Ep164: Who Do You Become When You Scroll? with Nicole McNelis

Ep164: Who Do You Become When You Scroll? with Nicole McNelis

April 17, 2026 · 49 min

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The episode discusses the impact of social media on parents and the psychological effects of scrolling.

Send us Fan Mail Social media can connect parents to real support and still leave us feeling exhausted, behind, and strangely ashamed. We sit down with therapist, perinatal mental health specialist, educator, and mom rage researcher Nicole McNelis to name what’s actually happening to parents when the scroll becomes a reflex. No scare tactics, no moralizing, just a grounded conversation about why this topic feels so intense and why your brain can start treating curated content like truth. We ...

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