This chapter explores the importance of fostering deep relationships and connections to combat the toxic achievement culture. It highlights a study on busy physician mothers and nurse practitioners, emphasizing the need for support from intimate connections rather than just self-care.
The best grades, the best schools, the best sports programs, the best universities – sure, it's great for students to strive for success. But when does the pressure to succeed become too much?
American journalist Jennifer Wallace says 'toxic achievement culture' is harming the mental health of many students.
Is this a uniquely American phenomenon?