Everyone agrees the world is changing—rapidly. Amid a relentless surge of technology, rising performance pressures, and the fragmentation of identity across “multiple selves,” today’s young people are increasingly marked by loneliness and isolation.

This session explores how growing up in this environment is reshaping child and adolescent development and impacting mental health. We’ll examine why genuine human thriving has diminished—and, more importantly, what leaders, pastors, educators, and parents can do to help young people rebuild an authentic, integrated sense of self in an increasingly impersonal world.