Matt is back with another social media special episode! Since so many of you resonated with Part 1 (episode: My Honest Thoughts On Social Media) we're bringing you a Part 2, where Matt is diving deeper into his relationship with his mobile phone. Matt spills some details on why he feels the need to take a break from social media, how he's doing it, and why others should consider it too. Plus, since so many of you had your own ideas and experiences to share, Matt sat down in the second half of this episode to answer some questions from listeners! We hope you all enjoy and would love to hear your thoughts. Do leave a comment or review! Useful links: Part 1: My Honest Thoughts On Social Media Chanel 4 documentary: Swiped: The School that Banned Smartphones (0:00) Intro (0:13) Daily gratitude (3:15) Matt is currently in a good place! (4:53) Taking a break from social media (5:12) Matt’s TikTok obsession on tour (6:43) Matt’s detox from his mobile phone (8:00) The importance of boredom (9:13) Song writing with Busted (10:16) Answering your questions about social media (27:15) Introducing the burner phone (29:15) Outro

This week’s guest is the entrepreneur and mental health advocate Dan Murray-Serter.

Dan has ten years’ experience of building up businesses but, also, of winding them down. He’s spoken publicly about his failures, as well as his personal experience with anxiety, insomnia, depression, burnout, body dysmorphia and bulimia. And the steps Dan took towards improving his own mental and physical health, led him to a new business in nutrition and supplements.

Dan and Matt get quite deep in this conversation, which covers spirituality, mental health, ayahuasca. and much more.

Related links:

Heights Supplements

The Dao De Jing

The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Body Keeps The Score

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Height

(01:28) The benefits and joy to be found in a regular walk

(04:43) A few of Dan’s favourite non-fiction books

(06:10) Finding fulfillment and embracing spirituality

(11:18) Dan on his upbringing and what he learned from his father

(18:44) Living in the present and getting the balance right as an entrepreneur

(20:26) Dan’s own mental health history (including insomnia)

(24:02) Dan’s life-changing visit to a dietician

(33:51) Dan’s experience with bulimia

(42:38) Assisted psychedelic therapy and ayahuasca

(56: 02) Finding your purpose (with a small p)

(01:02:28) Managing comparison and social media

(01:07:09) Matt’s outro

The secret is out… Matt Willis and his wife, Emma, are currently on a 3-week long social media break. They’re doing this alongside a group of year 8 students, whose experiment will be the star of an upcoming Channel 4 documentary.
But what does Matt really think of all of this?
Before the experiment, we caught up with Matt to ask his honest opinion on social media. Is it a good thing? Bad thing? What’s Matt’s personal experience with it? And how can we start to nurture a healthier relationship with social media?
Let’s see how Matt’s opinions change over the course of the experiment. Stay tuned as we find out more in 3 weeks!
We hope you enjoy the episode, and if you’d like to share your own thoughts on social, please leave a comment or review!
Useful links:
Chanel 4 documentary: Swiped: The School that Banned Smartphones
Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

(0:00) Intro
(0:44) Daily gratitude
(5:14) Matt’s weird relationship with social media
(7:03) Do I need to know what’s trending?
(8:58) Insecurities and social media
(9:42) Social media is not real life
(11:59) Engaging with followers
(12:45) Social currency
(14:21) Life is precious, so how are you using your time?
(16:17) Kids don’t want social media
(18:15) This is a real addiction we’re not taking seriously
(19:05) So what can we do about it?
(20:48) Outro