels, sleep disruption, and metabolic issues. Studies show adults spending over two hours on screens daily show higher rates of depression. And every additional hour of screen time associates with increased depressive symptoms. However, interestingly enough, research has exhibited time and time again that increased screen time not only has these dramatic effects on mental health, but also some metabolic issues as well. I have included some uh statistics, so I'll kind of read through those and then touch on each one a little bit after I mention it. So each additional hour of daily screen time is associated with 7% increased risk of obesity. So that's either from the sedentary time that you're spent watching TV, scrolling on your phone, things like that. Um, every additional two hours spent watching TV, being on screens, things like that, is associated with a 20% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Kind of similar thing. You're sedentary, you're not moving, you're not getting staying active, getting that heart rate up. Um, that can affect your blood sugars, that can cause those to spike up and have those concerns. Um, objectively measured sedentary time, like watching TV, scrolling on social media, is also associated with the 22% or the 20 to 22% increased odds of type 2 diabetes and a 39% increased odds of metabolic syndrome. So kind of going along with all that, it puts you at a huge risk for those metabolic problems. And then that increased TV showing also is associated with a 15 to 17% increased risk of cardiovascular events. Those are your heart attacks, your strokes, um, those big scary problems that have so much effect on us when we are sedentary, we're not moving, we're not getting our steps in, we're not staying active the way that we should. Um, and those screen times play a big role in that.

SPEAKER_00

That's just those are some interesting statistics and a little, a little scary on something that, hey, if we just put our phones down, maybe some of these things would get better. Absolutely. So we hear the term digital detox a lot. So if, you know, if and when patients are asking you about it, what does it mean? How do you talk to them about it? How do you clear up any of those misconceptions? Because I'm sure for a lot of us, I mean, it would be difficult.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely. And digital, you know, devices have become such a daily, daily thing that it's necessary for us to use. I know for me, myself, all of my work is on my computer. So I'm looking at a screen all day, every day. Um, so these digital detoxes, it's defined as a conscious temporary disconnection from smartphones, digital devices, activities, things like that, um, for specified periods ranging from hours to weeks, with the goal of reducing screen time and improving your overall well-being. And truly, that really means whatever you want it to mean. Whether you pursue complete abstinence from screens, limiting time spent on the screens, or finding other hobbies and outlets to distract yourself from these screens, um a digital detox is completely your own. Even the smallest changes can have major impacts on overall health and well-being. And I'll dive a little bit more into that in a little bit. But um, as you mentioned, those misconceptions, there are a lot going around. A lot of people saying that it doesn't make a difference unless you completely cut out screens. It doesn't make a difference unless you completely delete all of your social media accounts and throw them out to the phone away. Exactly, exactly. Which that's simply not true. Um Research conducted a randomized study in 2025. Um, actually performed this on medical students. And me just graduating from PA school, I know I spent a lot of time on iPads, screens, um, looking at my computer. All my notes, all of my lectures were on those screens. So I spent hours doing. I think in high schools these days, too. A lot of it is on a tablet. Absolutely. High schools, elementary schools, it's just such a good resource to have that opens up such a wide variety of different educational platforms that it's hard not to use them and take advantage of them. But um the study did show that the digital detox paired with alternative activities produced significantly better outcomes than those that just completely wiped out screen time. So made little adjustments, little decreased amount of time, setting limits to hours spent on certain apps, instead of just completely wiping them away. Those that just reduced their screen time showed much better side effects and much better overall health and happiness and well-being. Um, while limiting that screen time does have benefits in and of itself, it's also important to evaluate how you're spending that time off of your screen too. If you know, you're off of the screen, but you're still just sitting there watching a movie, just looking at a different screen, it's really not doing that, making that big of a difference or making those adjustments. It's really that getting up, getting active, changing your habits that makes the biggest difference.

SPEAKER_00

I think of that just kind of like with exercise too. If that's something you're getting up and doing, just getting those positive endorphins from moving your body and doing things like that, and not just maybe even walking on a treadmill, staring, staring at my phone.

SPEAKER_01

Yes, absolutely. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_00

So you mentioned the brain a little bit, and it's, I mean, the brain is a a wild part of the body that's absolutely amazing. So, how does that constant digital stimulation, things like social media, streaming videos, nonstop notifications affect our brain health overall?

SPEAKER_01

So they've done a lot of studies on looking at the neuroimaging, just looking at pictures of the brain of people that spend so much time on their phones, spend so much time looking at screens, at um TV screens, things like that, compared to those that don't. Um, and a lot of those show that the higher digital and social media use are associated with lower lower cortical thickening and volume across the multiple brain regions. So, especially in the prefrontal cortex of your brain, which is responsible for executive functions, decision making, emotional regulation, social behavior, and personality expression. Um, and those are all big, big parts of our lives, you know, being able to make decisions, being able to regulate your emotions and um control that um up and down emotional um roller coaster that a lot of people go on from day to day. If those screen times are affecting the part of your brain that is helping to improve that, I mean, that takes a big toll on people from their day-to-day lives. Um, and the temporal lobe as well. So that part of the brain is responsible for processing auditory information, understanding language, forming and retrieving memories, interpreting emotions, and recognizing visual objects and faces. So, there again, with forming and retrieving memories, that is the biggest one that we see a lot of concerns with, especially in the older population where sometimes people are having harder times remembering what they ate for supper last night, who they talked to on the phone last week, things like that. Um, and we're seeing a lot of association with these overwhelming amounts of screen time. Um, so other areas in the brain that involve attention, executive control, all that is being affected by these screen times as being shown in the neuroimaging studies. Um, the cognitive toll of digital stimulation is also substantial. Excessive screen time is associated with impaired executive function, working memory attention, kind of like we've all been see uh mentioning before. Um, they did a study actually on college students, which showed reduced accuracy on executive function tasks immediately after social use. So the second they get off of these phones after having their brain so stimulated and switching from task to task, those executive functions are just altered. Um which explains the side effects that we're commonly seeing with that brain fog, the increased anxiety levels, the increased depressive levels, the feelings of we're not able to do and complete tasks the way that we feel like we should be able to or feel like we normally would be. It's heavily affected by these screen times.

SPEAKER_00

And so the way that the screen time or that stimulation, it is literally altering the way the brain looks. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely. It's um one of the things that it talks that a lot of these studies talk about is how our brains get so used to jumping from one task to the next, from video to video, one reel. Exactly. I'm guilty of it too. Just scrolling and scrolling and seeing all these different stories, different videos, things like that. Our brains get so used to being in that always on edge short-term stimulation that it affects our ability to concentrate on those long-term, you know, things that take a little bit more time, require a little bit more concentration on that one task rather than jumping from um task to task, video to video, screen to screen. Um, it does take effect and it alters the way that our baby our body and our brain is able to do that and process that.

SPEAKER_00

I mean, it makes sense. I've just never really thought about it that way of of how of how all that works. So with excessive screen time, are people coming in with, I mean, maybe not knowing that that's what's doing it, but headaches, brain fog, anxiety?

SPEAKER_01

100%. Okay. Um, these platforms, kind of like I mentioned, are designed to deliver those short bursts of dopamine through the likes, the shares, the quick video clips that you laugh at, or you want to just keep watching more cat videos. I'm I'm guilty of it myself. They're funny. Um, but this um can condition the brain to crave these intermittent rewards. Um, it leads to that reduced attention span, that mental fatigue, difficulty focusing on longer and more complex tasks. Um, this pattern is commonly referred to as brain rot. I know, I know my mom, especially, if she's watching this, she uh has always said that's gonna rot your brain. And it's on the TV. Exactly. Exactly. Um, but it's also referred to as that mental fog, that sluggishness that you were mentioning that typically follows that prolonged digital consumption. Um, our brains are so used to switching from that one task to the next that that long-term concentration just isn't there anymore. Um, they're also growing accustomed to not having to focus on that task for an extended amount of times. Um I I often think of it as how often are you working on a task, doing something at work, at home, doing dishes, cleaning, something like that, and you just feel the urge to take a break, to go scroll, check Facebook, check Instagram, check what people are doing, what people are posting, or to see if anyone tagged you in anything, sent you anything like that you would like. Right. Um, that's our brains being so used to that quick fix of of you know, that intermittent short-term rewarding system that the tasks that take more complex concentration, longer concentration, um, they're just impossible to accomplish anymore without taking that sort of break.

SPEAKER_00

And I I know that you're gonna talk about that, that it affects a lot of generations, but I know in kind of the younger generation, those that are just coming into jobs, I know a lot of employers are struggling with that because I mean, that's what they're what they've grown up with, that's what their college has looked like. And it's hard to keep them on task with with items.

SPEAKER_01

And it's so hard to change when that's all they've known. Especially, you know, younger generations, my generation, it's that's all we've known is to just be able to do a quick check on our phones, do a quick scroll on Instagram, on Facebook, things like that. And it's hard, it's hard to to beat those habits for sure.

SPEAKER_00

So talk to us about a digital detox. How can somebody, myself included, reasonably do this? What's the best way to kind of get going on something like that?

SPEAKER_01

So it is absolutely possible to be able to take these digital detoxes and see and have measurable and noticeable neurological benefits. Um, even the smallest adjustments can make the most substantial of addition of a difference in attention, anxiety levels, life satisfaction overall. Um it doesn't have to be that significant of a change to see these benefits. So another study found that by reducing daily uh digital screen time by even one hour for the week, that's not even for the just one day, one hour less in a week than the week prior, um showed that uh you have a stronger and more sustainable effect than anyone that, you know, tried to complete complete abstinence of I'm not on my phone at all. Get rid of it. Yep, like you said, throwing the phone out the window type. Um so just little changes like that have shown great, substantial, more um sustainable benefits.

SPEAKER_00

I think of that like with food too. We've had uh Julie Levy, our registered dietitian, on here before too. And she, I mean, talks about the 80-20 rule or the if you say, hey, I'm gonna wake up Monday morning, go to the gym every single day for an hour, eat salads all week. I mean, this is just not obtainable. So I feel like something like this just kind of relates to that as well, too of can't j just start if you've been used to being on your phone five hours a day.

SPEAKER_01

Exactly. I couldn't agree more. And there are many different outlets that you can make these small changes, and your phones will help you do that. Um, I know for me, I have a setting set where I can spend one hour a day on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Okay. Once that hour is up, my phone locks the apps, they're gone. I have the option to ignore my limit. I try not to as best I can, but your phone gives you resources that you can make these small changes. It's just staying consistent and sticking with yourself and telling yourself that you're going to do it and stick with it. Like any other habit, it takes time to develop and to stick with it. But eventually those benefits will will show and you'll be feeling much better.

SPEAKER_00

I mean, that's just awesome to know too. Like even an hour a week, I think some people could probably do an hour a day, you know, to have that be increased. But of how of how much, I mean, me and if you did an hour a day too, how much better you might feel.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely. And just get so much other stuff done. I know for me, it for me personally, it increased my, you know, productivity at home, productivity at work, things like that, just because I don't really have the option to write, jump onto those social media platforms and to spend time on my phone and things like that. So wow.

SPEAKER_00

I mean, I think that's really good. And everyone I think could could take some of that challenge. Yeah. So we mentioned sleep a little bit, and I know that this is a big issue for so many people, and maybe it's related to this or not. But how does screen exposure, especially before bed, interfere with sleep cycles, melatonin, all of those things?

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, so you are absolutely right that sleep is a major, major concern for many individuals, adults, pediatrics, sleep is a big concern. Um, and the way that our screens work, the way that they emit certain forms of light, has a substantial um effect on our sleep patterns. Okay. So blue light, which I'm sure most people have heard about, um, is emitted through screens, and that actually significantly decreases the naturally produced melatonin that's responsible for the drowsiness, the feeling that, okay, I'm ready to settle down, I'm ready to go to bed. Um, this is especially significant in little kids too. Um, a study showed that children that were exposed to just one hour of blue light right before bed saw a delayed sleep phrase by an average of 56 minutes. So I like to think of that, you know, just as myself. So I go to bed at nine o'clock, I scroll on my phone until 10 o'clock, I'm not getting to bed, getting good quality sleep until 11. That's two hours right there that I could have been getting much better quality sleep that I'm just simply missing out on because of that light exposure. Um, and I don't think people think about how, you know, you're scrolling, you're watching these videos, you're intrigued on those. And it's hard to shut your brain off on that front, but it's the exposure to it, just that in and of itself, that's causing these disruptions in your circadian rhythm as well.

SPEAKER_00

I mean, I think that's so, so true. I was looking at something last night, and then you, okay, I turned off my phone, and then you're, I mean, you're just thinking about it. Yeah. Okay, for maybe those 10 minutes, and then my brain is probably just going with that. Absolutely. So for your recommendation, I mean, overall screen time, but before bed is very prominent.

SPEAKER_01

Yes, absolutely. So the light exposure throughout the day, it's different because obviously you're exposed to the natural lights of room lighting, the sun, things like that. Those lights that are responsible and help with keeping you awake. You know, if you're sitting in a dark room having no light exposure, that's when you're feeling, oh, I could take a nap, I'm ready for bed. But that light exposure during the day is good. Um right before bed, that light exposure is affecting how your body is relaxing, resetting, getting to the point where you feel like you can obtain that good quality sleep. So that hour, hour and a half, two hours right before bed are significant for getting the best quality and the most duration of sleep that you possibly can.

SPEAKER_00

So when you have patients come in with sleep complaints maybe related to this, is it mainly just they can't fall asleep or they're getting up in the night? Or what are you seeing with this?

SPEAKER_01

So the most common complaint that we see that could easily be acknowledged by just turning off those screens is the problem of falling asleep. Okay. Um, because as I mentioned before, that light exposure in and of itself shifts that natural circadian rhythm. Um, and it also makes it relax hard to relax your brain to let yourself calm down to the point where you're ready to sleep. Um, overall affecting falling asleep, staying asleep, the overall quality of the sleep. Um, this all adds up really quickly to affect how you feel during the day, your alertness level, your fatigue level. Um, there's no worse feeling, personally to me, than when you wake up and you feel like you just were not well rested and that you didn't get enough sleep. You know that you have a full day ahead of you and you're just not rested up enough to take it on as well as you think that you could have. Um, and I think that exposure to screens right before bed plays a huge role in that. And TVs included with that, not just phones? TVs are included in that, but TVs I've shown that they're not as significant because that exposure isn't right in your face, right in front of you. It's a little farther away. Um, you're able to process and take in more of that natural room lighting, that warm light, that um bright light, even with other um, depending on what types of lights you have in your home. Um, but that blue light from your T uh phone screen is very significant because it's right there, it's in your face. There's no, there's no chance that that light's going anywhere else other than right into your eyes.

SPEAKER_00

Okay, right there. So for busy adults that are juggling work, family responsibilities, what are some ways they can, you know, do a digital detox without feeling disconnected? I'm thinking about um, you know, even my workout group or my kid's birthday party. You know, all those things are on Facebook. So I I can't completely get rid of that.

SPEAKER_01

Yes, absolutely. And that's the challenge in today's society because we rely so much on our devices to stay up to date, to stay connected to the world around us. Um, and that kind of plays into that it doesn't take a huge, abrupt, dramatic change to make those major differences. Gradual reductions have shown much more substantial benefits compared to those huge limitations of completely abstaining from phone use, screen use, anything like that. Little changes like I mentioned earlier, of uh limiting how much time you can spend on those certain apps, silencing non-essential notifications, keeping your phone away from your bed area or your sleep areas right before you're going to bed are just small little changes that you can make to get those major benefits without having that huge drastic disconnection feeling. Um it's important to be mindful of your time spent on screens, but it doesn't require perfection.

SPEAKER_00

I I find it interesting in the iPhone. That's what I have, is that what you have as well too? Of just how I think Sunday morning it pops up and it'll tell me how much screen time I had that week. Yes. And just of monitoring that a little bit more that it's like you said, the technology's there. We just need to look into it a little bit.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely. It takes a little bit of effort, as with any other habit, but it just takes that one little tiny step to make uh even a little bit of a difference. But these smaller steps do have more significant of a positive effect than we even would realize.

SPEAKER_00

Okay, let's turn it a little bit to kids. You see patients of all ages. What advice are you giving parents who are concerned about screen time for kids, teens, except especially related to sleep? I know you mentioned ADHD, things like that.

SPEAKER_01

So the best thing that you can do for yourself, your kids, your teens, anything like that is stay consistent and stay vigilant. The best thing you can do for your children is creating the habit of not letting screens be a habit. So I want to say that again just so I can be clear. The best thing you can do for your children is creating the habit of not letting screens be a habit. Small changes like only allowing screen use in certain parts of the house during certain hours of the day, making sure screens are turned off or plugged in outside of the bedroom at least one hour before bedtime, and focusing on the quality of the screen time rather than the quantity can make a big impact. So when we're talking about that quality over quantity, there are certain resources that are available through these devices that are significantly um beneficial. Those learning apps for those little kiddos where they're learning to spell, they're learning to write out letters, things like that. Those are great resources for little kiddos that are trying to learn how to write, how to draw, how to do all these different things. Doing that compared to absentmindedly scrolling on YouTube, watching you know, random videos that are you're not even sure what's gonna pop up next because there's really no limit on what could pop up next. Right. It just it just keeps going. It just keeps going. Exactly. So ensuring that the quality of that screen time is benefiting them as much as possible rather than that quantity is can make a huge difference.

SPEAKER_00

And I'm sure for some parents listening, I I have two young kids at home too. I mean it can be hard. A phone or a a TV is kind of an easy way, especially if you know you're trying to make supper or trying to do those things. But maybe in your example or in you know in the clinic oh over time for all of this, I mean it's going to be beneficial, maybe less behavior for kids. I mean things like that.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely it's gonna be able to help just like with adults how we get so used to that jumping from task to task, video to video, um app to app, kids get used to that too. They get used to their minds not really having to stay engaged, stay concentrated, stay focused. And for those kids whose minds are so easily affected by those types of things and developmentally are affected by those things, it's substantial that they're able to stay concentrated on one task and to have those interactions where they're not just looking at the screen, but they're talking to people, they're learning, they're watching, they're engaging. And that can be hard through those screens and it's super easy for kit parents to give those kids those screens just to keep them distracted, like you said, because parenting can be hard and if it's a if it's a good fix that it'll keep them quiet. It'll keep them engaged in that one activity it's hard to to see that that might be causing more harm than any good.

SPEAKER_00

And so when you mentioned earlier just about the way the screen time affects the brain, I mean children's brains included with that too, not just adults. 100%. Absolutely that's scary.

SPEAKER_01

That's very scary. That's very scary. And that's why a lot of researchers and a lot of studies are showing increased amounts of ADHD symptoms that inability to concentrate that inability to process information, take it in and respond appropriately, because and that could very well be affected by these screens and that screen time and that jumping from topic to topic thing to thing. And that's something that it's an easy fix that can make a big long lifelong um difference but it just takes just takes that one small step.

SPEAKER_00

And all in moderation maybe maybe speak to that a little bit for parents that are like I have to make supper I have to do this. Not saying completely get rid of it.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely no smaller steps just you know decreasing that screen time by an hour a week even so to s to make a big difference. And the one thing that really is significant especially in the family model is it's no secret that kids notice and model adult behavior. So staying consistent with your own habits is essential for maintaining your children's habits.

SPEAKER_00

It takes a whole family to set the unit or a whole family unit to set the boundaries, stay consistent, work together towards the goal of limiting that screen time and prioritizing other ways to spend time together as a family I feel like there's different memes or different I mean videos as we're talking about that of just the effect of I mean a dad sitting on the couch and just continuing to scroll and scroll and kids are over here seeking attention too of just how big of an impact that has too that you can you you gotta model it as well too. Yes, absolutely. So Lindsay wrapping up here one small change that you would suggest to our listeners to how to how to better help them with this.

SPEAKER_01

So if I could recommend just one small change to take that first small step that would have the greatest impact to be make sure that you're putting that phone down or tablet down 30 to 60 minutes before you plan to fall asleep. This allows ample time to settle your mind, relax, prepare yourself for the best sleep quality possible. Staying consistent with those small changes can make a gr can be a great starting point for improving that overall sleep quality and in those little ones their mind development. All it takes is a little consistency and building what works best for you and your family. But it's also really important to remember that what works for one person might not work for you, might not work for your family. Like I said, I work completely on my screen. I work completely on my phone or computer, things like that. So limiting screen time might not be the best option for me, but more that how am I spending my time on my screen, making sure that I'm doing work I'm you know interacting with those that I need to interact with and then once I'm done and accomplish those, putting the screen down. That was that's what has worked for me. After going through all this research and collecting all this information, I realized that I really need to make and kind of take some of these things to heart too because I I'm just as guilty as anybody on using my screens more for uh quantity than quality. And so just taking those small steps but whatever works for you whatever works best for your family whatever you see the most benefit in take it and run with it and make small changes from there and anything that'll help improve your personal and family dynamic is is a win.

SPEAKER_00

And just try to stay consistent. Like you said nobody's ever going to be completely perfect but absolutely absolutely so Lindsay for our listeners who maybe haven't seen you yet or don't know you maybe just how can someone get in contact with you and variety of patients or things that you see in the clinic set up.

SPEAKER_01

Absolutely yeah so as a family medicine provider I'm able to see anyone and everyone as much as for any concern that anyone could have any age like I said two days old to 102 years old. I'm happy to see anybody and I'm really excited to be in this community and already getting the sense of um how much this community cares about each other and how passionate that the Family Medicine clinic is on just providing the best, most quality compassionate care and making our patients feel like they're listened to and I hope that I can add to that and hopefully make my patients feel as though they're heard. And so getting a hold of that family medicine clinic to schedule an appointment is the best way to go about doing that. And I'm hoping that I can continue to make a difference and get to know more people in the community and continue my time and just getting to getting to help everyone that as much as I can.

SPEAKER_00

Oh that's perfect Lindsay we are so thankful to have you here at Lexington Regional and thank you for this topic too I know uh I'm gonna go check my phone settings and see see what all I'm doing too because uh I think something we can all do a little bit better with Lindsay thank you a helpful conversation uh practical invites or practical insights realistic advice that people can actually use um and to our listeners if you're feeling tired overwhelmed or just always always on your phone is always with you a little unplugging might go a long way so thank you for listening if you would please like share subscribe to our podcast um send it to your friend who's maybe on their phone because they're gonna be on their phone anyway. So until next time stay well