Digital Health Diagnosed Episode 6: The Harms of Social Media with Ph.D. Candidate Maxine Ali

Has anxiety or ADHD social media self-diagnosing gone too far? Or are you a victim of 'conspirituality' (spirituality, wellness, and conspiracy theories)? Unraveling the dark side of social media and its influence on health find out how social media is hijacking our health with Dr. Rachael Kent (@drdigitalhealth) and Maxine Ali on Episode 6 of Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing. Maxine Ali is a PhD candidate in the Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication at King’s College London. Maxine's research interests broadly encompass the intersections between language, culture and health, with a focus on health communication on social media. Her media contributions include Happiful, BBC News, inews, Refinery29, and Women's Health UK, and she appeared in the BBC Three documentary Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con. Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing⁠ is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health! Produced by ⁠⁠Playtime Productions⁠⁠ Design by ⁠Frog Pop Studios