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The Illusion of Social Media with Dr. Samantha Boardman

Going Mental with Eileen Kelly

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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

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