Girls Night #149: If Social Media Feels More Draining Than Life-Giving, Here’s What To Do...
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How to take charge of your digital health (and why that’s so critical!)
How to figure out who to follow and who to unfollow (and if it’s okay to unfollow people)
What boundaries you can put in place so you’re not being controlled by your social media platforms
How to stop comparing and hold onto the truth of who you are while scrolling through your feed
What you could be putting your energy into instead of social media and how that could change your life (and others lives!)
(You can also listen right here!👇)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about what to do when social media feels more draining than life-giving. And for this episode, my sweet friend Marri is hopping back in the host chair to interview me!
I’m excited for this episode because I’ll be the first to admit that my relationship with social media hasn’t always been healthy. For years, the thing that should have left me feeling connected and inspired, instead left me feeling anxious and had me questioning my worth.
A few years ago I realized that if I want to continue to enjoy social media apps, I need to make some big changes and set boundaries, and that’s exactly what I did.
In this conversation, I’ll be sharing what those boundaries are and why it’s so critical that we take responsibility for our digital health. We’ll also talk about how to overcome comparison on social media and learn how much time we’re actually spending on these apps — and what we could be spending our energy on instead!
Friends, this conversation is a heart-to-heart about this thing that takes up so much time and energy in our lives, and I’m so happy we get to talk through this together.
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
Links for Marri’s book & podcast
Questions we can be asking ourselves to gauge our digital health:
What am I looking for here? (Entertainment, validation, connection?)
How does this make me feel?
How is this benefitting me? What is this costing me? Is it worth it?
What is your social media personality? Are you an extrovert, an introvert?
Why are you sharing whatever you’re sharing? What’s your motivation behind it?
Social media boundary ideas:
Put your phone on airplane mode while working or when you’re with friends/family
Create before you consume
Put a timer on your phone so you don’t get lost in the scrolling
Take the photo but post it at a later time
Scripture Mentioned:
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.” - Genesis 3:8
Quotes Mentioned:
"Instead of me consuming content on social media, social media was consuming me" - Steph
"Our hearts know that something is hurting here" - Steph
"We need to be so cautious and so discerning about the voices we allow in our life that negate who God says we are" - Marri
"Create before you consume" - Steph likes this quote
"We don't have to post in real time" - Steph
"The people who are posting on Instagram are just like us" - Steph
"No ones life is perfect...and if it is that way, it took a lot of effort to look that way" - Steph
"It's really important to me that my real relationships are better than they look online" - Steph
"I don't want the best of me to live on Instagram" - Steph
CONNECT WITH MARIKO:
Website // Instagram // Facebook
CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE
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WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT
here’s another resource I know you’ll love!
Every Single Moment
A 100-day prayer journal to help you savor the present and prepare for the future!