Not every young man wants to spend his life grinding toward the next achievement; however, if you’ve stopped engaging with life altogether, the question isn’t about productivity, it’s what might make life worth engaging in again.
Teen boys may not say they’re anxious, but the way the adults around them respond to stress and worry can shape how they learn to handle it.
Anxious thoughts tell men that slowing down will cost them something essential: respect, income, stability; but not finding rest actually leads to less focus, creativity and resilience, compounding the insecurities we feel. So, how can we quiet the anxiety in the quiet of rest?
