EPISODE 7: Mental Health Happy Hour

Angela Scott is the Executive Director of Boston-based MEDIAGIRLS, a nonprofit whose mission is to teach girls and young women to become critical media consumers. She has been involved with MediaGirls for over four years, teaching girls to navigate social media, and seeing up close the deleterious effects on their self-esteem. We reached out after the recent WSJ expose, “Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show”. Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue, including contributing to anxiety, depression, and body image issues for 1 in 3 teen girls. Listen to this episode to learn what parents and girls can do to curate a positive social media experience, including using social media for social good. For More info: https://mediagirls.org Resources: https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-instagram-is-toxic-for-teen-girls-company-documents-show-11631620739 DID YOU KNOW?! Angela is an accomplished marathon runner, with four marathons under her belt. DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION? Visit www.golivegirl.org/podcast to submit a question YOU want us to answer on an upcoming episode. As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day! Connect with us on social media @goLiveGirl and be sure to subscribe, rate, review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Read Sheri’s blog post on the story and launch of Confident!