Publication in hardcover, Broadleaf Books. 

Part I: Reckoning 

An unflinching look at the attachment research about the digital "secure base." We explore the link between attachment styles and compulsive smartphone use, uncovering how our devices have become surrogate figures that replace the vulnerability of real human intimacy.

Part II: Remembering 

A return to the medicine of presence. We remember the sacred necessity of solitude, the quality of our own minds, and the unmatched potency of soul-to-soul connection and intimacy with the natural, embodied world.

Part III: Reclaiming

A call to reclaim our attentional agency through real-life experiments to get us offline. We ground in our moral values and recenter in our purpose, shifting from the despair of digitization to the repair of rehumanization.

“I’ve been waiting for a book on social media and attachment styles, and Shannon Algeo’s work does not disappoint. This is a trauma-informed, spiritually and scientifically based, nervous system–aware approach to changing your relationship to technology. It will help you put down your phone and step back into your life. Buy a copy today!”

—Amelia Hruby, PhD, host of the Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media podcast and author of Your Attention Is Sacred Except on Social Media 

“WE NEED THIS BOOK! Shannon Algeo’s words are medicine for a culture starved of presence. This book is a deeply human invitation to remember what it means to be alive.”

—Africa Brooke, author of The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in the Age of Intolerance and host of the Beyond the Self podcast

“Shannon Algeo’s thoughtful and elegant discourse on our culture’s increasingly deranged intimacy with our phones is grounded in a genuinely sophisticated psychological lens. His exploration of the attachment patterns that underlie our digital addictions landed with uncanny precision: I found myself suddenly recognizing my own avoidant style in a way I had not previously admitted. This book invited me, with kindness and clarity, to reclaim my whole self rather than banish the shadow. I’m grateful for that invitation, and I’m still listening to it.”

—Sam Stern, host of Voices of Esalen podcast and teacher of human-centered AI

“The Power in Your Hands is a compassionate guide for anyone ready to change their relationship with technology by healing the deeper patterns beneath it. Shannon Algeo helps us understand not just what we reach for online, but why—and how to come back to presence, connection, and self-trust. A grounded, thoughtful road map for reclaiming your attention and your life.”

—Dr. Nicole LePera, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek

“The Power in Your Hands is brave, honest, and profoundly necessary medicine for these modern times. Shannon Algeo gives language to what so many of us feel but rarely stop long enough to name: the subtle ways our addiction to technology separates us from our bodies, our relationships, our precious time, our truth, and the deeper purpose our souls are longing to remember. With a rare blend of psychological insight, attachment theory, ritual, and lived experience, he brings heartfelt compassion and well-researched clarity to a conversation we urgently need in this fast-moving, hyperconnected world. This book is a fierce wake-up call delivered with heart, humor, and humanity, inviting us back into presence, connection, and the fullness of our own aliveness.”

—Seane Corn, internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, author of Revolution of the Soul, and social activist

 “Read The Power in Your Hands and remember who you were before the endless notifications began. Shannon Algeo understands what many are just beginning to name: Our phones have become the place we unwittingly hide from ourselves and the truest versions of one another. This book is a bridge back to presence and connection. It is a road map for anyone ready to meet their life with full attention. This is the book for anyone who suspects their scrolling is really soul searching and is ready to put their phone down and look within.”

—Octavia F. Raheem, award-winning author of Rest Is Sacred and founder of Pause, Rest, Lead® School of Sacred Studies

 “Shannon Algeo captures exactly what we witness every day at The Offline Club: people rediscovering presence and connection with themselves and others once the digital noise falls away. This book is a powerful reminder that our attention is worth protecting and that stronger, more human communities are built when we’re truly present. Put your phone away and read this book!”

—Jordy van Bennekom, founder of The Offline Club

 “A deeply needed book for our distracted age. A compassionate, research-backed, soul-filled guide to reclaiming your attention, your presence, and your life from unconscious addiction to your tech. Shannon Algeo helps us understand not just how to put the phone down — but what we’re really reaching for when we pick it up.”

—Justin Michael Williams, Author, Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us