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Heather Z. Lyons, PhD received her PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her BA in Psychology from Northeastern University. She sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Black Psychology and Practice Innovations. Her leadership includes past executive board member of the Society for Vocational Psychology and member of the Publications Board of Division 29 of the American Psychological Association (APA). She is a Fellow of the APA (Division 17). She attained the rank of full professor in Loyola University Maryland’s Department of Psychology and is a licensed psychologist in Maryland and DC.
You know social media affects mental health. But do you understand how? This guide breaks down three key mechanisms: sleep disruption, the dopamine loop, and social comparison. Understanding these will change how you think about social media and your mental health.
Read MoreYou see it everywhere—#CleanEating hashtags on Instagram, detox challenges on TikTok, and endless lists of “good” versus “bad” foods. For many people these trends are harmless. For others, the pursuit of a perfect diet quietly morphs into orthorexia nervosa—an all‑consuming fixation on food purity that can damage both body and mind.
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