The social media purge

I deleted the apps off my phone. I decided enough is enough.

I’ve been focusing inward so much this year, rebuilding foundations, assessing my habits, and asking myself “Does this feel good?”

For years now, I’ve been working hard to crack the code, to make content that suits the algorithm, to properly represent myself on social platforms…

And every single bit of it has felt pressured and obsessive.

I started struggling with the idea that promoting healthy living and habits on a platform that was not healthy for my own health (and most peoples) seemed really unauthentic. And weird.

I also really disliked how much I had to change my content in order to fit into this platform’s design. Not to mention how hard it was to witness my genuine content not be seen by the majority of people following me.

I finally decided that this isn't how I want to be operating. This wasn’t the platform I wanted to rely on or build my business and image on. It didn’t feel authentic.

So here I am, paving a path of my own. I’m only at the beginning of it. I’m not really sure what it even looks like. But I know I’ll find it as long as I stay true to myself, and follow what my heart is telling me to do.

Getting off social media definitely feels scary and isolating… and also so freeing. I’m able to spend my time and energy really diving into it makes my heart sing. And fostering deeper connections with the people around me.

So here’s to a new path. A path of my own. And following my heart, no matter how scary.