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Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel

Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel

Lighting the Mindfire: Carrie Berk’s Guide to Surviving Gen Z Anxiety

May 15, 2025 · 36m

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We live in an era where young people are expected to have it all together — success, style, and a perfectly filtered life. But behind the aesthetic, many are silently battling overwhelming anxiety. In this powerful episode, Rachel sits down with Gen Z author and mental health advocate Carrie Berk, whose new book Mindfire dives deep into what it means to come of age in a world that demands perfection while offering very little compassion.Carrie opens up about her own experience with anxiety, the pressure of social media, and the importance of redefining strength as vulnerability — not stoicism. Together, they unpack how the wellness industry sometimes misses the mark, why performative…