Navigating Mental Health and Technology for the Next Generation with Zach Rausch

It Starts With Attraction

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Discover the hidden costs of our digital age as I sit down with Zach Rausch, the lead researcher behind "The Anxious Generation." Zach opens up about his personal journey with mental health challenges and how it fueled his passion to explore the complex relationship between technology and well-being. This episode peels back the layers on the disturbing rise in loneliness, anxiety, and depression among young people, especially adolescent girls, as they grapple with the very tools meant to connect them. We tackle the sobering reality of international trends affecting mental health and stress the urgency of addressing these issues for the sake of future generations.
Zach Rausch is Associate Research Scientist at NYU-Stern School of Business, lead researcher to Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt and the #1 New York Times best seller, The Anxious Generation. Zach previously worked at the Center for Humane Technology and as Communications Manager at Heterodox Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and religious studies and a Master of Science in psychological science from SUNY New Paltz. Zach previously studied Buddhism in Bodh Gaya, India, worked in Wilderness Therapy, and was a direct care worker in two psychiatric group homes.

Zach’s research and writing have been featured internationally, in outlets such The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

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Website: https://zach-rausch.com/
Anxious Generation: https://anxiousgeneration.com

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Kapitel

1. Impact of Technology on Mental Health (00:00:00)

2. Social Media Impact on Adolescent Girls (00:13:27)

3. Collective Action for Tech Change (00:28:16)

4. Reimagining Childhood (00:38:51)

5. Parental Responsibility in Digital Age (00:50:13)

6. Balancing Independence and Technology (00:54:58)