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Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She writes about parenting, psychology, and social issues, focusing on how cultural pressures affect family life and well-being.
Known for: Never Enough
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Never Enough
In this book, Jennifer Breheny Wallace explores the modern culture of achievement and its psychological toll on children, parents, and society. Drawing on research in psychology, sociology, and education, Wallace examines how the relentless pursuit of success can lead to anxiety, burnout, and a loss of purpose. She offers insights and strategies for fostering resilience, empathy, and intrinsic motivation in young people, encouraging a healthier definition of success.
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Defining Achievement Culture
Achievement culture did not appear overnight. Over the past few decades, I have watched as our definition of success narrowed and hardened, tethered increasingly to external validation—grades, college admissions, résumés, promotions. What once were markers of progress became proof of personal worth....
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The Psychological Toll
The repercussions of this culture are no longer anecdotal—they’re measurable and profound. Research shows that teens from high-achieving schools are now among the most at-risk groups for anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The irony is heartbreaking: these are young people with every apparent ...
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About Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She writes about parenting, psychology, and social issues, focusing on how cultural pressures affect family life and well-being.
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