A Cup of Tea

Nathaniel and Jared go on a journey to uncover the reality of body image perception in the context of social media within the Information Age. The co-hosts demonstrate that while social media can be used as a tool to receive the necessary validation on one's own body image that it can be incredibly toxic if the individual is seeking validation to conform with a body ideal that does not fit them. This is a narrative, supported by real science in the field of Psychology, that seeks to provide the right perspective on how to embrace your own body image while surrounding yourself with positive validation sources that reinforce you.

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Body Image and Social Media Questionnaire

Engagement with social media content results in lower appearance satisfaction: An experience sampling study using a wrist-worn wearable and a physical analogue scale

“Selfie” harm: Effects on mood and body image in young women

A moderated mediation model for body-positive online content and body image among adolescents