Why are so many young women anxious, medicated, and adrift? Writer and cultural critic Freya India joins James Orr to explore why Generation Z is the loneliest, least happy, and most overdiagnosed generation in recent history. From the rise of therapy culture and digital commodification to the failures of feminism and the collapse of moral language, they examine how a generation has been failed by liberalism’s empty promises. Can freedom through constraint offer a way out?

See more of Freya here: https://www.freyaindia.co.uk/

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Trailer

00:01:55 Finding a Voice in the Wilderness

00:05:45 The Confusion of Gender Roles

00:09:52 The Impact of Feminism on Happiness

00:14:14 Technology and the Commodification of Women

00:26:11 The Loss of Moral Language

00:32:07 Navigating Modern Relationships and Morality

00:38:51 Courtship vs. Modern Dating Practices

00:46:38 Generational Shifts in Values and Relationships

00:50:26 The Dangers of Pathologizing Normal Emotions

00:54:51 The Rise of Therapeutic Culture

01:02:14 Signs of Hope in Modern Relationships

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