138: SPECIAL GUEST!: Suzanne Talks Texting, Sexting and Social Media with Her 21-Year-Old Daughter

Suzanne and her daughter Emma, 21, talk about social media's effect on relationships and, in particular, on young women. IN THIS EPISODE: 6:20  What is it like to be Suzanne’s daughter? 9:00  What is “sexting”? 10:50  Social media and its effects on young women. What does Emma see in her world/age group? 11:30  Social media is all consuming 13:00  Smartphones make it hard to focus 15:35  Social media can cause body image issues 16:50  Young girls are exposed to thousands of images a day 21:30  What is the solution to help young girls? 24:20  Your parents are your model for how you feel about yourself 25:40  “Catfishing”: Face-altering filters and why they’re problematic 29:40  What's good and what's bad when it comes to  texting in a relationship 36:00  You don’t have to develop courage or have hard conversations when you’re texting 40:40  What is the #1 problem women have today when it comes to dating on college campuses? 42:40  When girls post on social media in a sexual manner, they're trying to impress men 48:10  For the average person, it is much easier to have casual relationships in college 49:30  Social media creates mental health issues 53:50  Suzanne to Emma: Do you ever wish there was no such thing as social media?