On Body insecurity with TeManaia Jennings

TW: mental health
In this episode we discuss what it means to have a negative body image, what causes isolation & depression, and why social media exacerbates these issues. TeManaia's internal and physical battle with scoliosis, and the ensuing body issues that her condition caused, affected her mental health and self esteem causing her to self isolate as a teenager.
We discuss her passion for psychology, art as therapy/introspection. As well as hate and online bullying, and the impact social media has on the Gen Z psyche, self esteem, and social world.
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SHOW NOTES:
[4-19] Te Manaia talks about her anxiety video
[5:25] Opening up conversations around mental health through your own vulnerability.
[9:04] How easy it is to be hard on yourself in the age of social media.
[10:19] Te Manaia talks about how her Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) affected her mental health, self esteem and self image.
[13:50] Body insecurity and how our body image issues are exarcerbated by social media as Gen Z's.
[15:19] How Te Mania's physical limitations and isolation led to her evolving her artistic practice and working in the mental health space.
[19:12] goals/intentions with pursuing psychology & mental health mahi
[23:34] Te Manaia answers some questions from her followers around mental health: 1st. tips to cope with adversity.
[33:40] Why would anyone need to exercise for serotonin when they can just scroll instagram instead? We discuss the addictive effects social media has had in replacing other forms of engaging with the world.
[37:36] Can we monitor our thoughts or control our feed on social media to make it more healthy?
[41:13] How to deal with hate comments. Should we have empathy for bullies?
[54:38] Waita Jenning's period of constant online hate, NZ influencers, and tall poppy syndrome.
[57:38] What triggers people to hate on others & what you can learn from your triggers and negative reactions.
[01:01:30] The social dilemma | How social media has wired our brains seek validation from others online and the anxiety it creates, and why it doesn’t really matter what people think of us.
[01:03:04] Do we need to break away from our unhealthy patterns with technology, how is this generation of digital natives going to escape the social dilemma?
[01:05:14] Is anyone okay with this? | Why its kinda weird that we're going through the motions of "normalcy" during a pandemic and why we're all still in shock.
[01:09:43] How does one practice gratitude and affirmations in a genuine way?
[01:11:42] Film and reading recommendations that fit the episodes themes.
[01:15:30] Cognitive behavioural therapy and rewiring maladaptive thought patterns.
[01:19:10] Why problematic upbringings don’t have to define us.
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