Why do we turn to social media for validation?

Social media has become crucial to our daily lives, in fact internet users now spend an average of 2 hours 22 minutes every day on social media. Yet our relationship with it isn’t so clear. It’s designed to be addictive and more and more, we’re turning to social interaction for a quick boost of confidence. We’re hungry for likes, but this satisfaction doesn’t last long.

In this special episode of The Locker, we speak with social influencer Chessie King and soldier Kirsty who open up about their own relationships with social media. We learn their secrets to building a healthy and sustainable relationship with these platforms that doesn’t lean towards dependency and actually helps build our own confidence and self-esteem.