EP37. Reclaiming Peace & Tuning Out Social Media Noise

Social media is a part of our daily lives. From connecting to others to engaging with a brand’s newest product release, social media provides a link between us and the rest of the real (and virtual) world. What happens, though, when our highlight reels and social media use levels become too overwhelming and/or addictive? This episode reveals some downsides to social media, and Kaylin talks about her love/hate relationship with it. We talk about boundaries, fake news, emotional drains, anxiety/depression, and more. Over time, she has started to decrease her use, which has prompted some eye-opening realizations. Most notably, happiness increases when she is away from a screen — and certainly a social media account!

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Resources:

• Article: How Social Media Affects a Highly Sensitive Person’s Brain

• Research Article: Vogel, E. A., Rose, J. P., Roberts, L. R., & Eckles, K. (2014). Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 3(4), 206–222. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000047

• Research Article: Keles, B., McCrae, N., & Grealish, A. (2020). A systematic review: The influence of social media on depression, anxiety, and psychological distress in adolescents. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 25(1), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1590851

• Article: “Sharenting”

• Research Article: Hall, J. A. (2013). Online self‐presentation: Facebook profile pages and the moral implications of visual cues. New Media & Society, 15(6), 885–902. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444813506975

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