This month we're looking at how smartphones and social media are shaping the mental health of young people, through a Huberman Lab conversation with Dr Jonathan Haidt that's well worth a listen for dads.

We're also sharing details of our next men's mental health walk, which heads to Manly with a 6:30 am start from Shelly Beach on Friday 30 October.

Podcast - How Smartphones & Social Media Impact Mental Health – Huberman Lab with Dr Jonathan Haidt

In this Huberman Lab episode, social psychologist Dr Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, explains how a childhood spent on phones instead of playing has driven a sharp rise in anxiety, depression and suicide among young people. He covers how phones and social media affect boys and girls differently, and gives four practical ways to help kids, and the rest of us, build healthier habits. It's a long one that runs about two and a half hours, so it works well as a few walks' or a car trip worth of listening and is especially useful for dads. (Skip through the sponsor notices at start to about the 6.30 mark)