<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Compassion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compassion]]></description><link>https://www.compassionmentalhealthcounseling.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:13:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.compassionmentalhealthcounseling.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Social Media Affects Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media is not purely the villain it’s often made out to be. I’ve seen it help people feel less alone. I’ve seen it connect grieving families, build communities around shared experiences, and give people a place to express things they couldn’t say out loud anywhere else. I’ve also seen what it does when the balance tips. That’s what I want to talk about here. The research is more complicated than the headlines Most of what gets reported about social media and mental health lands in one...]]></description><link>https://www.compassionmentalhealthcounseling.com/post/how-social-media-affects-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a23229e89165fe3fa8d85c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:29:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/594119_145a4f0de7c747afa040424d0a0f3b72~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melissa Visconti</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>