Jennifer Wallace Speaks about Toxic Achievement Culture and the Importance of "Mattering"

Award-winning journalist and author Jennifer Wallace spoke to MBS parents via Zoom on Thursday, April 11 about the dangers of achievement culture and the teen mental health crisis in today’s high-pressure world.

Ms. Wallace is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It.  On Thursday, she discussed why many young people are at their breaking point and why the current competitive rat race is simply unsustainable at this pace.

She also spoke about the importance of “mattering” — the deep human need we all have to feel significant, seen, and understood by those around us — and offered tips to foster a healthier environment.

To view a recording of the Zoom with MBS parents, please click here.