This is the first Talk Dorothy has prepared as a speaker for the TEDxKISJeju platform, though she has tremendous passion for public speaking and advocacy for change that is critical to personal and societal development. Her talk explores how Generation Z relies excessively on external validation to feed their self concept, as well as the toll that addiction to social media is taking on the mental health of Digital Natives. Dorothy Jang is a sophomore at Korea International School, Jeju Campus. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx