Brie Shelly is a therapist, coach and consultant for the digital age. She’s based out of Boston and is on a mission to empower people to unlock their inner confidence and learn how to thrive on and offline. Today we’re talking all about her path to open her private practice, how social media impacts our mental health, how to navigate comparison and how to develop confidence. This episode is wonderful for so many reasons - one of which is that Brie as a therapist knows how to dive into the why. She not only shares great stories and tools, she also gives you the purpose behind why they’ll actually work.   On This Episode We Talk About: How Brie started her own therapy practice Burnout in the helping professions Holding space for people and not try to change them Brie’s relationship with social media and how it’s evolved Creating awareness of our relationships with our phone Using social media with purpose Social media & comparison - how to know when it happens and how to prevent it Primary emotions versus secondary emotions Vulnerability - what it is and what it’s not Sharing your opinions online - when & how to do it The parallels between social media and eating disorders Creating confidence How to accept and give compliments Why don’t we trust compliments The power of being happy for other people   Connect with Brie On her website: https://www.brieshelly.com/ On her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brieshelly/ On her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-travels/id1457513646   Connect with Me On instagram: instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog On the blog: http://init4thelongrun.com   Join the Joy Squad Joy Squad Private Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/ Chasing Joy Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chasingjoypodcast/   Beekeepers Naturals http://beekeepersnaturals.com/chasingjoy use code CHASINGJOY15 for 15% off