New YouTube Video on avoiding mental health traps on social media

In this video I tell you about the 5 mental health traps associated with social media and provide some advice on how to avoid them.

You can view the video here.

You can download a free tip sheet summarising the advice contained in the video in the link below.

Avoiding mental health traps when using social media tip sheet.pdf

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