Do all those picture perfect moments on social media ever leave you feeling like your own life isn’t good enough? Well, you’re not alone. Joanna Gaines talks social media in the Spring 2019 issue of The Magnolia Journal. And she admits to battling the same feelings of insecurity as the rest of us!
Social media can be a great way to keep up with friends and family. But you have to be careful. It can also start to impact your real life in some not-so-healthy ways. And that’s true for all of us, even former “Fixer Upper” star Joanna Gaines.
Before HGTV launched Chip and Joanna Gaines into the spotlight, Joanna didn’t put much thought into her social media presence.
“It wasn’t so very long ago that I had only a handful of followers on Instagram,” Joanna recalled in The Magnolia Journal. “There wasn’t any pressure to post anything at all, so whenever I did, it didn’t really cross my mind whether or not people would ‘like’ it.”
But after hitting official “celeb” status, suddenly Joanna’s posts were under a new level of scrutiny. She now has millions of followers. So even the most innocent post can sometimes bring an unexpected onslaught of criticism. Like the time a simple photo of Baby Crew at the doctor brought on a huge vaccination debate (read about it HERE).
Suddenly, Joanna found herself becoming more preoccupied with what and…
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