For several years I have been doing research and writing about anxiety and depression and related issues that affect a large percentage of our populous. These issues have had an especially profound impact on the rising generations. Our teens and 20 to 30-somethings,...
I’ve always loved a road trip. In the age of COVID, they are becoming the best way to escape for a little while; gas is cheap and personal time is more abundant—or at least less “directed” for most of us. With that in mind, I volunteered to help a good friend (who is...
One of today’s conundrums that people wrestle with is the topic of faith, religion, or spirituality. The younger generations, who say they are “spiritual but not religious,” are finding their spirituality anywhere other than a traditional setting. Much research has...
I have had many long conversations with the rising generation regarding money and what we call financial fitness. I have enjoyed being a judge in collegiate entrepreneurial contests and hearing firsthand their dreams and aspirations. I have employed more than 10,000...
In a world that has been anxious over COVID-19, the economy, and now cries for equality and social justice, where can we find hope for a more positive culture of diversity, equality, and health? What can we do to alleviate the suffering, judgment, and unrest that is...
In a study of how millennials and the rising generation seek out meaning, it may surprise you to learn what is displacing organized religion in their lives. "How We Gather," a study by Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile, researchers at Harvard Divinity School, found...
It doesn’t seem that hard to figure out, but it’s often difficult to learn how to listen with real intent. Why? Because our modern lives have swallowed up the time to care about the details of caring; the time needed to think beyond ourselves and to listen intently...
I had an inkling to pay a visit to an old friend who I had not had occasion to visit for many moons. I will call him “Sam.” I arrived at his simple home. He lives in an older area of town. He repairs automobiles from his small garage at his home. His profession has...
Drew Young is a native of the east coast, growing up in Connecticut, and now resides in Utah with his wife and daughter. He studied at Brigham Young University where he helped in teaching and developing curriculum for various student development courses and is the...
Sometimes I wonder if I am in the minority of humanity in being “nice,” as it doesn’t come as easily as I would like. I have been taught well by parents, mentors, and leaders---so any propensity toward not being nice is squarely on my shoulders. When I’m a jerk, I...
