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EPISODE · Jan 12, 2026 · 24 MIN

Breaking the Scroll of Doom: 3 Ways Social Media is Killing Your Kindness (And How to Fight Back)

from The Kindness Extremist with Shola Richards

Is the algorithm pulling you into a spiral of anger and reactivity while you scroll? In this episode, Shola is sharing three specific ways that social media is likely sabotaging your capacity for kindness, and what we can do to limit the doom scrolling and take a more intentional approach to our social media consumption. Shola covers three Kindness Strategies to change your relationship to social media:The 5-4-3-2-1 ResetThe Celebration Practice The Bridge Builder Challenge This episode isn't a call to quit social media altogether or shame yourself for being online. Instead, it's about learning how to fight back against a system built to dehumanize and disconnect. Tune in to learn how!  Timestamps:00:00 How Social Media Is Sabotaging Kindness04:17 Kindness Killer #1: The Scroll of Doom08:20 Kindness Killer #2: Constant Comparison 13:32 Kindness Killer #3: Radicalism19:38 Fight Back For Kindness  🔗 Connect with Shola:Instagram – @sholarichardsWebsite – sholarichards.comRead more on Substack.This podcast is produced by https://www.micmoguls.com 

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