OG Therapy #156 - Why Gov. Newsom Is Calling out the Loneliness Crisis in Young Men
OG Therapy Podcast
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4.8 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of OG Therapy, David breaks down the growing crisis of loneliness among young men and boys—something Governor Gavin Newsom just publicly addressed as a masculinity crisis in California. With nearly 1 in 4 men under 30 reporting no close friends and 42% of teen boys saying they feel lonely, it's clear this isn't just a personal issue—it's a societal one.
This one’s about disconnection, purpose, and how we got here. David unpacks why young men are struggling with school, work, and relationships—and why now more than ever, social health has to be part of the solution. Whether you're a parent, mentor, educator, or one of the young men going through it, this episode gives you perspective, compassion, and real talk.
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| 0:00.0 | Do not confuse this with treatment or mental health advice or direction. |
| 0:05.5 | Nothing on this podcast is made to supplement or supersede the relationship and direction of your mental health caretakers. |
| 0:12.5 | Although David Koslowski is a licensed marriage and family therapist, he is not functioning as a certified mental health professional in this environment. |
| 0:26.0 | And same applies to any professional who may appear on the OG Therapy podcast. |
| 0:28.2 | Welcome to the OG Therapy. |
| 0:33.1 | Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of OG Therapy. In today's episode, I'm going to be tackling a discussion that's related to politics. |
| 0:38.4 | Now, a little disclaimer here, just like other episodes I've had, if I've mentioned anything |
| 0:44.2 | about what's going on in the political atmosphere, I'm not taking aside one way or the other. |
| 0:49.6 | I'm only bringing this topic up is because for two reasons. |
| 0:52.9 | One, it has to do with my home state of California |
| 0:55.5 | and two, it just so happens that they finally mentioned something that I've been waiting for them |
| 1:01.3 | to pick up on for many, many years. I don't think they know exactly what they mentioned, but the fact |
| 1:06.4 | that they mentioned it is all we needed to know. So what I'm referring to is what's going on in the state of |
| 1:11.4 | California. If any of you haven't checked, if you haven't heard in the past couple days, |
| 1:16.2 | whenever this is released will probably be a week by then. But Governor Gavin Newsom has just |
| 1:22.6 | released a statement that California has a masculinity crisis for men and young men specifically. |
| 1:30.3 | And this article, by the lookout in Santa Cruz, a shout out to Santa Cruz. |
| 1:34.3 | I used to go to graduate school up there and used to surf in Santa Cruz, love Santa Cruz. |
| 1:39.3 | In this, though, it talks about, in this article, it talks about how Governor Newsom directs agencies |
| 1:45.3 | to tackle loneliness crisis among boys and men. Now, I'm going to scroll down a little bit |
| 1:52.5 | in this article to focus on a couple statistics. It says, the college-going rate for young men |
| 1:58.8 | who completed high school in California is 57% compared to 68% for young women. |
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