Ashley Tisdale Shares Intention to Be Less Active on Social Media

Ashley Tisdale is protecting her peace.

The actress, 39, revealed on her Instagram Stories on Feb. 7 that she would be taking a step back from social media to focus on herself and her family. According to E! News, she wrote in the post that she wanted “to protect my peace while navigating life with work and two kids.”

“As the world is getting loud I find myself wanting to share less and less,” she explained. “Maybe it’s because I don’t feel I can contribute in my positive way when everything feels so negative.”

“I’ve been loving putting my phone down and being in the moment,” Tisdale added. “Social media is such a blessing when you want to connect with everyone but can also be so noisy when used with judgement and assumptions.”

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It’s unclear what “judgment and assumptions” the High School Musical actress is referencing. However, in December, she, again, opened up about prioritizing her daughters, Jupiter Iris, 3, and Emerson Clover, 5 months, whom she shares with husband Christopher French.

“I definitely love it,” she told PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation at the time. “Obviously it’s my favorite thing, and it’s changed my life in so many ways.”

“I think it’s been the best time, and I’m so grateful,” she continued, sharing that Jupiter is for sure loving being a big sis.”

Just a few months prior, she and French celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, which he honored in a sweet Instagram post. 

“What an unbelievable adventure it’s been so far,” he wrote in September 2024. “You continue to inspire and amaze me every day, the woman I’ve had the privilege of seeing you grow into… and the life we’ve built together by hand, with blood and sweat and tears, and endless love. I am so grateful.”

In addition to life at home, Tisdale and her musician hubby have collaborated professionally, working on music together and creating their wellness brand Frenshe.

Tisdale has also opened up about her struggles with alopecia, which she was diagnosed with in her 20s. One major trigger, she said, is when she is “pretty physically and emotionally stressed.”

“The hardest part about alopecia areata is that there is really no cure,” she told PEOPLE in December. “It’s an autoimmune disease, so they give you this diagnosis and then you’re like, ‘Well, what do I do?'”

“It’s kind of scary, and there’s the fact that you don’t know when it’s going to flare up, you don’t know how big it’s going to be,” she noted. “Everyone has a different journey with alopecia and so far, luckily for me, it’s been in spots that I can hide, and most of the time, it’s usually stress-induced.”

“If I see one of the bald spots, I’m like, ‘I need to calm down … because obviously I’m too stressed out right now,'” she added. “I have flare-ups, like, every couple years.”