Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning journalist and internationally-recognized speaker whose latest book, Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media was named one of the best health books of 2022 by The Washington Post and Mashable.
In this episode, Donna shares what the science shows us about the growing adolescent female mental health crisis. With depression and anxiety amongst youth at unprecedented levels this conversation and her work are more important than ever.

Why anxiety and depression are at unprecedented levels amongst girls

The increased sexualization of girls on social media

How social media stress impacts the developing brain

Why girls are going through puberty earlier and the impact

The single question that can increase the chance of a child flourishing by 12x

At what age should parents be allowing their kids on social media

The importance of media literacy in schools


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