Social media platforms, especially those like Instagram that focus a lot on appearances, often don’t make people feel good about themselves.
Seeing lots of perfect-looking influencers, pictures with fancy filters, and your old classmates looking amazing on vacation can make you feel bad about yourself. Research by the Florida House Experience found that many people, especially women, compare themselves unfavourably to the images they see on social media and in the news.
If you don’t want to quit social media altogether and lose touch with your friends, it can feel like there aren’t many options for escaping all the images that make you feel bad.
But there are communities online that focus on body positivity and mental health. They’re becoming more and more popular.
We talked to Christine Larainee, who works hard to spread the message of body acceptance and self-love. She uses social media to share her ideas and ClickUp to keep everything organised.
Tell us a bit about yourself and your work!
Hi, I’m Christine. I started my Instagram page about two years ago. I use it to talk about body acceptance, self-love, and lately, mental health. I’m really passionate about making sure everyone feels good about their bodies and is represented in the world.
I used to be a varsity athlete, and I’ve dealt with a lot of body shame over the years. That’s why I want to help younger people feel better about themselves.
I particularly want to help young women who might feel like their worth is all about how they look and act. I also talk about mental health because I’ve dealt with anxiety and depression myself.
It sounds like you use social media a lot to spread your message. What ClickUp feature helps you the most with that?
I love how easy ClickUp is to use!
As a content creator, it’s really important for me to stay organised and have lots of ideas ready to go. So my favourite ClickUp feature is Custom Fields, which lets me customise my tasks and see them in Calendar view. That helps me stay organised.
I used to feel overwhelmed trying to post on Instagram three times a week, plus making reels and TikToks. But then I found ClickUp, and it made things so much easier. I could plan my content a month ahead and write down all my caption ideas. When it was time to post, everything was right there in ClickUp.
That made me much more efficient, and I always knew what I needed to do each week.
I also love how everything looks so neat and organised in ClickUp. I can easily see what I need to do on each platform, and the Calendar view is really appealing.
Do you use any other tools or platforms with ClickUp?
I don’t have a formal integration or anything, but I love how ClickUp helps me post on social media, especially Instagram. ClickUp is like my content library for all my posts and ideas.
I often write my Instagram captions in ClickUp. That way, I never lose track of them, and it’s really easy to post.
When you’re running a business on Instagram, it’s really important to be organised. I post about six times a week, so I need to stay on top of things!
How does ClickUp help you move your projects forward?
I use ClickUp to keep track of my workflows. I can see exactly where I am in each project, from “To Be Started” to “Published.”
ClickUp also helps me keep different projects separate, so I can see which ones are waiting for approval from the brands I’m working with.
About how many hours a week do you save using ClickUp?
I’d say I save about 10 hours a week using ClickUp.
And what do you do with that extra time?
I have more time to talk to my followers and take online courses to learn more about entrepreneurship!
I also have more time for my hobbies, like hiking and snowboarding in the Vancouver mountains.
How has ClickUp improved your work and life?
I have really bad anxiety, and I get overwhelmed easily. But being able to access ClickUp on my phone has helped me feel less stressed. I often get ideas for captions when I’m out and about, so being able to jot them down quickly has been really calming for me.
What advice do you have for others who want to be more productive?
Make a content calendar! And write down everything, even if you think it’s silly. You never know when an idea will come in handy!
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