What's God Go To Do With It?: Your Teen’s Brain Is Being Rewired by TikTok (Here’s What 2 Hours a Day Is Doing)

In this episode, Leanne launches a special 5-part series on the teenage brain crisis—and why today's teens are struggling in ways we've never seen before. Nearly 1 in 3 teen girls seriously considered suicide in the past year. 42% of high school students report persistent sadness or hopelessness. This isn't just a mental health crisis. It's a brain wiring crisis. Leanne explains how social media is fundamentally rewiring the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)—the self-image brain—for anxiety, comparison, and emotional dysregulation instead of resilience. The patterns being wired into teen brains right now will become the default settings they live with for decades. But here's the good news: Teen brains are plastic. They can be rewired. And ages 12 to 25 are the most transformable years of life. Drawing from her own teenage struggles and 15 years of coaching adults through patterns that started in adolescence, Leanne introduces the four critical tools every teen needs to build emotional fitness and resilience before these patterns become permanent. Ready to bring these tools to your school or teen? Head over to TeenagerBrain.com to request a free sample lesson. You'll see exactly how the Teenager Brain curriculum works and test-drive a full lesson yourself. We're looking for our next 25 pilot schools for Fall 2026. This is a 4-week plug-and-play emotional fitness program that teaches students how to regulate their emotions, separate truth from lies, and build a self-image that lasts—without adding to your workload. HOST: Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @Lea nneEllington // @theteenagerbrain To learn more about Leanne, head over to , and to share your thoughts, questions, feedback, or guest suggestions instantly, head on over to .

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What's God Go To Do With It?: Your Teen’s Brain Is Being Rewired by TikTok (Here’s What 2 Hours a Day Is Doing) is an episode from 4 Things with Amy Brown by iHeartPodcasts.

This episode is 23:51 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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