This week, we’re switching gears—and diving into nonfiction.

We’re talking about The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, a deeply researched and eye-opening look at how technology and social media are shaping (and shaking) the mental health of Gen Z and beyond.

In this episode, we unpack the core arguments:

• How the "phone-based childhood" is changing development

• The link between social media, anxiety, and depression• What’s actually happening to attention spans, friendships, and identity

• And what we, as parents, readers, teachers, and real people on the internet, do with all of it

It’s a heavier conversation, but an important one—and we’re bringing the same curiosity, honesty, and unfiltered vibes you’ve come to expect.

We hope you enjoy our personal stories from childhood and can relate to the struggles we're having in our own homes.

It's an episode we feel you will benefit from regardless of whether you've read the book. There's something for everyone.

We can make the change together.

Links:

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/pdfs/thought-starters-for-parents.pdf

https://www.gatesnotes.com/the-anxious-generation

Criticisms:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/27/anxious-generation-jonathan-haidt

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00902-2