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Digital Detox: A Pathway to Mental Clarity & Connection for Social Workers, Parents & Children - Presentation 4: Dissatisfaction

Digital Detox: A Pathway to Mental Clarity & Connection for Social Workers, Parents & Children - Presentation 4: Dissatisfaction

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Presentation 4: Dissatisfaction

This 1.5 credit course was developed for social work and mental health professionals. This course helps parents, children, and social workers focus on self-discipline and accountability in managing digital habits. By taking ownership of our screen time, we empower ourselves, our families & our communities to create a balanced, intentional life.

Target Audience: Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals

Content Level: Beginning

About the Authors

Lori Kinsey is the founder and continued education director of Red Lotus Life, she strives to lead from a place of integrity that enables clients to expand into their most authentic self. Her passion for this work is revealed in every workshop and retreat. She has the ability to hold strong empathy and safe space for people, because of the work she has done in the areas of domestic violence and human trafficking. As a domestic abuse survivor, her goal is to help others heal from a place of compassion and trust. She has experience working with many individuals who have experienced different areas of trauma. She is truly a dynamic and inspiring speaker.

Sara Hoffman is an integrity driven coach and mentor dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence throughout the healing process. A professional recognized by the Spiral Institute and peers, as well as serving as an integral proponent, while building a heart centered supportive community. Passionate instructor and educator with expertise in compassionate and non-violent communication, addiction, and family trauma. Extensive knowledge in the areas of psychology, human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, kinesiology and nervous system regulation. Proven skill sets in numerous areas including  ethics, team building, research, healthcare, business, administration, marketing and course/content creation, with the ability to operate in highly diverse populations and emergency situations. 

Learning Objectives

After watching this course, participants will be able to understand why feeling dissatisfaction is important. 

Explain how digital habits can lead to feeling unfulfilled.

Access different ways to implement feeling dissatisfaction.

Describe strategies to identify areas of dissatisfaction in everyday life.

List practical steps for addressing and transforming feelings of unfulfillment.
  • 1.5 Credits
  • 80% Passing Score
  • Self-Paced
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Chapter 1:   Exploring Digital Dissatisfaction Through Self-Reflection

Exploring the psychological and emotional impact of their digital habits. By identifying patterns of digital consumption that contribute to feelings of unfulfillment, participants are encouraged to recognize how these behaviors may affect mental clarity, emotional wellbeing, and overall life satisfaction.

Chapter 2:   Identifying Digital Habits and Addressing Dissatisfaction

Reflecting on how habitual digital engagement can contribute to emotional unfulfillment and professional disengagement. Through guided reflection, participants are invited to explore how digital distractions may be interfering with their values, relationships, productivity, and overall well-being.

Chapter 3:   Digital Habits, Emotional Triggers, and the Path to Fulfillment

Exploring the insight of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to explore how fulfillment is shaped not by eliminating external triggers but by transforming our internal responses. 

Through this lens, participants are encouraged to examine how habitual digital engagement may contribute to emotional exhaustion, distraction, and dissatisfaction.

Chapter 4:   Reflecting on Dissatisfaction and Digital Disconnection

Exploring how prolonged digital engagement may contribute to emotional fatigue and a sense of neglect in key areas of life. Through guided reflection, participants are invited to identify the subtle but cumulative impact of screen time on their personal and professional fulfillment.

Chapter 5:   Recognizing Dissatisfaction as a Catalyst for Reconnection and Well-Being

Understanding the importance of recognizing dissatisfaction as a foundational step in promoting personal well-being and strengthening relationships. Participants are guided to reflect on how digital distractions may be pulling attention away from what matters most, such as meaningful connections, family relationships, and personal fulfillment.

Chapter 6:   Reconnecting with What Matters—Exploring Dissatisfaction in Relationships and Interests

Exploring how digital behaviors may be contributing to dissatisfaction in relationships, personal interests, and overall fulfillment. Through a trauma-informed, reflective approach, learners examine how screen time may strain family bonds, diminish engagement with meaningful activities, and displace emotional connection. 

Chapter 7:   Practical Steps to Address Dissatisfaction and Promote Meaningful Alternatives

Access and list a structured approach for identifying and responding to emotional dissatisfaction, particularly as it relates to digital behaviors. Participants are first encouraged to recognize dissatisfaction as an important internal signal, rather than a negative emotion to suppress. This awareness supports a shift toward conscious, empowered decision-making.

Chapter 8:   Digital Distraction, Emotional Avoidance, and Pathways to Fulfillment

Understanding the emotional undercurrents of digital overuse, guided by Courtney Carver’s quote on distraction and avoidance. The discussion centers on the idea that digital busyness often serves as a coping mechanism to avoid difficult emotions leading to a deeper sense of dissatisfaction or emotional emptiness.

Chapter 9:   Guided Reflection to Reconnect with Joy and Fulfillment

Exploring a guided reflection exercise designed to help participants identify joy-filled, screen-free experiences that may have been unintentionally neglected. Participants are encouraged to reconnect with personally meaningful activities as a way to counterbalance digital overuse and emotional fatigue.

Chapter 10:   Building Fulfilling Routines to Reduce Digital Distraction

List and assess practical strategies for replacing digital distraction with intentional, life-enhancing routines. Participants are guided to reflect on how habitual screen use may be displacing opportunities for connection, creativity, movement, or joy.

This video-based online course is self-paced/non-interactive. Course questions can be directed to the author by email: hello@redlotuslife.com. 

System requirements: (example)

  • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
  • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
  • Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.

Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, social workers must log in through the client portal, attend the entire course and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

Red Lotus Life, LLC, Provider #1940, is approved as an ACE Provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/24/2025-7/24/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits. 

For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call: 435-414-0485.