Stepping away from social media
- 19 hours ago
- 3 min read
Yup, it's time to honour what's important to me and step away from social media!
Over the coming weeks, I’ll be stepping away from social media.
That includes me (as a coach, director & maker), Both Feet Actor Training, and Bod.
It’s been bubbling for a while. That sense of not being aligned, feeling a bit wonky, out of whack.
For forever, I’ve told myself that I had to be on social media.
I run three businesses. I need to be visible. I need to keep up.
But the more I’ve really looked at it, the more I’ve realised that a lot of that is… bollocks.
And more than that, it’s surface level.
And I’m not a surface level kinda gal.
I’m a deep diver.
I want time.
I want space.
I want conversations that go somewhere.
I want to be with people in a way that allows something real to unfold.
The more I’ve sat with it, the more aligned it's felt. The clearer everything is. A breath of relief. My shoulders feel lighter. Fanaticising about spare time. Space.
I’ve been noticing how often I’m pulled into my phone.
And one of the main things that takes me there is social media.
Not because I consciously choose it, but because it’s there. Always asking for attention.
And every time I go there, I'm abandoning something more important.
My boys. A conversation. A shared moment. A breath.
I'm recognising there's only me who can stop the patterns. The patterns that loop in and around and through me but also the ones I pass down.
I want Fox & Pip to see me living.
To see me choosing presence over distraction.
To understand that stepping away from something that doesn’t serve you is not only allowed, it’s necessary.
We speak regularly about phones and screens and social media, even though they're only 6 & 8.
I’ve talked them through what I’m doing and why.
I admit to them when I’m on my phone and I shouldn’t be and how I feel in that moment.
Because I want them to grow up with a different relationship to it all.
There’s also something else that’s been sitting heavily.
The growing presence of AI-generated content.
I know I'm not the only one who's started comparing myself to something that isn’t even real.
It’s made me question myself more times than I'd like to admit.
Made me feel like I should be something else.
Cleaner. Sharper. More consistent. More “on it”. More shiny.
And that’s not me.
I’m human.
Messy.
Imperfect.
Flawed.
And that’s exactly what I stand for.
I don’t want to get drawn any further into the world of filters and half truths.
Bodlondeb exists as a space for people to come back to themselves. To come home.
To think. To feel in.
To rest.
To create.
To re/connect.
To breathe.
To soften.
And it doesn’t make sense for me to be building that whilst being pulled away from it.
So this feels like a return.
Nothing about the space is changing.
People will still come here.
Work will still be made.
Conversations will still happen.
Life will still be lived within these walls.
But how things are shared will shift.
The mailing list will now be the main place to stay connected.
That’s where I’ll share what’s happening here, what’s available, and anything worth knowing.
We’ll also be using YouTube as a simple archive of the work - moments from retreats, time in the space, and what unfolds here, maybe even me putting voice to things I really want to say.
Not constantly. Not strategically. Just when there’s something real to share.
Our social media pages will remain, but we won’t be active on them in the way we have been.
If you’ve spent time here and want to share something, you’re still very welcome to tag us.
That’s always been one of the most meaningful ways people find their way to Bodlondeb, so thank you in advance for doing it.
For me, this is about choosing a different way of existing in this beautiful world.
By being a more present and playful mum.
A kinder wife.
A more available friend.
A more aligned business owner.
And ultimately, a wiser human.
If you’d like to stay connected, you can join the mailing list here:
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