Show Notes
This week Eoin is on the mic without Christy alongside him to investigate the influencer and social media industry. He sits down for an insightful conversation with Ciaran Mullan from Rumour Mill PR Agency to discuss the pros and cons of social media, the behind the scenes lives of influencers and the future relationship between social media and our mental health.
Ciaran comes with a wealth of experience given his work with a social media PR agency that works with influencer and brands everyday. He sees the good, the bad and ugly of this industry and provides us with an alternative view of this space. It may surprise you what the influencers go through and stress about daily and hopefully will inform you on how to manage your social media use in a healthy way. We hope this conversations provides a balanced opinion as part of our investigation into technology and mental healths relationship. Ciaran also speaks openly and honestly about his own mental health struggles and how he has adapted his life to better manage it.
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