More and more, people are talking about leaving social media for good. But how? It’s easy to feel trapped by these networks that have become so intertwined in every aspect of our lives, from shopping to socializing. In this episode of The Kettle, I catch up with my good friend and business partner Sarah Powers to discuss her decision to walk away from Instagram over a year ago, and how the exit impacted her: both the positive effects (a return to writing without self-consciousness; more engagement in her physical world) and more negative effects (turns out, she struggles with information FOMO.) We also discuss my new in-real-life tea business, and whether it’s necessary for small businesses to have a social media presence to thrive today.

Episode Links:

* Sarah's Substack, Home Again, and her series A Year Without Instagram: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

* This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are by Melody Warnick

* If You Could Live Anywhere: The Surprising Importance of Place In A Work-From-Anywhere World by Melody Warnick

* The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters, by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz for The Atlantic

* A past podcast interview: Cozy, Creative Spaces with Sarah Powers

* Sarah’s and my other podcast, The Mom Hour

* Join The Kettle community to access a private chat with other members, including a new conversation based on this topic.

* My most recent Substack post: What If Things Don’t Get Better?

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