So many of us have been swept up into social media without asking, “Why am I using this? What is this for?” Sarah Zylstra has thought deeply about these questions. She joins us today to share her journey and struggles and tell us why she decided to give up social media altogether. Sarah is a wife, mom, author, and Senior Writer at The Gospel Coalition. 

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 Social Sanity in an Insta World by Sarah Zylstra 

Scrolling Alone: How Instagram Is Making a Generation of Girls Lonely, Anxious, and Sad podcast episode  

Sarah Zylstra’s articles on The Gospel Coalition website  

Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch 

Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 9: Posting Well 

S2 16: Answering Listener's Questions on Self-Care with Sarah and Erin Strong Women Podcast 

Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell  

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