4min chapter

Going Mental with Eileen Kelly cover image

The Illusion of Social Media with Dr. Samantha Boardman

Going Mental with Eileen Kelly

CHAPTER

I Don't Have Kids in College Yet, but I Wouldn't Post That Like About My Stepsons

I think this is making me remember back when I was in grade school, people would send holiday cards. People would share these things because it would just make you feel like, Oh, my gosh, well, I'm not doing that or my kids aren't doing that. And now you get that like every day on social media, it's funny. You don't want to invite people into that awful space of self comparison. It makes us feel badly when we feel everybody else's life is so perfect. We're constantly seeing other people who look like they've got no cares in the world and everything's great. Just knowing that people aren't awesomely happy all the time can make

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode