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What is Social Media Doing to Our Mental Health?
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Welcome to episode 40 of the Voices of Mental Health podcast. On this episode, Lauren and Amanda discuss the impact social media and technology has on our mental health. They dive into their personal stories using social media and how they mindfully use social media today.
Topics Discussed:
Pressure to be perfect / appearing perfect online
Distraction in the digital age
Cal Newport-Deep Work & Digital Minimalism
Nicholas Carr - The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Research around social media & mental health
Research/Links we discussed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183915/
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
How we mindfully use social media:
Amanda:
Delete apps from phone
Turning phone on airplane mode around 8 pm
Follow accounts & pages that I enjoy
Quit Pinterest
Turn off notifications
Check-in attitude, schedule out dedicated social media time
Practice regular social media free days or weeks
Phone free events
Developing high-quality, leisure activities
Lauren:
Turning off notifications from apps
Setting specific times to check social media
Deleting apps when I’m overwhelmed/anxious
Only checking social media (especially stories) when I’m not anxious
Acknowledging when I’m scrolling mindlessly
Using apps to block social media/email when completing a task
Reading a book or just looking around/breathing when I’m bored
Hiding/leaving/silencing groups on Facebook
Social Media Blocking Apps:
Lauren's Links:
Website | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Voices of Mental Health Links:
28 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on May 10, 2020 21:09 (). Last successful fetch was on March 28, 2020 12:47 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 231544645 series 1458541
Welcome to episode 40 of the Voices of Mental Health podcast. On this episode, Lauren and Amanda discuss the impact social media and technology has on our mental health. They dive into their personal stories using social media and how they mindfully use social media today.
Topics Discussed:
Pressure to be perfect / appearing perfect online
Distraction in the digital age
Cal Newport-Deep Work & Digital Minimalism
Nicholas Carr - The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Research around social media & mental health
Research/Links we discussed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183915/
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
How we mindfully use social media:
Amanda:
Delete apps from phone
Turning phone on airplane mode around 8 pm
Follow accounts & pages that I enjoy
Quit Pinterest
Turn off notifications
Check-in attitude, schedule out dedicated social media time
Practice regular social media free days or weeks
Phone free events
Developing high-quality, leisure activities
Lauren:
Turning off notifications from apps
Setting specific times to check social media
Deleting apps when I’m overwhelmed/anxious
Only checking social media (especially stories) when I’m not anxious
Acknowledging when I’m scrolling mindlessly
Using apps to block social media/email when completing a task
Reading a book or just looking around/breathing when I’m bored
Hiding/leaving/silencing groups on Facebook
Social Media Blocking Apps:
Lauren's Links:
Website | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Voices of Mental Health Links:
28 episodes
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