Hello Reader, When I first imagined Infinite Halls, I knew the conversations I wanted to have. I just had absolutely no idea how to make a podcast. Editing? Audio? Publishing? I was completely clueless. Around that same time, Wellesley sent out a call to alumnae: Hire a summer intern. Tina applied. A rising sophomore studying Psychology and Sociology at the time, she casually mentioned she’d already produced and hosted her own podcast in high school. Perfect. Because I needed someone who knew...
15 days ago • 3 min read
DearReader, Oof. This is my wake up moment in the next podcast episode. Mary is standing in a government center with her son, Alex. He needs to use the bathroom. She shows his disability card. She tries to explain. There's a language barrier. The staff member doesn't understand. And before she can bridge that gap, he wets himself. In public. In front of other families. She described it as dehumanizing. What struck me wasn't just the incident itself. It was realizing that for Mary, this wasn't...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Spring 2026 Round Up June 15, 2026 Hello Reader! I hope this newsletter finds you like a first sip of coffee or that evening cup of tea—comforting, energizing, and perhaps offering a small moment to pause before the day begins or ends. I can't believe it's already June. When I first started Infinite Screentime, I used to send seasonal updates sharing what I was learning from conversations with parents, educators, researchers, and young people. Somewhere along the way, life got busy, the work...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
DearReader, I need to tell you, months ago, while editing this first inaugural episode late at night, I found myself pausing the audio over and over at the exact same moment. Not during the part about Instagram.Not during the part about lying.Not even during the reveal that an 11-year-old had secretly been traveling across Hong Kong sourcing inventory for her business. It was the pause afterward. The silence where Christine — a mother, educator, and someone who deeply believed she had done...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I’m so excited to finally say this: INFINITE HALLS PODCAST IS FINALLY LIVE!!! The first story is up, and I would truly love for you to hear it. This podcast has been living quietly in my heart for a long time. It’s a space for honest conversations about parenting, screens, identity, and growing up in a digital world — without judgment or easy answers. Managing Disobedience Without Crushing Momentum In Unboxing a Future, a parent faces a moment many of us dread: discovering her...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, And I think I’ve been avoiding saying it out loud because… once I do, I can’t really take it back. But here it is. There is no one way to do screen time. Not the right way.Not the expert way.Not the “if you just follow these five steps everything will be fine” way. There’s only… your way. And honestly? I don’t have it figured out. hmm. Over the years—through my clients, through conversations at schools and companies, through late-night texts with other parents—I’ve learned...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Over the past few years, I’ve had hundreds of conversations about screens. With parents.With kids.With educators. In living rooms.In schools.In group chats that somehow turn into therapy sessions. And what I’ve noticed is this: The most meaningful moments are not when someone gives the “right” answer. They’re when someone tells the truth. The messy truth.The unsure truth.The “I don’t know if I handled that right” truth. Because that’s where connection happens. Not in perfection....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Some projects begin loudly. This one didn’t. About a year ago, in the middle of all the noise — the headlines about screen time bans, the rising panic around The Anxious Generation, the endless hot takes about whether parents are failing, whether schools are behind, whether technology is ruining childhood or somehow saving it — I found myself sitting with a quieter question. What if we’re asking the wrong thing? Or maybe more accurately… what if we’re asking one question, when...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, How’s your summer going? I feel like I’ve been living in three time zones at once — after crossing the Pacific twice in just a few weeks, I’m finally back in Hong Kong and dreaming in my own bed. Somewhere between airport lounges, sleepless flights, and a lot of parenting in motion, I stumbled into a rabbit hole: Character.AI, the chatbot app that’s suddenly everywhere with kids and teens. It all started with a screen time alert about my youngest. One thing led to another… and soon...
11 months ago • 1 min read