social media & women's health, merrillville, in may 12, 2011
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Social media offers some surprising health benefits. Kathy Sipple uses Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to demonstrate how blogging, Facebooking and tweeting can lead to greater happiness and even self actualization.TRANSCRIPT
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
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:
[email protected] 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:[email protected]
Phone: (219) 462-0600Address: My Social Media Coach
2005 Valparaiso St., Suite 17Valparaiso, IN 46383