#402: What is a Visual Detox and Do I Need One with Marine Tanguy

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this episode, I’m joined by Maureen Tanguy, author of The Visual Detox: How to Consume Media Without Letting it Consume You, to explore how the barrage of 10,000 daily images impacts our mental health and self-worth. We dive into the psychological effects of commercial imagery, the ethical role of content creators, and how social media algorithms shape our visual reality. Tune in for actionable steps to reclaim your visual space, enhance critical engagement with media, and advocate for a more authentic and inclusive visual culture. Marine Tanguy is the founder of MTArt Agency, a leading talent agency in the art world, valued at £35 million and recognized on the Sunday Times Power list in 2022. MTArt represents visionary artists and collaborates with global brands like Apple and Hyundai, bringing art into everyday life. A passionate advocate for the role of artists in society, Marine has expanded MTArt's reach to the US and Middle East. She’s been honored as Forbes' 30 under 30 in Art & Culture and UK Entrepreneur of the Year. Marine has delivered two TEDx Talks on transforming cities with art and the impact of social media visuals on our minds and is the author of Visual Detox published by Penguin. —Marine’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinetanguyart —Marine’s Website: https://mtart.agency/ —Marine’s Book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/298745/marine-tanguy —Marine’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marine-tanguy-303b4a103 Resources From The Episode: — Luke Burgis’ Book: Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life: https://amzn.to/4dez09h — Rutger Bregman’s Book: Humankind: A Hopeful History: https://amzn.to/4fCk3zK — Africa Brooke's Book: The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in the Age of Intolerance: https://amzn.to/4dt8RE9 — Africa Brooke's Podcasts: Beyond Binary: Africa Brooke on Navigating Nuanced Discussions: https://markgroves.com/episode/are-you-feeding-division-the-cost-of-censoring-yourself-with-africa-brooke/ and The Cost of Censorship with Africa Brooke: https://markgroves.com/episode/the-cost-of-censorship-with-africa-brooke/ — Steven Pressfield's Book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: https://amzn.to/3LBK4Bg — Steven Pressfield's Podcast: Unblock Your Potential by Overcoming Resistance with Steven Pressfield: https://markgroves.com/episode/unblock-your-potential-by-overcoming-resistance-with-steven-pressfield/ If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: The Visual Detox, Detox, Visual Wellness, Personal Growth, Mindful Content Creation, Visual Literacy, Psychological Effects, Digital Wellness, Mental Health, Visual Overload, Imagery Impact, Imagery Awareness, Psychology of Imagery, Digital Wellbeing, Mindful Media, Personal Empowerment, Content Consciousness, Media Detox, Media Wellness, Stress Reduction, Self-Worth This episode is sponsored by: —Eversio Wellness: Use code MARKGROVES to save 15% at https://eversiowellness.com/discount/MARKGROVES —BON CHARGE: Use code MARKGROVES to save 15% at http://boncharge.com/MARKGROVES Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	You could put up a post of someone's butt and it will do far better than a post of some sort of like legitimately deep thought.
0:08.0	I posted a picture of my bum in a bikini to rush to my mother about this.
0:12.0	And at the time I had already created a business, I had already kind of done plenty academically.
0:18.0	And obviously, as you imagine, my bottom scored much higher on anything else
0:22.4	I had done lifewise my point with this was to say imagine if I was 18 and I'm trying to figure out
0:27.8	what I was to do lifewise and we want to belong so that's only going to reinforce me as a woman to
0:33.2	think well clearly that is where my value lies right's in my body. And anything else that I do
0:38.8	is kind of a bit of superficial and a bit of abundance, really. And I think that's to show how
0:43.9	my physical, my objectification is worse more than my brain. That is technically an idea.
0:51.2	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Rose podcast. Today I am joined by author,
0:57.3	Businesswoman, visionary. Marine Tongi, welcome.
1:02.0	I'm excited to be here. I'm excited to have you. I got sent your work when I was in the
1:08.8	midst of the implosion of my own social media experience and really
1:15.0	exploring why did I have anxiety and relationship to this platform and to Instagram to Facebook.
1:24.5	Honestly, it became like an information overload that I just became aware of, like my
1:30.1	nervous system. Everything just started to come more fully online to something I just sort of
1:34.6	become adapted to. And when someone sent me, a friend of mine sent me your book, The Visual
1:40.1	Detox, how to consume media without letting it consume you. You just spoke my language. All of a sudden,
1:46.2	I'm like, oh, this is making it makes sense. So maybe we can start there, which is like,
1:52.9	you come from the world of art and creativity and all that beautiful stuff. And I'm curious,
1:58.7	what made you go into this place of writing a book about a visual detox?
2:04.1	I think it's worse knowing because you talk straight away about cognitive overload
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