James and Barry have words about the shift from "being anxious" to "having anxiety". What's behind the "epidemic" of anxiety? Should it be pathologised as much as it is? Is looking back at personal historic "trauma" a helpful concept in creating mental wellbeing? And how does a new identity in Christ affect things?
Sources referenced:
https://unherd.com/2023/09/the-student-mental-health-crisis-is-a-myth/
https://unherd.com/thepost/why-do-so-many-teenage-girls-feel-unsafe/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-are-more-resilient-than-you-think/id1570872415?i=1000547660535 (podcast on trauma)
https://www.crossway.org/articles/podcast-answering-common-questions-about-mental-illness-david-murray/
https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/ (After Babel)
https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/mental-health-liberal-girls (How colleges are performing "reverse cognitive behavioural therapy")
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