I have a confession to make… I cannot contain myself on Instagram or anything that has short form videos.

I was lucky enough to be in a position during grad school where I had to delete all of my social media or I would not have the time to attend my job, show up for my practicum, and write my capstone project. I knew I had to delete it.

When I completed all of the major tasks I was holding out for, I re-downloaded Instagram, and sure enough, I was back in the cycle. Over many years of trying to contain and control my usage, I am at a point of realizing that I just don’t have the ability to assert control over the apps. I am so grateful for the forced break that I needed to take during grad school, it allowed me to feel the freedom and peace of being offline, and, at this time, I can’t convince myself that I can engage in a healthy way with social apps again.

I have spent many hours reading about the positive, neutral, and awful effects of social media, and I regularly encourage my clients to take social media breaks. I have found that people are surprised (myself included) by how many of life’s challenges can clear up upon disconnecting from social media; it seems to create enough space to think more deeply, and enough time to take action.

If you are interested in trying a week without social media and how this might affect you, please feel free to open the link below for a free guide for a 1 Week Social Media Break.