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Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson discuss the pressures of emotional regulation and the cultural phenomena surrounding Gen Z's coping mechanisms.

After decades of being sold the idea, especially as women, that the regulated self is the healthy self, we’re collectively hitting breaking point. This week, Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson are onboard to analyse the shift – all stations to crash out central. We cover the big‑feelings energy of Gracie Abrams’ new Look At My Life music vid, the unsettled debate between catharsis and suppression, the reality tv blow-ups that raised us, and the 72‑part internet dramas that are maybe a little too much (even for us). ☆ Flavour up your Dry July with ⁠⁠⁠Angostura Bitters⁠⁠⁠⁠ . We’ll see you at the bar this month with a lemon lime n Angostura bitters in hand, our go-to non-alc choice (it’s a literal Aussie icon). ☆ Look At My Life music video by Gracie Abrams Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn What Does 'Crashing Out' Mean? By Becca Wood, TODAY Gen Z is ‘Crashing Out’ – but experts warn it’s an unhealthy way to regulate emotions , by Fabiana Buontempo, New York Post Crashing Out: The Psychology Behind Gen Z’s Term For Losing It , Simply Psychology Stop Venting! It Doesn’t Work by Vail Cornwall and Juli Fraga, Slate Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does by Russell McLendon…

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