Tech Boundaries & Digital Wellness: Your Month of Intentional Tech Use + my FREE Slack Community!

Welcome to July, friends! 🌟

This month, we're exploring Tech Boundaries & Digital Wellness for Creatively Unblocked Professionals—a theme that emerged as I watched brilliant creators get stuck in digital overwhelm.

🎧 Latest Podcast Episode: From Overwhelm to Operating System

I want to share my latest podcast episode that dropped this week. In July 11th, 2025 - From Overwhelm to Operating System: AI, Neurodiversity & the New Rules of Digital Life, we explore:

• AI Reality Check: How the developer's role is shifting from hands-on coding to managing AI agents

• Neurocomplexity & Burnout: Why neurodivergent adults overwork or avoid work entirely, and how to navigate emotional processing on your own timeline

• Digital Safety & Ethics: The real risks of AI assistants with high-level privileges

• Brand Stewardship: Moving beyond performing intimacy for strangers online

The episode unpacks how AI coding tools are changing the game and what actually breaks—and builds—neurodivergent talent at work. Plus, we explore how AI could become the ultimate productivity sidekick for brains that don't fit the mold.

Key Takeaway: The developer's role is shifting from hands-on coding to managing AI agents. While productivity climbs, the dopamine hit from solving tough problems fades. The question becomes: who will thrive in this new landscape, and who will miss the thrill of the build?

🌟 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Pythoness Network Launch

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Pythoness Network—a FREE Slack-based community for those interested in the intersections of art, tech, accessibility, and how their business fits with the greater good.

What We're Building Together - Calendar of Events

Monthly Accessibility Workshops

• When: Last Tuesday of every month at 8pm ET

• Starting: July 29th, 2025

• What: Hands-on workshops covering web accessibility, inclusive design, and creating digital spaces that work for everyone and a group meditation.

Weekly Wrap Up Co-Working Sessions

• When: Every Friday from 1-3pm ET

• What: Facilitated focused co-working sessions for deep work and accountability

• Perfect for: Creatives, entrepreneurs, and professionals who thrive with structured work time and co-creating in parallel.

Why This Community Matters

I've watched brilliant creators get stuck in digital overwhelm. Poor tech boundaries can:

• Block creative flow with constant interruptions

• Drain energy through endless scrolling and notifications

• Create decision fatigue from too many tool options

• Sabotage focus with poorly designed workspaces

Pythoness Network is designed to help you build digital environments that:

• Amplify your creativity instead of draining it

• Support your unique brain instead of fighting it

• Create space for deep work instead of constant distraction

• Build sustainable habits that grow with your practice

How to Join

Join Pythoness Network here

Community Guidelines:

• Lead with Support, Not Solutions: Our default mode is validation and empathy. Acknowledge experiences before offering advice

• Prioritize Impact Over Intent: We're each responsible for the impact of our words, regardless of our intentions

• Contribute, Don't Correct: Share diverse experiences without debating which is more "correct"

• Practice a "Right to Pass": You're not obligated to engage in every discussion. Disengage when needed for your wellbeing

📅 July's Newsletter Theme Preview: Tech Boundaries & Digital Wellness

This month, we're exploring how to create digital environments that support your creativity instead of draining it. Here's what's coming:

Week 2: Workspace Design for Creative Flow

• Creating distraction-free writing and design environments

• Visual systems that support creative process

• Digital workspace organization for neurodivergent brains

Week 3: Tech Tools That Respect Your Boundaries

• Automation that respects your energy levels

• Setting up systems that prevent creative burnout

• Tools that amplify creativity without overwhelming

Week 4: Building Sustainable Digital Habits

• Creating tech routines that prevent overwhelm

• Long-term strategies for digital wellbeing

• Building systems that grow with your creative practice

🧠 Why This Theme Matters for Creatives

I've watched brilliant creators get stuck in digital overwhelm. Poor tech boundaries can:

• Block creative flow with constant interruptions

• Drain energy through endless scrolling and notifications

• Create decision fatigue from too many tool options

• Sabotage focus with poorly designed workspaces

The goal this month is to help you build digital environments that:

• Amplify your creativity instead of draining it

• Support your unique brain instead of fighting it

• Create space for deep work instead of constant distraction

• Build sustainable habits that grow with your practice

💡 Pro Tip: Start with a Digital Wellness Audit

Before we explore specific strategies next week, take 10 minutes to assess your current digital wellness:

Grab a piece of paper and answer these questions:

1. What digital activities drain your energy the most?

2. When do you feel most creative and focused?

3. What notifications could you live without?

4. What digital tools actually support your creative process?

5. What notifications interrupt your creative flow most?

6. How does your phone usage affect your energy levels?

7. Which digital connections are essential vs. draining?

This simple audit will help you identify the specific boundaries you need to set this month.

🎯 This Week's Action Step

Set one small boundary today. Maybe it's turning off notifications for 2 hours while you work, or deleting one app that's not serving you. Start small, and we'll build from there.

📚 Resource Spotlight: Digital Wellness Toolkit

Ready to start your digital wellness journey? Check out my Digital Spring Cleaning Toolkit for neurodivergent-friendly tools to refresh your digital life.

The toolkit includes:

• Digital Spring Cleaning Worksheet: A 4-page resource using the GRIT framework

• NAA Framework: Notice, Adjust, Acknowledge micro-reflection technique

• Monthly reflection templates for ongoing digital wellness

No sign-up required—download the PDF worksheet or use the Canva template to get started today!

🌟 Personal Update

This website launch and community building has been a labor of love, and I'm grateful for this community that's supported the journey. The feedback about the clear, accessible design has been incredibly validating—it's exactly what I hoped to create.

🎧 Community Corner

Question: "How do you balance being accessible online with protecting your creative energy?"

My response: This is a great question! I've found that setting clear boundaries about when and how I engage online has been crucial. I schedule specific times for community engagement, use auto-responders for non-urgent messages, and have created visual systems that help me quickly identify what needs immediate attention versus what can wait.

The key is designing systems that work for your brain, not against it. We'll dive deeper into this in Week 3!

Have a question about tech boundaries or digital wellness? Reply to this email—I'd love to feature your question in an upcoming newsletter.

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Until next week, remember: Your creativity deserves a digital environment that supports it. Let's build that together this month.

With joy and clarity,

Amanda

The Pythoness Programmer

P.S. If you know someone who could benefit from this month's focus on tech boundaries and digital wellness, please share this newsletter with them. The more creatives we can help unblock, the better our digital world becomes.

P.P.S. Don't forget to check out the latest podcast episode if you haven't already—it's a perfect complement to this month's theme of building healthier relationships with technology.

P.P.P.S. Join the FREE Slack Community - Pythoness Network. Let's build something amazing together.