Feeling like today’s teens are staring into the void? In Part 3 of my nihilism series, we unpack why adolescence amplifies meaninglessness—underdeveloped executive function, identity formation, social media, sleep loss—and how parents can scaffold belonging, purpose, and resilience without forcing fake optimism. We start with the sobering stats and then shift to practical steps you can use this week. You’ll learn a teen-appropriate approach to existential tools: running “value experiments,” creating purpose behaviorally (“for now, I’m about… and I show it by…”), engineering real-world belonging, protecting sleep like a sport, cultivating flow, and modeling curious uncertainty. The goal isn’t handing teens meaning; it’s helping them build it, slowly and repeatably, until brain and identity catch up. Resources: No Nonsense Spirituality: All the Tools No Belief Required: https://bit.ly/NNSBook What Is The Void: https://bit.ly/TheVoidyt Religious Deconstruction: https://bit.ly/RELDecon All My Available Courses: https://bit.ly/NNSCourses Video Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Series scope 01:40 Gen Z stats 02:42 UK snapshot 03:33 Teen brain 04:22 Identity stage 05:08 Advice mismatch 05:59 Reading barrier 05:59 Personality shifts 07:10 Screen effects 08:01 World on fire 08:52 Scope of work 09:41 Value experiments 11:14 Create purpose 12:07 Engineer belonging 13:00 Protect sleep 13:55 Find flow 14:45 Dinner questions 15:37 Identity prompts 17:18 Meaning movies 19:05 Body first 21:10 Model curiosity 22:47 Normalize season 23:29 Walk beside 25:10 Small repeats 27:41 What’s next 30:20 Personal note 31:12 Closing #nihilism #GenZ #parenting #mentalhealth About Me: Britt Hartley is a certified atheist spiritual director with a Master’s in Theology focusing on the future of American religion. She wrote the bestselling book *No Nonsense Spirituality: All the Tools, No Faith Required*. If you’re struggling with existential crises, nihilism, or feeling lost in meaninglessness. On this channel you'll find weekly videos where Britt provides practical, science-based tools to help you navigate the void. Instead of relying on old gods or New Age trends, she offers clear, actionable advice for finding your way through the deep, challenging questions of life.