A graduate degree. A first “real job.” A second cross-country move in two years. Highs, lows, and everything in between. 2022 has been a lot for me. So much transition, so much change, and so much uncertainty. For someone who tends to be at his best when he has a
Remarkably, I write this from a privileged and very blessed place. 2022 was no more than an average year in terms of accomplishments and great life events. I did not graduate from anything, I did not start a new job, I did not announce a proposal or a pregnancy, I
While COVID-19 still looms in the background, many of us experienced a full year of a “new normal” in 2022 – and holiday celebrations with friends and loved ones will be in full swing this month. The Springtide Team was asked what the best gift 2022 gave them, and here’s
When Springtide collected data at the two-year mark of the pandemic, nearly half of the young people (47%) we surveyed said that they were moderately or extremely depressed, while over half of young people said they were moderately or extremely anxious (55%) or moderately or extremely stressed (57%). As we
Of the almost 10,000 young people ages 13-25 we surveyed for the 2022 State of Religion & Young People: Mental Health report, more than 75% say they use social media at least three hours a day of that group, 44% say they use it at least five hours a day.
Springtide interviews young people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics for our studies, and as you might guess, our religious and spiritual lives can be influenced by where we grow up, who we grow up around and how we identify. Our 2022 report, The State of Religion and Young