Potential Psychology

"This is a generation that is ­really struggling. It speaks to me of a lack of ­resilience. The bottom line is that I don't think we are preparing even the little kids or the biggest kids for adversity.'' That's my guest, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, talking about the mental health and well being of our young people - the topic of this episode's podcast discussion. Michael is one of Australia's highest profile psychologists, author of 11 books, broadcaster and a specialist in parenting, children, adolescents and the use of technology for mental health. He is a media commentator, columnist for a number of national publications and the resident parenting expert for several high rating Australian television and radio programs. This was a challenging interview for me. As an incurable optimist it was difficult to face the dismal facts that Michael presented regarding the state of youth mental health here in Australia. I didn't resist, deny or despair as I was inclined to though. I got curious and asked the question, 'Wh