A new commentary from Brené Brown frames the current environment of rapid policy change, AI automation, and economic instability as fueling emotional dysregulation among workers, with broad implications for how organizations—and by extension universities—manage well-being. The piece cites claims that younger workers are missing work due to mental-health concerns, and that employees would accept pay cuts for better well-being support. For campuses, these signals align with ongoing demand for student mental health services and for workforce-style approaches to stabilization, mentoring, and resilience-building. While the article focuses on workplaces, university leadership teams often adapt these themes into retention and student-success strategies—particularly in advising models, crisis support, and curriculum delivery where anxiety and uncertainty can affect engagement.