Is social media undermining mental health?
Mental Health and Social Media – is this the perfect storm? I recently ran a Mental Health Awareness training workshop for a brilliant group of people. One of the key questions was “is Social Media undermining mental health”. Following on from the course, I felt the need to write a blog and unpick this very timely question more thoroughly. Answering the question: is social media undermining mental health? First the science: Research on Social Media undermining Mental Health There are numerous studies about Social Media undermining our mental health. A study published in Current Opinion in Psychology showed envying your friends on Facebook can lead to depression. The study showed: […]
Use savouring to celebrate every day
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has wished me a happy birthday yesterday. I did have a fabulous day, and I certainly ate cake (rather too much to be fair!). Also, because I promised myself I would skive off, I enjoyed the act of “watching but not responding” to what was going on and it reminded me of how often we can dash in to respond to events, emails, posts, etc. without waiting to see how they unfold, or what they truly mean. So yesterday was a brilliant reawakening to this. I sat by the sea, drinking cappuccino, and simply savoured the moment. When I checked social media […]
