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A podcast that explores all things related to negative self-image, body insecurities, and mental health. The host, Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson, PhD, discusses how we can find freedom again in a world full of triggers and unattainable standards of beauty. As a neuroscientist working in policy, she explores both her personal journey with anorexia nervosa as well as the science and policy implications of mental health disorders.

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How Instagram Negatively Affects Mental Health

September 04, 2022 • Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson • Season 2 • Episode 17

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Naomi revisits The Wall Street Journal expose on how Facebook was made aware of internal research data showing the negative impacts of its app Instagram on young people and failed to act. What did the expose say and have we made any progress in making social media a positive tool for young people? Why DOES Instagram suck us into the "compare and despair" spiral and what does that mean for eating disorder recovery?

To read the WSJ expose, click here.
The 2017 TIME Magazine article Naomi references can be accessed here, which cites a survey from the UK's Royal Society for Public Health

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