Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I, CYMI, and I'm

you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.

And today, we have a special treat for

y'all. We're bringing you a very fun episode from Slate's how-to podcast. In this episode,

co-host Amanda Ripley brings in Susie Wagner, the president of Brandon Buzz, to help a listener

who's terrified of social media,

create a social media strategy that cuts through the noise while being realistic and authentic to herself.

And without further ado, here's the show.

Hi there. My name is Emily. I live in Columbus, Ohio. I have a question about getting over my fear of social media. I am a small business owner. I am a professional coach. I'm pretty successful in what I do. But I have this fairly crippling fear

around social media, fear of being judged, fear of saying something that could be interpreted

in a way I didn't intend. And, you know, there's a lot of fear that's wrapped up in this

issue for me. And I was wondering if you had any guidance.

You're listening to How To. I'm Amanda Ripley.

That was this week's listener, Emily, a career coach in Ohio.

You might have noticed that she used the word fear a lot in her voicemail to us, five times, actually.

And it turns out she is not alone.

There's actually a term for what she's going through.

It's called, are you ready?

Visio-biblophobia, which means literally Facebook fear.

It's a real thing, and it's not just about Facebook.

It's always been this thing that I have felt like I should be doing, at times need to be doing.

I'm at a point now where I am building an online course.

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