In this six-part podcast series, we walk through Freya India’s book GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything, examining how online culture has shaped young women and how Christian parents can respond with biblical truth.
In this second episode on Chapter 2, “Diagnosed,” Kelly unpacks Freya’s evidence of how “the market” began to profit off of the anxiety and distress of adolescents. Also, considering how mental health influencers, therapy apps, telehealth, medication culture, and peer contagion have taught girls to find their identity in their anxiety, depression, and diagnostic labels. Kelly offers biblical support for these concerns, rooted in lament, suffering, identity in Christ, and parents’ responsibility to guard against harmful voices while guiding children toward biblical categories for emotions.
Girls by Freya India
Girls Substack
Scripture references:
Matthew 6:27
James 1:2-4
1 Peter 4:13
Philippians 3:10
Lamentations 3:17-24
Matthew 26:38
Romans 5:3-5
2 Peter 1:3
1 Chronicles 28:10
1 Corinthians 6:19
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