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Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Are we taking social media too personally?

1 hour 29 minutes | Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Singer Chappell Roan's comments that her friends with kids are living in 'hell' sparked a huge online debate this week - but why? Dr Thoraiya joins Jen Crichton to unpick our collective inability to scroll past content we don’t relate to. We marked World Autism Day with Occupational Therapist Adam Griffin and Dr Alexandre Machaeo who both say it's time we advance from awareness of to truly understanding neurodiversity.  And we hear from UAE-based author Sara Hamdan, whose recent record-breaking book deal has put her in the spotlight as an ambassador for Middle Eastern culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we taking social media too personally?
Afternoons with Helen Farmer

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