<![CDATA[Stories by Ashley Tracy on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@ashleytracy?source=rss-53d74b71fddc------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/0*wOj2Mqa1DmX6Xe6z. Stories by Ashley Tracy on Medium https://medium.com/@ashleytracy?source=rss-53d74b71fddc------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:47:11 GMT <![CDATA[Social media-self vs. Self-self]]> https://medium.com/@ashleytracy/social-media-self-vs-self-self-44c3508f82c5?source=rss-53d74b71fddc------2 https://medium.com/p/44c3508f82c5 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 01:36:59 GMT 2018-04-11T01:37:42.763Z With social media rising and allowing users to present themselves in whichever way they want, more and more articles are surfacing about how to get in touch with one’s “self”, how to build your best “self” and how to maintain your “self”, whoever that “self” may be. The focus is on the viewers and not on themselves. It seems people are lost in the presentation and forgetting the authentication, and journalists are all over that.

Inc. on Twitter

Why taking the time to understand yourself will get you further in life @dorcas_ct https://t.co/EOtRPmphjw

Maria Torres on Twitter

The best gift you can share with your audience is your authentic self. https://t.co/jjP7HU3ONy

Vox on Twitter

We're always on, always plugged in, always stimulated, always in a constant state of self-presentation. Psychologically, that's a game changer." - @MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle https://t.co/2UydnJpbmH

Despite the buzz about “self” it is important to note that an individual’s “self” is whatever they feel it to be. Each person is unique in their own right and they ultimately decide what their true, authentic self is, presents as, feels like, and needs. The realization that your “self” doesn’t have to align with someone else’s gives freedom to treating, healing, and caring for that “self” it whichever way is most effective to you.

Why This Woman Wants To Change The Way You Think Of Self-Care

Regardless of who you are and where you walk, you have a self. Each self is unique, special, and seems to be easily lost in the hustle and bustle of social media and instant access. So lost, that journalists have taken this ‘issue’ by storm and made it so that each person has the opportunity to feel empowered about who they are through any means that feels best to them. Stay in touch with yourself and always be your “self”!

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