Why Are We So Anxious? A Psychologist and Psychiatrist Discuss | Warren Kinghorn and Meg Jay at UVA

Warren Kinghorn (Duke) and Meg Jay (UVA) explore anxiety, faith, and mental health in young adulthood. | University of Virginia, 4/9/2026 | Explore more at https://www.veritas.org. Speakers: Warren Kinghorn - Esther Colliflower Associate Research Professor of Pastoral and Moral Theology; Co-Director, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center Meg Jay - Clinical Psychologist and Author at University of Virginia Moderator: Daniel Murrie - Professor at the University of Virginia Want Veritas updates in your inbox? Subscribe to our twice-monthly newsletter here: https://www.veritas.org/newsletter-yt INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/veritasforum FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/veritasforum PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-veritas-forum/id1210782509 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=VeritasForum Over the past two decades, The Veritas Forum has been hosting vibrant discussions on life's hardest questions and engaging the world's leading colleges and universities with Christian perspectives and the relevance of Jesus. Learn more at http://www.veritas.org, with upcoming events and over 600 pieces of media on topics including science, philosophy, music, business, medicine, and more! Here are the chapter markers, ready to paste into the YouTube description: 0:00 Introduction 0:44 How Meg and Warren Found Their Vocations 4:45 Defining Anxiety — Clinical vs. Everyday 7:33 How Each Approaches Anxiety in Their Work 9:00 Three Questions That Drive Anxiety 12:05 Internal Pressure vs. Internalized External Pressure 14:23 How to Know If You Are Enough 15:51 Are Young People More Anxious Now? 20:42 The Cost of Over-Relying on Diagnostic Language 27:51 Normalizing Struggle and Healthy Responses to Context 28:53 What to Actually Do About Anxiety 32:10 Anxiety and Faith — When Religion Helps and When It Doesn't 36:39 Finding Purpose Without Faith 40:25 Habits of People Who Walk a Little Lighter 45:38 Can Meaningful Work Reduce Anxiety? 47:24 Q&R - Are Sources of Anxiety Changing Over Time 50:56 Q&R - Does Who We Feel Responsible To Shape Our Anxiety 54:59 Q&R - Balancing Community Support and Professional Help 59:34 Q&R - What Is the Difference Between Stress and Anxiety 1:05:56 Q&R - Advice for Faculty and One Concrete Step for Students 1:12:11 Closing — One Thing to Do After Leaving Tonight