Freya India is a writer and journalist focussed on female mental health and modern culture.
Gen Z girls are not doing ok. No matter how badly you think men have it right now (and they do), girls are doing no better. From therapy culture to advertising your antidepressant use on Instagram, it's no surprise they're struggling and confused.
Expect to learn just how bad the state of teenage girls mental health is right now, how companies are targeting and monetising this crisis, the glamorisation of taking medication, how selfie editing has been seen as a powerful act of self-expression, what Snapchat Dysmorphia is, why girls are so risk-averse in dating and much more...
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00:00 Is Gen-Z in a Mental Health Crisis?
05:13 The Dangers of Unnecessary Therapy
09:20 Gaps Between Social Media & Reality
16:50 How Public Should You Be on Social Media?
23:24 Capturing Memories Instead of Being Present
30:46 The Advice Young People Aren’t Receiving
34:41 Who Are Gen-Z Girls Looking Up to?
38:08 Is Society Coddling Women Too Much?
42:39 Bring Back Selfie Editing Shame
49:04 More & More Women Getting Cosmetic Surgery
52:48 Should Gym Girls Be Posting Their Stretch Marks?
59:14 How Gen-Z Girls Perceive Guys & Dating
1:06:39 Belief That Careers Provide More Meaning Than Family
1:15:54 Do We Actually Live in a Hookup Culture?
1:23:16 Impact of Broken Families on Gen-Z
1:31:26 Where Are the Mainstream Feminists Now?
1:33:07 What’s Next for Freya
1:35:06 Where to Find Freya
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