When Instagram Creates Jealousy in Your Friendships

Watch this episode on YouTube. What do you do when your best friend's live in a different city than you and are always posting about how close they are? What about if most of your bridesmaids don't post pictures from your wedding, even though you posted pictures from theirs? How do you talk to a friend (who is also an influencer) who's always posting stuff on social media when you're together? In this week's episode of Hello Hayes, we're talking about social media, jealousy, and friendship. Send your letters to [email protected] mwah 0:00 - Overview of the three letters 2:33 - Letter 1: My BFFs always post each other 3:30 - How feeling lonely impacts our life 5:26 - Feelings are different than reality 6:56 - What IS the reality in this situation? 13:33 - How do we stop feeling left out? 15:33 - How to handle this moving forward 17:13 - Should you tell them how you feel? 20:30 - Letter 2: Bridesmaids didn’t post about my wedding 23:42 - The case for practicing restraint 25:50 - Is a wedding an achievement? 27:48 - Feeling inadequate 28:00 - A reframe to help 29:55 - Speaking your truth 32:00 - Letter 3: OG bestie is an influencer 34:10 - Am I (Hayes) an influencer? 35:00 - Showing empathy for your friend 37:23 - Reflection question to ask yourself 38:00 - How to talk to her in the moment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices