😜 How I Keep Sane While Specializing in Social Media
Mental Health and Social Media are inextricably intertwined these days... 😵💫
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🤪 IS SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVING YOU INSANE?
That is totally valid! Social media and mental health go hand in hand these days, whether we like it or not. I used to feel that way frequently until I set strict phone boundaries and created automated routines to help me thrive.
I would have never guessed that mental health would play the large role that it has in my [neurodivergent] entrepreneurial journey. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I’d love to share how I keep sane while specializing in social media.
📲 MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA LESS STRESSFUL AGAIN
Facebook wasn’t stressful 19 years ago when you couldn’t carry it with you… here’s how to cut the cord:
My top practical tips for protecting your mental health on social media — especially if you have ADHD — are: set break reminders, quiet mode [with auto-reply to messages], and daily limits on any app that allows you [Instagram, TikTok, Facebook]!
Focus Modes on the iPhone have also been a game changer for keeping my ADHD brain focused at all points during the day, especially when working. I have Mindfulness, Personal, Work, and Dinner modes all automated throughout the day, giving me access to only the apps I need during that time.
I also have a Sleep Schedule set on my iPhone, pausing ALL notifications starting 3 hours before I go to bed every night so I can properly wind down with my sleep hygiene ritual… and for the first 1.5 hours that I wake up so I don’t get sucked into a doomscroll first thing when I wake. This has been CRITICAL as I recovered from severe burnout.
⚡ MENTAL HEALTH + SOCIAL MEDIA
Doug Downs [from Stories and Strategies Podcast Productions] mentioned to me the other week that overall social media usage was declining... and I said GOOD! We've been learning a lot about how social media impacts mental health… go watch The Social Dilemma if you haven’t yet. So I would HOPE that we would all be more intentional about our social media usage.
Reading
’s book, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business, several times over the past couple of years has helped me to completely re-design my solopreneur schedule in a way that works with, not against, my monthly energy cycles.Free Time is a playbook to free your mind, time, and team for your best work. This book will teach you and your team to operate efficiently and intuitively, while earning abundantly, so you can make your greatest contribution as a business owner.
💖 COMMUNITY LOVE
Valerie and Wade are the first two humans that pop into my mind when I think of good vibes and mental health :)
- has been a therapist for 12+ years, is a coach for ambitious humans who are too hard on themselves [IYKYK], and I can’t get enough of her Honor Your Spark content on Instagram and TikTok!
- is a mindfulness coach and meditation teacher who helps individuals and corporations embody mindfulness practices. Follow her on Instagram if you want to call in more meditation in your life!
📌 QUOTE
“If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” — Lao Tzu
XOXO
SH 🧿
Stephanie Huston, LLC
Learn more: www.huston.love
Connect: https://linktr.ee/stephexplorestheworld
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Thanks for this. I also spend too much time in Social Media, and it's a hard task to keep mentally well.
Aw thanks for the love, Steph! 💗