social media & women's health, merrillville, in may 12, 2011

SOCIAL MEDIA & WOMEN’S HEALTH

Speaking of Women’s Health – Merrillville, Indiana May 12, 2011

@kathysipple #NWISWH

July 18, 2008: received call from my sister that our other sister had lost consciousness and had been hospitalized.

We learned she had an AVM (arteriovenous malformation.)

She was in a coma for a month.

I had a personal, urgent need for social media and didn’t know it yet.

I became a caregiver/blogger.

KATHY SIPPLESOCIAL MEDIA TRAINER/STRATEGIST,

ONLINE COMMUNITY BUILDER

Pre 2008 - Casual blogger, used for business & personal, 20+ years sales & marketing

Decision points & opportunities

2011 - Saw Twittamentary, a Documentary about Twitter2009 - Founded My Social Media Coach & Northwest Indiana Tweetup

2010 - Named 2009 Indiana’s Most Influential Social Media Woman

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

CAN SOCIAL MEDIA “DO” ANYTHING?

No, but people can.

Video clip from Twittamentary. Quote from @hardlynormal on Twitter:

Food, water, shelter

BASIC NEEDSShelter: Twitter ends homelessness for one woman

CAREPAGES.COM•Healthcare blogs for patients & their families

TEMPORARY NEEDS FOR FOOD & SHELTER

Safety/security

SAFETYFemale trucker blogs about rape awareness

SAFETYTip: be careful of information shared online

• DON’T include birth year in social media profiles• DON’T post updates that let people know you are out of town, walking alone, etc.• DON’T accept requests to connect on Facebook unless you know the person• DO change passwords frequently• DO check your online reputation. Try Googling your name, set a Google alert.• DO limit information shared by utilizing proper privacy settings.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION!

Friendship, family, intimacy

Happiness is being socially connected.

50 YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

“The upshot of 50 years of happiness research is that the quantity and quality of a person's social connections—friendships, relationships with family members, closeness to neighbors, etc.—is so closely related to well-being and personal happiness the two can practically be equated. People with many friendships are less likely to experience sadness, loneliness, low self-esteem, and problems with eating and sleeping.”

INTIMACY/CONNECTION30% + of all couples today meet online

Confidence, achievement, respect

CONFIDENCEMy mom’s poetry, once afraid of spelling mistakes

ENCOURAGEMENT, LEGACY

My dad’s blog, lifting others’ awareness

Awareness of an ultimate truth, unity

PEAK EXPERIENCES

My stroke of insight

WHERE’S YOUR TREASURE?

Record/share goals

Build your network before you “need” it

A work out buddyA creative outletA jokeA memoryA shared experienceA forgotten photoAn invitation to an eventA job offerAn ongoing education!

TOP 25 HEALTH RESOURCES

Record/share goals

Get the support and motivation you need

To receive a list of social media resources for health and caregivers, send email to:

kathy@mysocialmediacoach.com with

Subject line “Free Health Tools”

WHERE TO FIND ME:

Record/share goals

Connect to Kathy Sipple

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kathysipple

Facebook: http://facebook.com/kathysipple

Twitter: http://twitter.com/kathysipple

Email:kathy@mysocialmediacoach.com

Phone: (219) 462-0600Address: My Social Media Coach

2005 Valparaiso St., Suite 17Valparaiso, IN 46383