A disturbing trend is sweeping Gen Z—and it’s making headlines in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Time Magazine, and NPR. It’s called No Contact: young people aren’t just disagreeing with their parents—they’re cutting them off entirely.
In an age where ideological conformity is demanded, even a hint of dissent can be grounds for exile. Radical acceptance is the new litmus test—and conservative parents are failing by default. Instead of sticking with the families who raised them, many are replacing them with “chosen family” that affirms every belief and lifestyle.
Author Noelle Mering is sounding the alarm in her upcoming book, exposing how authoritarian ideas are driving a wedge through families—and how parents can fight back with truth, boundaries and love.
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Noelle's website: https://www.noellemering.com/
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00:00:00 - Intro00:02:46 - ‘No Contact’00:05:24 - Noelle’s background00:10:27 - Nimi Skincare00:11:31 - Did covid play a role?00:13:59 - Most tragic Gen-Z no contact story?00:21:16 - We Heart Nutrition00:22:14 - Rejecting older generations00:28:17 - Modern distaste for children00:34:16 - Seven Weeks00:35:23 - Maximilian Kolbe and Self Sacrifice00:43:15 - Left-wing authoritarianism00:46:28 - Honest progressives are good at self-correction00:51:46 - How to respond to this movement?00:59:35 - How can parents affirm children?01:03:47 - Therapy01:09:01 - Hopes from her book: