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The Selfie Effect on Your Brain

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

CNN Chasing Life Podcast

Mar 14, 2023

Professor Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, a child psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital who consults with the Digital Wellness Lab, gets in depth with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about the mental health effects of youth use of social media. She also offers some reassurance based on her clinical experience with young people today. (Starting at 9:00 of the audio)

Get the whole story at CNN Chasing Life Podcast.

We believe that by following the science, we can create an empathetic and respectful world in which our kids can grow up healthy, smart, and kind.

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