The Extreme Crisis of Young Women - Freya India - #1090

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? Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠⁠ Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at ⁠ Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at ⁠ Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at ⁠ Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at ⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠⁠⁠ 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 Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠ - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠ - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Extreme Crisis of Young Women - Freya India - #1090 is an episode from Modern Wisdom by Chris Williamson.

This episode is 115:27 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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