Evolving Mental Health, Social Media & Friendship w/ Kaitlyn Kenealy, Part 2

In this episode, we dive back in with therapist and author, Kaitlyn Kenealy, and discuss boundaries, friendship, social media, and creating community in mental health. Together, we explore the reality of the mental health and social media. Changes in stigma, growing demands for therapists as mental health and stress support needs rise, the siloed approach to healthcare, etc. Kaitlyn shares her thought process on the need to be more creative and inventive when it comes to integrating mental health into every day and making it more accessible for all. With a community and collaborative mindset, an integrative approach is feasible and within our future reach. Similarly, the evolution of social media is also inevitable – especially for our youth. In the meantime, we discuss the importance of self-awareness. Why are you scrolling? Why are you posting? And with more awareness, could we be more intentional for asking for what we need? Which brings us to FRIENDSHIP! Kaitlyn shares great questions to explore (me-search): What is a friend to you AND what kind of friend are you? We pull in core values again (which we explored in Part 1 with Kaitlyn a well)! How has your friendship evolved into adulthood ... and as you've been on your self-growth journey?