Anxiety is everywhere today, but what if it doesn’t always tell us the truth? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens welcomes back Keith McCurdy for another conversation in the Live Sturdy series. Together, they unpack why anxiety has become so common in students and parents, how overcommitment and fear-based decision making fuel the problem, and what schools and families can do to cultivate resilience, wisdom, and hope in a fragile age.

Keith shares practical insight from years of counseling families, students, and school leaders. From sports overload to perfectionism to the pressure-filled culture surrounding today’s kids, this episode offers a grounded and hopeful perspective on helping children grow stronger instead of more fragile.

🎧 Tune in to hear:

• Why anxiety often doesn’t tell us the truth
• The difference between helping and rescuing children
• How over-scheduled families unintentionally fuel stress
• Why students need encouragement, truth, and healthy boundaries
• Practical ways schools can respond to anxious students with wisdom and patience
• How parents can create more margin, harmony, and stability at home

Join us as we discuss what it means to raise children who can live sturdy, even in an anxious world.

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The Herzog Foundation
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Gen Z is more connected than any generation in history, yet also more isolated, anxious, and uncertain about their identity and purpose.

In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens sits down with Dr. Stephanie Shackelford, senior fellow at the Barna Group and author of You on Purpose, to explore the findings from Barna’s latest research on Gen Z mental health.

While anxiety and depression are on the rise, this conversation goes deeper. What if the core issue is not just mental health, but a lack of purpose, connection, and grounded identity?

Drawing from extensive research and expert interviews, Stephanie shares six key themes that offer a path forward for families and schools:

• Creating tech-free spaces to reduce anxiety and restore focus
• Supporting parents as a critical foundation for student wellbeing
• Rebuilding real, in-person relationships and community
• Helping students reframe struggles with resilience and hope
• Returning to faith practices that ground identity and purpose
• Cultivating a sense of responsibility and calling beyond self

🎧 Tune in to hear:

• Why Gen Z is called a “generation of paradox”
• The surprising connection between purpose and mental health
• How small changes at home can make a lasting impact
• Why church and community matter more than ever

This episode is both eye-opening and deeply practical, offering simple but powerful ways to help the next generation flourish.

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Wisdom and Eloquence
The Herzog Foundation
Life Architects
Wisephone by Techless
ZipCast
Wilson Hill Academy

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In a world where attention is constantly pulled in a thousand directions, how do we help students focus on what truly matters?

In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens sits down with Tami Peterson, founder of Life Architects Coaching, to explore the growing challenge of distraction and its impact on formation. From shrinking attention spans to the overwhelming number of inputs competing for our focus, the conversation highlights how what we pay attention to ultimately shapes who we become.

Tami brings deep insight into how attention functions not just cognitively, but spiritually and relationally. Together, they discuss how modern technology, media, and even educational systems are influencing habits and affections, often without us realizing it.

But this episode is not just about the problem. It is about reclaiming attention with purpose. From forming meaningful habits in the home to helping students develop discernment in decisions like college and vocation, this conversation offers practical ways to guide the next generation toward what is true, good, and beautiful.

🎧 Tune in to hear:

• Why attention is one of our most valuable and contested resources
• How distraction is shaping habits, identity, and decision-making
• The role of parents and educators in forming attentiveness
• Practical ways to help students grow in focus, discernment, and purpose

Join us as we revisit this must-hear episode and rediscover how forming attention can shape a life of purpose and clarity.

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Wisdom and Eloquence
The Herzog Foundation
The Champion Group
Life Architects
Wisephone by Techless
ZipCast
Wilson Hill Academy

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