#196: Giving Up Fitness and Influencing (a Reverse Interview by Christy Harrison)

Last year, Mary did an interview with Christy Harrison on her podcast, Rethinking Wellness. We are resurfacing that episode here, so you can listen to this “reverse interview” where Mary and Christy talk about how wellness culture coupled with social media algorithms creates a toxic environment for both consumers and creators.

Tune into this deeply personal conversation about...
- Mary’s history as a bikini fitness competitor starting at age 16, and how it both triggered and exacerbated an ED
- how social media algorithms drive us into more extreme diet and wellness content
- why Mary thinking of quitting influencing despite finding much success on social media (and why Christy Harrison has already left Instagram)

Though this episode was recorded 10 months prior, everything Mary said still holds true. Social media seems to be doing more harm than good and with every passing day, Mary is more and more tempted to call it quits.

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Mentioned In This Episode...
- Ep. 162: When Wellness Becomes BS with Christy Harrison on Mary’s Cup of Tea Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fhy0aQwPZlgUQ4xANrxwq?si=b1b1cf5962894c9a
- Sign up for Christy Harrison’s newsletter: rethinkingwellness.substack.com
- Get Christy Harrison’s new book, The Wellness Trap: https://amzn.to/3ST99uD
- The Social Dilemma movie: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
- Rabbit Hole Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole/id1507423923
- “Is There Life After Influencing?” NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/style/lee-tilghman-influencer.html