Shared Links (weekly) August 17, 2025
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Link – The playing field wasn’t level to begin with: On childhood trauma and the fruitless comparison game.
This is so important as we continue to understand how social media affects us as we look at the “perfect” things people choose to share with the world: If this is you, if you had to spend a majority of your life surviving an abusive childhood, and then later coping with the lingering impacts of…
Sharing – The Fun Is Why
I feel like this is something that has gotten continuously worse over the years too. Kids who never get to just play, but are fully booked with one after-school activity after another. Teens are under constant pressure to spend their time doing things that look good on college applications. College-aged young adults are about filling out the resume or getting into the best graduate school programs, only to graduate into jobs that expect them to always be on call, to learn and grow themselves on their own time, all while social media culture tells them they should also have a side-hustle or three.
Having fun is time that could be spent on any of these accomplishments.
I’d flip that around. What’s the point of all of those accomplishments if you never have any fun?
Link – Benefits of Social Media for Mental Health Support
Thankfully, in the midst of all of the stories telling us how bad technology is for us, some of us are willing to tell stories about social media actually helping. As someone who sees a tremendous value in sharing our stories and connecting through social media, articles like this make me happy. While social media can…
An example of the path to healing being long
I probably still loop back through some of these stages at various times, but it’s not part of my daily life anymore. Take this list as a sign to take your time and give yourself grace for how long it takes while celebrating the small victories along the way, but also know that it’s worth the time and effort. If I can find the peace and calmness that I have now, imperfect as it is, you can too.
