How much of the media you consume makes you feel energized and inspired? How much feeds your inner critic and makes you look up from the computer guiltily, wondering how much “real life” you’ve missed? In this episode Meagan and Sarah talk about ways to break the cycle of too much Facebook (or whatever your online rabbit hole of choice might be) and back away from the laptop or smartphone when media use become mindless and draining. We also offer suggestions for adding new sources into your “media diet” that help broaden, instead of narrow, the type of information you consume.
Links We Mentioned (Or Should Have) In This Episode
- Episode 56 of The Home Hour with Karen Walrond: Curating a Life You Love
- How Meagan un-followed more than 5,000 Twitter accounts
- Spotify streaming music service
- Podcasts we love: Smart Passive Income, America’s Test Kitchen, Spilled Milk, Brains On!, Potter & Daughter
- Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford, and her interview with Meagan on The Home Hour
Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash
I’ve been a longtime listener of The Home Hour/Kitchen Hour, and I’m really enjoying The Mom Hour now too! You mentioned Gretchen Rubin in the podcast, and I just found out that she started a podcast (Happier with Gretchen Rubin) a couple months ago that is also great!
Thrilled to hear from you, Bri – and I definitely need to add Gretchen’s podcast to my list 🙂
Thanks so much for commenting, Bri! We are so happy you’re listening and enjoying the show!
A great listen! I’ve been feeling as well that a lot of the articles out there online just reiterate what I am already doing or already believe. Looking for something fresh!
Totally relate, Jennifer. We are so happy you’re listening to the show! 🙂
Another great podcast that I’ve been listening to before I had kids is KCRW’s Good Food. A wide variety of topics including the politics and culture of food and drink, from production to consumption.
Love the work you are doing – I’ve laughed out loud several times!
Ha, I’m glad you’re laughing! WITH us, not AT us, of course. Right??? 😉
I don’t know who you wrote this for but you helped a brteohr out.
great points altogether, you simply won a new reader. What could you recommend in regards to your post that you just made a few days ago? Any positive?
This was the first episode of the podcast I’ve listened to (found you all throuh the Mom Edit/Style Hour). I was kind of dreading listening because I worried it would make me feel guilty about my habits, but instead it was enjoyable and inspiring, so thank you! Also, Meagan, any chance you will share your epic Breakfast Making playlist with us? 🙂 thanks!
Amber, thank you for reminding me! We said we’d link to Spotify in the show notes and we didn’t (oops) – and I ALSO want access to Meagan’s epic playlist – we’ll remedy that ASAP (if she’s not up for sharing, we’ll at least link to something similar). 🙂
Amber, I’m looking into how to get you that list – the breakfast one is on my husband’s account and it’s collaborative between the two of us, so I don’t think I can share it directly but I’m going to try to make a copy!
SO glad you’re liking the podcast 🙂
The Mom Hour has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts and I always look forward to seeing a new episode on my play list. This particular episode was so inspiring to me. It really made me evaluate my social media habits and take a hard look at how they were affecting my time with my kids. I have since turned off the app notifications on my phone, and removed my social media apps from my home screen on my phone. I noticed an almost immediate decrease in the amount I have been spending on my phone – and I love it. Thanks for the great episode, and I’m looking forward to future ones.
Karen, this is such great feedback – thank you! We are so grateful you’re listening, and glad you’re loving the podcast! 🙂
Just stumbled across your podcast – and am now binge listening to catch up. This episode couldn’t have come at a more perfect time! Just last week, I am trying to pay more attention to screen time and if it’s productive or taking away from more important things. Thanks for your ideas on the issue!
Yay! Thanks for listening, Liz! And so glad you found this one helpful. 🙂
I loved this episode, ladies. Great tips for managing media intake but more importantly, I feel validated knowing I’m not the only one that needs to step back and evaluate my media usage once in a while. Thanks!
Thank you, Rachel! We are so happy you liked it. 🙂