Hi Reader,

I’ve often struggled with my relationship with social media.

Part of me feels obligated to have an online presence. (After all, it may be how some of you found me.) Another part of me would happily delete every app and profile tomorrow.

Do you feel me?

I don’t want to spend my days “showing up,” trying to grab attention, or performing for an audience. I’ve spent enough of my life believing I had to perform to prove my value—or prove that I had something important to share.

These days, I’m much more interested in honest conversations.

I’d rather imagine that you and I are sitting down for coffee—not with me positioned as the teacher who has all the answers, but as two people talking about what’s happening in our lives. Maybe something I’ve experienced helps you make sense of something you’re experiencing. Maybe you ask for my perspective. Maybe we simply get curious together.

That kind of connection feels meaningful to me.

And lately, I’ve been thinking about how difficult meaningful connection can be when we’re surrounded by so much noise.

Social media, the internet, AI, podcasts, news, and the endless stream of emails arriving in our sometimes multiple inboxes—we’re absorbing more information than we could possibly process.

Maybe we’re reaching a point where we’re beginning to tune much of it out. I hope we’re also learning to become more discerning about where—and with whom—we place our attention.

For me, that has meant listening more closely to my body: noticing when it’s all too much, when I need a break, when I need to turn something off, and when something is asking me to pay closer attention.

I’ve also been thinking about how often we reach for quick relief when we feel stressed, disconnected, depleted, or overwhelmed.

Maybe it’s scrolling in bed at night or checking email first thing in the morning. Maybe it’s online shopping, food, alcohol, or something else that gives us a temporary escape or lift.

I don’t believe these habits mean there’s something wrong with us. I think they can be information.

They may be our bodies’ way of saying:

I’m overwhelmed.
I need relief.
I want to feel something different.

When we learn to notice those signals without judging ourselves, we can begin responding to what we actually need instead of automatically zoning out just to get through the stress of everyday life.

I’m thinking of exploring this more in my next email, including some gentle ways to begin interrupting the cycle.

But because I don’t want to become another voice adding to the noise, I have one simple question:

Which conversation would feel most useful to you right now?

1. Understanding what your nervous system is trying to communicate
2. Recognizing patterns in unhealthy or toxic relationships
3. Finding ways to feel more grounded and connected to yourself

If you feel like responding, just hit reply with 1, 2, or 3. No explanation required.

And yes, I know—I’ve asked for replies before and mostly heard crickets. I even decimated my email list a few months ago. LOL.

Which makes me especially grateful that you’re still here.

I’d rather have an honest conversation with a smaller group of people who genuinely want to be here than perform for a much larger audience.

So, consider this me pulling up a chair—and thanking you for pulling up one beside me.

To your growth and expansion,

Corissa

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