Be Yourself, No Not Like That: How social media & societal expectations add to our stress

Inspired by a post from Mike Foster on Instagram, I discuss the impact of society on our stress levels. Women are burning out at increasingly rapid rates because of the pursuit of perfection that is exacerbated by social media. We are told to be ourselves; what we see as we scroll are women with seemingly perfect lives. As we add this burden to be ourselves, AKA “perfect”, we push our bodies into stress overdrive, resulting in Adrenal Fatigue or burnout.

- Ericka