5 Ways social media affects our parental mental health and how to bring back peace

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Social media is a blessing, but it can also rob you of your joy as a parent if you’re not aware of its negative impacts. On this episode, I discuss why I feel social media can be harmful to parental (especially maternal mental health) and how to create balance to reclaim our joy as we consume or share on social media. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563216309104 Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Social media is designed to make you think that maybe I should be somewhere else
0:05.2	doing something else with someone else. But if you are always thinking that
0:10.6	your happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are at the current
0:15.5	moment. Hey everyone, welcome back to the Pete's Doc Talk podcast. This
0:20.3	podcast continues to grow because of you and your reviews. So thank you for
0:25.2	coming back each week and for writing those reviews and leaving those
0:29.0	ratings, it means so much to me. And on this finding joy episode, I am going to
0:34.9	be talking about social media and five ways that it affects our parental mental
0:40.8	health. The last finding joy episode I did was episode 122 where I talked with
0:46.3	my husband and you all loved it. I love this series and I love sharing all of my
0:52.6	insight and also talking to my husband where he also shared his insight as a
0:57.4	father. So many of you resonated with that episode and left these amazing
1:02.4	reviews which I want to share. Not only talking about that episode but the
1:06.8	Finding Joy series and the podcast in general. The first review, the podcast I
1:11.3	actually need in my life. Let me start by saying that I have never left a
1:14.7	podcast review, but after listening to the latest Finding Joy marriage and
1:18.4	parenting episode, I felt compelled. I listened to this episode twice once in the
1:23.1	car and a second time to take notes. There are so many excellent and relatable
1:27.1	points in this episode. My husband and I had our first child in August of 2020
1:31.8	and we struggled with communication and staying connected. I love the idea of a
1:36.2	state of the Union check-in. I'm a scientist and a follower on Instagram and
1:40.3	love your content. I trust it and have recommended your content to so many
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Mona Amin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Mona Amin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.