What I do on social media free Saturdays
Earlier this year I took a glorious five days away from social media – which may not sound like much, but for someone who spends almost every day without fail on social media (for work and pleasure), it felt revolutionary. I took a break from everything that week, including work, and it really helped to refuel me. It also sparked a change in my social media habits and I decided…
How to cope with vulnerability hangovers
Brene Brown calls vulnerability “our most accurate measure of courage”. Being vulnerable means opening our hearts, pouring out the contents and waiting to see what the world has to say. A pretty terrifying thing, right? So it’s no wonder that after we do this, we feel scared, a little bit sick and shaky. We get a vulnerability hangover. We wonder why we did it, panic over what people will think…
How to curate your social feeds
Recent headlines about social media have been pretty scary to say the least. A quick Google revealed the following: “The dangers of social media on your mental health” “Stress and social media fuel mental health crisis among girls” “Is Social Media Messing with Your Teen’s Mental Health?” “Instagram worst for young mental health” Eeek. It’s enough to make you swap your iPhone for a nokia 3210 and live out your…
Inspiring people to follow on social media
Recently I have been really enjoying social media. I know that’s quite an odd thing to say, let me explain. Social media has become so intrenched into our daily lives, it can feel very passive. We sit and scroll aimlessly, often forgetting to look up. The media is full of tips on disconnecting and stories telling us ‘social media makes you depressed’… but what if there’s another way? To clarify, I…