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E388. What the Internet Did to Girls | Freya India - Walk-Ins Welcome

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Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy
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Apr 30, 2026
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Summary

Bridget Phetasy sits down with Freya India, British writer and author of Girls: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything, to dig into why Gen Z women are struggling in ways previous generations didn't. They discuss why it's not simply a case of kids being soft, and how the mental health crisis among young women isn't just about bad parenting or weak foundations, but predatory industries stepping into the vacuum left by family breakdown, community loss, and the decline of religion — ...