This Is Why Gen Z Is Depressed

This Is Why Gen Z Is Depressed

From The Journey Podcast by Zachary Cummings, Jake Moscato, and John Scafiddi Jr.

June 8, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 198

About this episode

Zachary Cummings and Liam Gimig discuss the challenges faced by Gen Z, including mental health, purpose, and the impact of social media.

What happens when a 29-year-old podcaster sits down with a 19-year-old Christian influencer who's trying to save an entire generation?In this powerful conversation, Zachary Cummings and Liam Gimig dive deep into faith, masculinity, purpose, mental health, social media addiction, modern culture, relationships, death, heaven, America, and why so many young men feel lost today.Liam shares the story behind his Save The Youth movement, his journey from viral prank content to Christian content creation, and why he believes Gen Z is desperately searching for meaning. Together, they discuss the loneliness epidemic, the collapse of traditional values, finding God during hardship, overcoming heartbreak, and what it means to live with purpose in a world obsessed with dopamine and instant gratification. The Journey Podcast Merch https://thejourneypodcast.shopINSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/zacharycummings_https://www.instagram.com/thejourneypodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/liamgimigTik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/thejourneypodcast__ #Christianity #GenZ #MentalHealth #Faith #TheJourneyPodcast #JesusChrist

People in this episode

Host: Zachary Cummings

Guest: Liam Gimig

Topics covered

  • Gen Z
  • mental health
  • faith
  • masculinity
  • purpose
  • social media addiction
  • loneliness epidemic

Keywords

  • Gen Z
  • depression
  • mental health
  • Christianity
  • purpose
  • social media
  • loneliness
  • faith
  • masculinity
  • instant gratification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Save The Youth, The Journey Podcast

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