The Five: “What You Actually Stand On”
Every week on The Five, we find one headline and one deeper idea across all five pillars of aligned living — Spirit, Mind, Body, Money, and Creativity — and ask what they mean for the life you're actually trying to build. This week, one question surfaced across all five pillars without us looking for it: what do you actually stand on?
A generation of young men is quietly walking back into churches — not because someone told them to, but because the secular alternatives stopped working. New research suggests that nearly half of your mental health outcomes may come down to a single variable that has nothing to do with your circumstances. The GLP-1 revolution is reshaping millions of bodies faster than we've had time to figure out what we actually believe about them. Economic anxiety is forcing Americans to make spending decisions They haven't had to make in years — and what people choose to protect when money gets tight reveals more about their values than any budget ever could. And across the country, people are putting down their phones and picking up yarn, paintbrushes, and craft kits — and gathering around tables to make things together.
Five pillars. Five Conversations. This is The Five.
Show Notes
Spirit
The Quiet Revival: Why Gen Z Is Returning to Church in 2026 — Higher Praise
The Revival That Wasn't — and the One That May Be — Christianity Today
Mind
The Role of Self-Perception in Mental Health Outcomes — Frontiers in Psychiatry
The Architecture of Identity — Psychology Today
Body
UT Dallas Researchers Using Body Movement to Predict Mental Health Crises — CBS Texas Exercise as Effective as Therapy for Depression — ScienceDaily / Cochrane
Money
Weight Loss Drug Ozempic Cuts Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction Risk — ScienceDaily / The Lancet Psychiatry
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: What They Change and What They Cannot Replace — CLIENTEL3
Creativity
Michaels 2026 Creativity Trend Report: 'Creativity Is Self-Definition' — PR Newswire / Michaels
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World — Cal Newport
