Guidance Counselors, Gen Z, and the Great Drift

What do you tell students when the future you promised no longer exists?
This week, we spiral into the silence — the collective uncertainty around work, purpose, and how to live in a world we didn’t prepare the next generation to inherit. From kids who feel lost, to parents who gave everything but forgot to pass on wisdom, to institutions that no longer serve — this is not just a gap. It’s a drift. A spiritual, cultural, and communal drift.

And it’s not too late to course-correct.

We explore the cultural shifts, the missed conversations, and the opportunity for elders, educators, and leaders to show up — not with judgment, but with guidance. Because if we don’t… the drift becomes a divide.