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166: Can Social Media Build Healthy Community? with Shannon McKinstrie
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- Jun 3, 2026
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Summary
Shannon McKinstrie is a social media strategist with a refreshingly grounded take on what it truly means to build community online, and this conversation covers it all. We dig into what separates a thriving, supportive digital space from one that drains you. We Cover: What makes an online community genuinely healthy and supportive Red flags that signal a community has become unhealthy How algorithms shape the way we build and experience community How to stop feeling weird joining inside jokes online The powerful connection between our offline relationships and our online communities Shannon's perspective is one you will want to carry with you the next time you open an app and wonder whether the spaces you are in are actually serving you. SHANNON MCKINSTRIE: Instagram: @shannonmckinstrie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShannonMcKinstrie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmckinstrie/ Website: https://shannonmckinstrie.com/ Good Content Podcast PARING DOWN (SHANNON LEYKO): Sign up for my newsletter! The L.E.S.S. Express Website: www.shannonleyko.com Instagram: @shannonleyko TikTok: @shannon_leyko Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@shannonleyko Facebook: www.facebook.com/shannonleyko.paringdown Substack: Blog & Additional Support (free trial!) TAKE THE QUIZ!! "What's Your Decluttering Type?" & rec…