Battling Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace
08/15/23 • 52 min
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Young people are struggling under the weight of today’s toxic achievement culture. Journalist Jennifer Wallace’s new book, Never Enough, provides rigorous research to help make sense of how we got here, shedding light on the critical underpinnings of how to combat this issue in our own families.
Show Notes:
Never Enough by Jennifer Wallace
Pre-order our book This Is So Awkward
Middle School Back to School Workshop
High School Back to School Workshop
Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com
To bring us to your school or community email [email protected]
To submit listener questions email [email protected]
Watch the full episode on Youtube!
Produced by Peoples Media
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Young people are struggling under the weight of today’s toxic achievement culture. Journalist Jennifer Wallace’s new book, Never Enough, provides rigorous research to help make sense of how we got here, shedding light on the critical underpinnings of how to combat this issue in our own families.
Show Notes:
Never Enough by Jennifer Wallace
Pre-order our book This Is So Awkward
Middle School Back to School Workshop
High School Back to School Workshop
Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com
To bring us to your school or community email [email protected]
To submit listener questions email [email protected]
Watch the full episode on Youtube!
Produced by Peoples Media
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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To bring us to your school or community email [email protected]
To submit listener questions email [email protected]
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Check out all our speaking and curriculum at www.lessawkward.com and our super comfy products at www.myoomla.com
To bring us to your school or community email [email protected]
To submit listener questions email [email protected]
Watch the full episode on Youtube!
Produced by Peoples Media
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