Skip to main content

AND NOW

Gen Z and Mental Health: Why Normalizing the Conversation Still Isn't Enough

heroImage

Okay, let's get real for a minute. We did it. Gen Z actually broke through decades of "we don't talk about mental health" bullshit that our parents and grandparents lived with. We put depression memes on TikTok, we talk about therapy like it's getting coffee, and we've made it okay to say "I'm not okay" without someone immediately trying to fix us with toxic positivity.

But here's the thing that's been eating at me lately, all that normalization? It's not actually solving anything. And honestly, it's starting to feel like we've created this weird space where everyone's talking about mental health, but we're all still drowning.

READ MORE

Translate

Come see me


MICHAEL'S CLASSES
Mondays
ELEVATOR VINYASA CHALLENGE
Rakow Center Carpentersville, , IL 430pm

Wednesdays
STILLNESS:MEDITATION CLASS
RANDALL OAKS REC CENTER
West Dundee, IL 1pm

FLAMEFLOW
Rakow Center Carpentersville, , IL 430pm

Thursdays
ELEVATOR VINYASSA CHALLENGE
RANDALL OAKS REC CENTER
West Dundee, IL 4pm

MICHAEL'S EVENTS
2/19/26 - SLEEP WORKSHOP
Randall Oaks Recreation Center Multi Purpose Room
7pm

Go to Dundee Township Park District for more info