Ep 206 - Chronic Illness Reminder: Social Media isn't Reality
Team Vasculitis: Thriving through Life with Chronic IllnessShow Notes
As you sit in your home, exhausted, struggling with brain fog, in pain and so much more, social media is often a window into the rest of the world. It is a lifeline to the friends who understand, who are often also at home struggling with the war inside their bodies. There is so much GOOD that has come, and can continue to come from social media. The trouble becomes that we can struggle to discern reality from the highlight reel that social media is. If you struggle with wanting to feel connected, but also feeling drained by social media, you are NOT alone! Today's episode gives you clear and actionable ways to manage social media burn out. Please don't forget to click that subscibe button whereever you listen to the podcast and do me a HUGE favor and leave a review! These two things help others find the podcast, find our community, and feel a little less alone in their journey through life with chronic illness!
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