Taking a longish break from social media has been on my heart for quite some time.

And having Benji, our fourth child, just seemed like the perfect time to do it.

So when he was born at the end of July, I decided to go off social media completely for six months.

I'm currently four months in.

And yes, Benji is already four months old, which I

cannot wrap my mind around. But this episode is all about what I've learned in the last

four months from my social media sabbatical so far. I can't wait for you to hear it.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 135.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well,

which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.

Let's dive in.

Real talk, because I have a baby sleeping downstairs, and I have not recorded a fresh podcast episode in a few months feeling a little rusty.

I am just jumping right into the content today with the good stuff in hopes that I'm going to be

concise and helpful and that I'll stay on track and most of all that my sweet sleeping baby

won't start crying before it's time to finish. So let's jump in.

I am going to be sharing 15 things that I have learned since taking a social media break.

Now, I'm going to go quick. So don't think this is going to be a super long detailed podcast,

but I do want to hit a lot of different angles of my experience in taking a break from social media.

So the first thing, and probably the biggest thing, is that my brain has been freed up to focus

on life, to focus on my family, to focus on my home, just to simply focus.

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