3.10 Is the News Ruining Our Lives? (Or Are We Consuming The Wrong Things?!)

About this episode

Laura and Claire discuss the impact of the 24-hour news cycle on mental health and community engagement.

Join Laura and Claire as they navigate the weight of the modern 24-hour news cycle without falling into the "doomscroll" trap. By blending mental health boundaries with sharp media literacy, we explore how to verify what’s real, avoid AI-generated outrage, and protect your nervous system from the rise of nightly digital trauma. Stop letting global crisis paralyze your local impact. We make the case for "going analog"—transforming news-induced helplessness into momentum through food banks, nei...

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Quick, Claire Fierman

Topics covered

• news consumption
• mental health
• media literacy
• digital trauma
• community impact

Keywords

• news cycle
• doomscroll
• media literacy
• AI-generated outrage
• digital trauma

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