The Real Reason You Can't Put Your Phone Down (It's Not a Willpower Problem)

<p>.Ask a parent what&#39;s going on with their <a href="https://menstherapy.online/podcasts/inside-teen-therapy-how-gen-z-boys-redefining-masculinity/?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=Blog"><u>Gen Z son</u></a>, and you&#39;ll usually get a shrug, a worry, or both. On this episode of the Men&#39;s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay reconnects with an old friend, Joanna Lilley. She is a therapeutic consultant and host of the podcast <a href="https://www.successissubjective.org/"><u>Success is Subjective</u></a>. She spends her days working directly with young adults navigating exactly this territory.</p><p>Joanna explains what a therapeutic consultant actually does (spoiler: it&#39;s not crisis intervention, and it&#39;s not long-term therapy either), then walks through what she&#39;s seeing across hundreds of conversations with <a href="https://menstherapy.online/blog/gen-z-confidence/utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=Blog"><u>Gen Z men</u></a>: rising anxiety, isolation, screen-fueled body dysmorphia, and a wave of self-diagnosed mental health labels borrowed from 30-second TikTok clips. The conversation gets into the real danger of medicating a teenager based on an Instagram diagnosis, why young men are splitting into two extremes (rejecting masculinity entirely or diving headfirst into the manosphere), and why Joanna thinks the fix isn&#39;t more labels or more information, it&#39;s teaching young people how to actually think through a problem. It closes with concrete, practical advice for any parent wondering how to talk to their son about masculinity, gender, and mental health without shutting the conversation down.</p><p>For more podcasts, blogs, and to get involved in the Men&#39;s Therapy Online Community, visit <a href="http://www.menstherapy.online"><u>www.menstherapy.online</u></a>.</p><p>Follow us on social media: <a href="https://mtr.bio/mens-therapy-online" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>https://mtr.bio/mens-therapy-online</u></a>.</p><p>Connect with JoannaWebsite: <a href="https://lilleyconsulting.com/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://lilleyconsulting.com/ </a>Resources MentionedSuccess is Subjective Podcast:<a href="https://www.successissubjective.org/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.successissubjective.org/ </a>Individual Therapy:<a href="https://menstherapy.online/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Service&utm_campaign=Individual_Therapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://menstherapy.online/?utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_medium=Service&amp;utm_campaign=Individual_Therapy</a>Men’s group<a href="https://menstherapy.online/mens-groups/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Service&utm_campaign=Mens_Groups" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://menstherapy.online/mens-groups/?utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_medium=Service&amp;utm_campaign=Mens_Groups</a>MTO Slack<a href="https://menstherapy.online/slack/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Slack_CTA&utm_campaign=MTO_Slack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://menstherapy.online/slack/?utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_medium=Slack_CTA&amp;utm_campaign=MTO_Slack</a>Website:<a href="https://menstherapy.online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://menstherapy.online/</a></p>