The Well: Cultivating a healthy relationship with social media - Episode 7

When we hear the words social media we think about the curated images of people projecting a false sense of reality, their shiny pretty photographs triggering feelings of self doubt, propelling us into the never healthy state of comparison. Their lives look so unwaveringly joy filled, they ooze success, beauty and adventure. We think to ourselves; I want what they’re having! On the flip side it can also be an environment which breeds connection, helps form communities of like minded people, launch small businesses and birth important social movements. There is a duality in social media, both good and bad. Your mission is to filter out the bad and lean into the good otherwise it can be a platform that slowly erodes your mental health. Personally I try to limit my exposure to social media, we refrain from going on it in front of the kids and usually I will either spend time perusing the platform in the early morning or after the kids are asleep. I’ve had moments in my life, depending on where I’m at