When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 6, 2023

A new book examines the effects of toxic achievement culture on the mental health of teenagers and their parents. Award-winning journalist and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace joins us to discuss her book, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It.

This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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