In this week\u2019s episode, I chat with Barbora about her journey to massive Instagram success, the struggles that came along with that massive growth, and how it led her to break the rules in order to regain her creativity. \nWe talked about:\n \n \nHow the creativity of Instagram and blogging helped Barbora come back from a really dark time.\n \n \n \nThe struggle that came with her Instagram account growing so quickly and how it led her to break the \u201crules"\n \n \n \nThe privilege of being able to take a break and take creative risks online\n \n \n \nCreating content purely because your audience will like it versus finding creative fulfillment\n \n \n \nThe problem with most Instagram advice out there\n \n \n \nThe importance of getting off Instagram in order to grow your Instagram following\n \n \n \nWhy growth is not always a good thing when it comes to social media\n \n \n \nWhether the concept of providing \u201cvalue\u201d online is overrated\n \n \n \nThe misguided, damaging messages that are sent to influencers\n \n \n\n \n\nAnd more. Listen here or on https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-she-said/id1252794301?mt=2 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/2vtQcR1ODSu017moN3xGQR?si=cwZZSfQKRBKzyf7SWgv80w (Spotify )or anywhere you usually get your podcasts.\n\n \n\nYou can find me on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest @lucylucraft or on my blog: http://lucylucraft.com/ (lucylucraft.com).\n\n \n\nPlease think about leaving the show a rating and review. For each one I receive, I give \xa32 to my chosen charity, which changes monthly.\n\n \n\nLast month\u2019s charity= https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/ (Endometriosis UK)\n\nThis month\u2019s charity= https://england.shelter.org.uk/donate?reserved_appeal_code=20180401-DF-10andutm_source=googleandutm_medium=cpcandgclid=CjwKCAjwsfreBRB9EiwAikSUHXvZUV63W1mD7ACR0AmurAdJxNaFsmVFvLRM6Kv9WsT0PIEg3aPInhoCJAoQAvD_BwEandgclsrc=aw.ds (Shelter) \n\n \n\nThanks to our sponsors for this season; http://www.thebloggercourse.com/ (The Blogger Course) (get 20% off with the code WhatSheSaid) and https://www.sudio.com/ (SudioSweden) (get 15% off with the code WhatSheSaid). Please support them the way they\u2019re supporting me\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.