The Ugly Face of the Beauty Industry - Freya India | Maiden Mother Matriarch 49

My guest today is Freya India, author of the GIRLS Substack. We discussed the many ways in which online culture is affecting young women and girls – everything from the glamorisation of SSRIs, to the trend for a style of cyborg beauty that looks disturbing offline but great on a screen. In the extended version of the episode, we spoke about the perverse ways in which online beauty trends actually make women less attractive to men, and how status games influence this phenomenon. 1:30 What are hot girl pills? 11:35 Medical vs Natural mental health remedies 15:50 The problems with therapy culture 23:52 The ‘feminist’ case for cheating 32:20 Understanding emotions as signals 35:03 Screens and body image 49:42 Solutions to screen overuse MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Christianity, presented by former MMM guest Glen Scrivener. Check it out for free at 321course.com/MMM. Just enter your email, choose a password and you’re in — there’s no spam and no fees. The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media: Twitter:   / maiden_podcast   Instagram:   / maiden_mother_matriarch   TikTok: tiktok.com/@maiden_podcast #LouisePerry #FreyaIndia #MaidenMotherMatriarch