Are You Looking For More Peace and Calm?
We weren’t meant to live like this—always "on," always reachable, endlessly scrolling through other people’s lives while losing touch with our own.
This isn’t just a bad habit…this is a public health crisis.
As a nurse, I see it in the body.
As a healer, I feel it in the heart.
As a human, I’ve lived it in my own life.
We are overstimulated, overextended, and disconnected from the most sacred thing we have: our own attention.
➤ This isn’t about giving up your phone.
➤ It’s about getting your life back.
Is It Time for Your Digital Detox?
🎥 Watch this 5-minute video to hear the story behind Digital Detox, the neuroscience, and how the course can support your healing.
A 1-hour deep dive into why you can’t stop scrolling — plus 20% off the full Digital Detox Program.
Preview Course curriculum
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Set a strong foundation for your Digital Detox journey:
Full Course Overview
Blocking App Setup
How to Navigate the Course
Practice Quiz to Warm Up Your Brain
Once you’ve finished, you’ll be fully ready to begin Module 1 with clarity, intention, and the right tools in place.
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When we bring awareness to our patterns, we create the space to make empowered choices. And that’s where all transformation begins.
In this Module:
Video Lesson: Intentions and Habit Science
Blocking App Taper - Step 1
Homework:
Understand Your Dopamine Pathways (Part 1)
Journal Prompts
Module Quiz
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This Module introduces dopamine—your brain’s motivation and reward chemical. You’ll learn how the digital world hijacks your dopamine system and how to rebalance your brain for joy, clarity, peace and presence.
In this Module:
Video Lesson: Dopamine & Brain Health
Blocking App Taper - Step 2
Homework:
Podcast Assignment: Deep Dive on Dopamine (Part 2)
Journal Prompts
Module Quiz
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Your nervous system is an ancient intelligence, fine tuned and passed on by our ancestors. In this lesson, you’ll learn how your body responds to stress, stimulation, and screens—and how to come back into regulation.
Inside this Module:
Video Lesson: Crash Course in Nervous System Regulation
Blocking App Taper - Step 3
Homework:
Practical Application
Reflective Assignment:
Module Quiz
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Sometimes, our nervous system can get 'stuck' in the stress response due to past experiences being held in the body. This is a protective and survival mechanism of the body and it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you.
These residual feelings can drive us to scroll to numb out. Understanding how this mechanism works is an essential step to finding calm without needing to turn to screens for escape.
In this Module:
Video Lesson: How to Unstick Your Nervous System
Blocking App Taper - Step 4
Homework:
Podcast Assignment: Being vs Doing.
Guided Meditation
Module Quiz
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Integration is essential—this week is intentionally spacious. It’s your time to pause, breathe, and allow all you’ve been learning to settle more deeply into your body, mind, and life.
This Module Includes:
No new lessons or homework
No changes to Blocking App Taper
A full week to rest, integrate, and reflect on all you’ve learned
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Discover how stepping away from screens can help break free from productivity-based self-worth and low self-esteem. Embrace self-care and quiet reflection to nurture inner peace and restore balance in your life.
What’s Included:
Video Lesson: Separating Worth from Work
Blocking App Taper - Step 5
Homework:
Movie Review Assignment!
Module Quiz
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Neuroscience shows we can rewire your brain for peace and calm through meditation as medicine. This module explores 4 simple techniques, and shows how to make peace and presence your default state of being.
In this Module:
Video Lesson: How to Meditate
No Changes to Blocking App
Homework:
4-Day Meditation Challenge with Recordings by Nurse Abby
Journal Prompts
Module Quiz
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The Final Threshold: Slaying your Dragon
Every hero faces a final test. In this lesson, we explore a timeless map of transformation: the Hero’s Journey.
This is where strategy meets soul. As the course nears completion, this reflection will help you uncover your long-term strategy for a digitally balanced life.
In this Module:
Video Lesson: The Hero’s Journey and Screen Time
Finalize Blocking App Settings
Final Quiz
Certificate of Completion
Meet your Instructor
Abby Payne helps overwhelmed professionals escape the endless scroll and step into calm, clarity, and presence. Burned out in the ICU and stuck in late-night screen habits, she discovered the neuroscience of digital overwhelm—and built a roadmap back to freedom.
Through her Digital Detox Program, Abby shows you how to reduce anxiety, sleep better, and cut screen time—so you can stop surviving on autopilot and start living fully, intentionally, and guilt-free. It’s not about quitting screens—it’s about reclaiming your life.
Imagine waking up without that familiar knot of stress, fully present for the people you love, and finally able to focus on the work and moments that matter most. Abby’s approach blends science, soul, and real-world tools to guide you from overwhelm to ease—because life is too short to live in a digital fog.
Certifications & Education
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Bachelors in Nursing
Metropolitan University of Denver
December 2017
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CannyNurse Graduate
International Nurse Coach Academy
June 2022
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Nurse Coach Board Certified
The Nurse Coach Collective
October 2023
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Coach Mentorship Program
The Successful Nurse Coaches 1 Year Mentorship Program
August 2024
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Certified Holding Space Practitioner
Center for Transformational Coaching
December 2024
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Certified Deep Transformational Coach
Center for Transformational Coaching
September 2025
“Completing the Digital Detox program with Abby was a turning point in my life. It helped me self-realize some specific emotions I was numbing with technology. Abby helped me understand the science and dopamine addiction behind this behavior and offered techniques to help me regulate my nervous system and ease out of this behavior.
I am so grateful for Abby’s gentle guidance in this program. She nurtured every participant holding a beautiful space of care for us all as we worked through our digital dependence.”
“I learned so much from the Digital Detox Program with Abby! I felt I was scrolling way too much and finding myself not being present with my wonderful husband, friends and family! The #1 takeaway from this very informative program was how it helped me take a hard look on how too much screen time and scrolling was taking a toll on me mentally and my relationships!
I’m doing much better and if I find myself slipping back into old habits, I go back to the tools I learned from Abby and get right back on track! I would recommend this to everyone since this is a major problem for so many! I highly recommend it and Abby is phenomenal!”
“I took the Digital Detox course with Nurse Abby in August 2024 and I am still using nearly all of the practices I learned almost a year later. The education, information and support I received from this course truly helped me change my life. As a small business owner, I was feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by the pressure I put on myself to be online and in my socials all the time. This course helped me set boundaries for myself in my business and my personal life, which allowed me to bring balance back into my life.
I have found so much more harmony and peace after implementing the practices, education and tools provided. My nervous System is so thankful! I will forever be grateful for the changes this program empowered me to make!”
Ready to Reclaim Your Time, Presence and Peace?
Real tools. Real results.
Minimal willpower required.
Looking for Low-Budget Resources?
Empower yourself with these life-changing tools.
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Automated Grayscale Demo - $5
A quick, step-by-step walkthrough showing you how to turn your phone to grayscale automatically—one of the simplest ways to reduce mindless scrolling.
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ScreenZen Setup Guide - $10
A guided setup tutorial that helps you install and optimize the ScreenZen app for maximum focus, calmer phone use, and fewer impulsive check-ins.
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Stop the Scroll Masterclass - $30
A 1-hour actionable class that teaches the core habits behind healthier screen use, with practical tools you can apply right away—includes the Automated Grayscale demo and a 20% coupon for the full Digital Detox Program.
💬 A note from me to you
A 1-hour deep dive into why you can’t stop scrolling — plus 20% off the full Digital Detox Program.
I created this course for the version of me that felt stuck and addicted to my phone and had forgotten how to be still.
The one who could scroll for hours but couldn’t sit in silence for five minutes.
The one who didn’t know her body was asking for regulation, not more stimulation.
We live in a culture that celebrates speed, noise, and stimulation—but I believe the real revolution is presence.
You are allowed to slow down.
You are allowed to be here.
And you don’t have to do it alone.
With the right education and tools, peace and presence can be your new normal.
Let’s unplug together.
With love,
Abby
