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?
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Timestamps:
(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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