Un:Stuck Helping the Younger Generation Flourish in an Age of Anxiety

Every child is born a physical, emotional and spiritual being. As parents and caregivers, it is our role to nurture these qualities and help young people mature into confident embodied adults and responsible custodians of our communities, economies and the Earth. But as the scaffolding of the old world has crumbled, we know that many members of Gen Z are experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction and even suicidality at epidemic levels.

We want our children to grow up in an environment where they feel safe, loved, and can enjoy a deep sense of belonging. The sensitive, the open-hearted and empathetic ones are the most affected and these are the very people we need most in society.

With contributions and timely solutions from leading scientists, doctors, inspirational teachers, visionaries and wisdom holders from varying traditions, the stories of hope in UN:Stuck offer guidance that will help our children mature into confident embodied adults packed with empathy, curiosity and a real sense of playfulness. The chapter titles in this book are rungs on a ladder of hope: Awakened Awareness, Emotional/Ethical intelligence, Interrelatedness (Ukama), Ethical Activism, Meaning & Purpose, Resilience/Courage/Curiosity, Creativity and Inclusion/The Whole Being.

The result is a truly 360° vision of how we can support our young people, based on storytelling and wisdom in a way that reconnects them at a fundamental level with their world and seeds hope for the future.

Kate O'Brien is a respected health and wellbeing commentator writing in publications in the UK, Ireland, Asia, Australia and the US for over 25 years, while living in Asia (for 20 years) and more recently home in Ireland. She has written 9 lifestyle books on health, wellbeing and beauty, most of which were published in Asia, with the most recent being GLOW (Gill, 2018).

She is a qualified dietitian with a diploma in cosmetic science and has been practicing yoga for close to 30 years as a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher.