So I have a son now who is fully a teenager. He is 14. And to be honest, it really has been quite a shock to me. It's been quite a change for me. He's generally a really happy go lucky kid. I kind of feel as though someone like hijacked my child's former personality and replaced it with

Larry David is really how it feels. But on top of all that, one of the things that he said to me

that really struck with me is that, you know, he's like, I'm 14, like we're in the middle

of this pandemic. And I was like, damn, you know, when I was 14,

I could go outside. I could call my friends. I could go to the movies. I saw my friends at

school every day. He doesn't have that. And so he has friends, sure, online, but that's not the

same. That's like, as somebody who hates talking on the phone, that's like being on the phone all day with your friends. It's like being on punishment and you don't know why you're being

punished. So I, my heart really goes out to all of these kids, especially, you know, those who are

teenagers who should be able to go out and socialize and be with their friends. But because of

our current state of affairs and the pandemic and COVID-19, they're just

not able to socialize or be around their friends anymore.

I just want to drop it hello.

Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking care of our bodies.

But how do you even start that journey? Think of

Emani state of mind as your beacon of sanity on your path to getting your mind right. We're in this together, y'all. Let's get into an Emani state of mind.

Hey everybody. Welcome to the show. Welcome to Emani's state of mind. Today we're talking about Generation Z and mental health.

But before we get into that, I want to check in with my fellow Gen Xer.

Whoop, whoop, Camp.

So how are you doing, Cameron?

So we're Gen X?

Is that we're Gen X?

Yeah.

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