Freya India is a writer and journalist focused on female mental health and modern culture.
What’s happening with modern women? By almost every measure, life has improved; more freedom, opportunity, and independence than ever before. So why are many women reporting lower levels of happiness? What’s driving this paradox, and what would actually fix it?
Expect to learn why Freya started writing about women and girls, what young women actually want in 2026, why Gen Z is becoming the generation with the highest rates of sexlessness, how girls think about their emotional lives and struggles, what is happening politically with women, what happened to modern beauty standards, what replaced religion for Gen Z and much more…
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0:00 The One-Star Controversy Around Freya’s Book
0:56 How Freya Entered the Debate on Women and Girls
2:01 Why Women’s Advocates Are Under Fire
8:30 What Do Women Want in 2026?
10:48 Are Women Getting What They Want But Not What They Need?
12:23 Settle Down or Stay Single: The Modern Dilemma
15:22 Should Social Media Be Banned for Young People?
17:56 Do Young Women Really Want a Child-Free Life?
28:30 Are Young Women Turning Against Capitalism?
30:04 The Harmful Narratives Shaping Modern Sex
33:37 Are Young Women Porn-Brained?
38:13 Is It Healthy to Share Everything Online?
44:26 Is Suicide Rising Among Young Women?
46:40 Is Social Media Radicalising Young Women?
50:30 Why 2020 Changed Everything for Women
53:43 The Rise of Appearance Anxiety Among Women
59:37 Is “Self-Love” Just Another Marketing Strategy?
01:03:18 How Filters Distort Our Self-Image
01:05:47 Have We All Regressed to Mean Teenagers?
01:10:33 Are Influencers Just Modern-Day Salespeople?
01:14:15 Is the Internet Teaching Women to Hate Men?
01:17:40 How Social Media Is Straining Relationships
01:23:27 Are Women Actually Empathetic to Global Conflicts?
01:27:17 The Real Reception of Freya’s Book
01:30:16 Is Divorce Being Glamourised?
01:35:39 Are Progressive Ideals Internally Contradictory?
01:41:02 The Harshest Critiques of Freya’s Work
01:42:45 We Need to Bind Over Love, Not Hatred
01:46:03 Do Tax Systems Discourage Motherhood?
01:51:11 Have Women’s Preferences Fundamentally Shifted?
01:52:42 How Do We Know When the Left Has Gone Too Far?
01:54:49 Find Out More About Freya
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