Katie Brockhurst - Social Media Angel

04/10/2022

Love the mute button, it’s not as final as unfollow and can defo help with those digital triggers.. How is it for you? 🤫📱

26/09/2022

It’s been a big couple of weeks here in England with the passing of Queen Elizabeth. I noticed from a place of neutrality how it changed over the days, and particularly where we had what was known as ‘the queue’; this queue that grew and grew and grew. And in many respects, I felt like the queue grew because of what was happening on social media and in the media. It got to the point where there was a queue for the queue. I heard a couple of people refer to what was happening online as mourn p**n – to me, it was emotional contagion.

All other news and all other things happening in the world just stopped. We were (particularly as a Brit) asked/expected to pour our attention and our emotion into this event. And no matter how you feel about the Queen and the monarchy, as there was obviously a lot of polarisation online, I saw very little neutrality around it on social media or in the media. Even though when talking to friends outside of the digital space, there was much more of that.

I thought it was a really interesting example, as I've talked about emotional contagion in the past, and because I find it really fascinating from an energetic perspective as well, how other people’s emotions are affecting us unconsciously, when we go online…

Link to the podcast and article on Substack is via link in bio or in stories if your are interested in listening / reading more x

25/09/2022

Equinox and new moon 🌚 blessings from Avalon 🧚‍♀️🌳🍃🍁 Strong rebalancing energies in the air… wishing you all the good things as the seasons change 💫

I’ve been enjoying fabulous friends and fairy godmother fun in this beautiful autumnal sun 🌞🥰

aaand I made a sock unicorn toy with my own fair hands (a proud moment!) at the request of my goddaughter (a Scorpio) with the promise that it ‘might’ become her favourite toy - she has me wrapped around her every finger 😆🦄

📸 thank you for the Equinox selfie and to CK for God Co-parenting skills, hang time & catch up 🧚‍♀️🦄🥰 x

21/09/2022

Let me know some of yours! 🥰

02/09/2022

TikTok? I hope not…. Last month Instagram tested out some changes to the look and feel of their timeline, essentially copying TikTok, in an attempt to vie for more of our attention. I was one of many who received the update, it was interesting to see, but it was not for me!

Instead of my slow infinite scroll, filled with photos of friends, affirmations, and thoughtful captions or Reels, my newsfeed had become a full-screen video experience, which felt like it was shouting at me the second I opened the app, as I swiped quickly past each person, akin to some kind of entertainment Tinder.

Gone was the more peaceful, quieter Instagram experience we know and love (well love/hate).

"Whilst other social media platforms push noisy video over still photos, Instagram has always gone the other way – and for its slightly older users, who love gazing upon beautiful photos of food and gardens in bloom, it’s worked. Sunsets may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but in an increasingly noisy and frenetic online world, the Instagram experience has always seemed like a sea of tranquillity compared with Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat."
~ 'I’m going to sit still and enjoy the silence – and you should join me', The Telegraph

I panicked for a moment, starting to rethink how we, my clients and comrades in this social media space, would now have to create content for Instagram.

The videos filled the entire screen, leaving little to no room for text underneath. The second I opened the app, the audio played automatically, instead of being on mute by default. I had to turn down the volume on my phone to make it Shhhhh. My nervous system seized up – this new version of Instagram felt claustrophobic, as there was no space around the posts to breathe, the content felt in my face, and almost invasive.

Thankfully I wasn’t the only one who felt displeasure over these changes. Artist Tati Bruening created a meme saying, ‘Make Instagram Instagram Again’, which was re-shared by tens of thousands of users, including various Kardashians....

Read the rest on my substack, where I share my thoughts & experience on stuff happening in the world of social media ✨

https://www.socialmediaforanewage.substack.com

22/08/2022

Should spiritual people use social media?
Being the Light within ✨

A few weeks ago, I received a comment on one of my articles; it was a bit of a rant about spiritual people using social media and how I was out of integrity, as a spiritual person, by helping people to use it.

They compared the advice I give about using tools like scheduling and taking time offline to being like ‘telling an alcoholic to limit their drinks’ and that I was implicit in encouraging people’s social media addictions. I take feedback and constructive criticism seriously, so it took me a moment to process, to sit with and drop my ego to see and feel what they were really saying, especially as they are things I have considered. I wanted to respond, but 24 hrs later they had deleted their comment, making me think that maybe they realised their comment was misdirected, regardless, it did get me thinking…

Read all about it on my website or on substack 🌀🧚‍♀️ search or go to socialmediaforanewage.substack.com via link in my bio you know where to go ! X

17/08/2022

I’m done with linear!🌀We are ever cycling & spiralling round our own stuff - in social media - in our businesses - in our body - in our relationships & in life. I’m learning to trust in my own cycles more and more and learn from go round - how about you? 🌀✨quote by the inspiring 5D astrology & wisdom of 🙏🏽❤️

16/08/2022

A few weeks ago, I received a comment on one of my articles; it was a bit of a rant about spiritual people using social media and how I was out of integrity, as a spiritual person, by helping people to use it.

They compared the advice I give about using tools like scheduling and taking time offline to being like ‘telling an alcoholic to limit their drinks’ and that I was implicit in encouraging people’s social media addictions.

I take feedback and constructive criticism seriously, so it took me a moment to process, to sit with and drop my ego to see and feel what they were really saying, especially as they are things I have considered. I wanted to respond, but 24 hrs later they had deleted their comment, making me think that maybe they realised their comment was misdirected, regardless, it did get me thinking…

This is in some ways my reply.

https://socialmediaforanewage.substack.com/p/being-the-light-within

Should spiritual people use social media?

08/08/2022

It really is a fascinating feedback tool on so many levels! Words of wisdom from my sweet soul sister & vibe teacher 🧚‍♀️❤️🌞

01/08/2022

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12/07/2022

Happy book birthday to the OG Social Media For A New Age book ✨✨ And to my birthday twin and her book Unbound which was the beginning of - which I’m now publishing with as part of a collaborative book that’s getting itself ready to wing it’s way into the world to whomever it finds - books I work with are little bundles of medicine for both the reader and the author - it’s a fascinating journey to be in, be witness to and to sit in circle with other amazing female writers, story tellers and souls brave enough to share what’s inside them with others and for others. Thanks for your part in this too so grateful to you and all you do!

08/07/2022

Shakti Farts and Belly Laughs …. Or aka Shakti Sh*ts & Giggles … lol is a collaborative book about what happens when magical women, connected through community, online and off, gather and just be together … We wrote about this experience after coming together for a retreat last year. This week we gathered together in Avalon to share space & time once more and to bless this book in the most unbound and magical of ways.

Non of which would have been possible without our very cheeky fairy you see here or the book , a collaboration and cocreation made possible by and all the ladies here and present between the pages and in the ethers -

We wrote it for us and we wrote it for you, especially if you have ever struggled with sisterhood or your goddess wounds.

More soon ❤️🤩🙏🏽

06/07/2022

I love creating shifts in perspective and opening doors to new dimensions ✨✨✨✨

Some feedback given to me by Patrick who was in my social media class for yesterday ❤️🥰⚡️

19/06/2022

The prep is done, the synchronicities have been seen and packing is about to commence… I’m coming for you very soon. Will you be there? 🤩.

14/06/2022

I am, as many of us are, in a busy summer season. I’ve taken on a couple of big, exciting projects which means that I’ve had less time for my own social media. Plus the sun is shining here in the northern hemisphere and holiday season is almost upon us – so how do you feel about taking time offline this summer?

Do you feel the need to apologise if you take time away from the gram? I’ve managed to squash some of that ‘good girl’ mindset and I’m getting better with my boundaries.

What I’ve witnessed frequently in the digital space, is people feeling the need to announce when they’re taking time away from socials, whether it’s for a digital detox or simply because they’re going to be spending time in other ways. Or, on the other side of a break, apologising for having posted less frequently than usual. Why do we do this?

Why do we apologise for going offline?

In the long-gone analogue days before we were all constantly connected via all the messaging apps and various platforms, we could easily go days without checking in with friends, family, customers, clients, et al., and no one felt the need to make excuses or apologise.

Having space in this way was a part of life.  (Ahhh, simpler times …)

Of course, the ability to easily connect with our soul family and share our insights and aha moments, as well as selling our wares all around the world 24/7 are some of the benefits of these days of digital. But we should never feel we need to apologise for spending time offline and not just off-grid, but off ‘the’ grid.

Read the rest on my website or on substack if this interests you ❤️ you know where to find the links 👀❤️😎

Love kdot x

30/05/2022

Newsletter is out and new article is up on substack (link in bio) about seasons and cycles, working energetically and trusting your chi when it comes to both content creation, product / promotional campaigns and working within our businesses. We are not machines 🤖

24/05/2022

Last week I was interviewed by Abby Wynne for her podcast 'Healing for Healers' - we talked about a range of things associated with using social media as energy sensitives and as healers. I hope it helps if you listen in, let me know.

A great one to stick on while you have a cuppa, it's also available on Spotify, Healing for Healers ep 41.

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Meet Katie Brockhurst - Social Media Angel, award-winning podcaster, author and experienced social media consultant, with over twenty years’ experience. Katie works with spiritual authors, healers and businesses to help them manage their online presence successfully, in a way that feels good.

Feeling good is key!

At the end of our chat together Katie read out a poem that she wrote from her new book. It summed up our conversation perfectly so I wanted to share it here, to give you a flavour of what we discussed. I hope you enjoy the chat we had, and that it inspires you to look at how you're using social media, and perhaps change a few things so that you feel good using it too.

Sovereign Cyberspace Freeway

Our social media ego,
Is in a virtual-reality game-show,
That we tap into and play every day.

So every time you feel sad,
A bit frustrated or mad,
Remember it’s designed this way.

Produced by AI,
The ultimate spy,
Who captures your thoughts night and day.

Living somewhat like Truman,
Is what it’s become to be human,
But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Connect to your soul,
Beam light to the whole,
Send love to each other and pray.

When we do this en masse,
We create a quantum bypass,
The Sovereign Cyberspace Freeway.