We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.

In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how appearance-based

compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realising it. In partnership with the

Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the free body confidence journal at Dove.com forward slash Y2K. Content warning. This episode of Freaky Folklore contains disturbing content, including graphic descriptions of forced bodily transformation,

genetic manipulation, psychological horror, existential dread, and intense scenes of humanity's

systematic destruction and reconstruction.

Listener discretion is strongly advised.

The beings that answered humanity's call to the stars didn't come as conquerors.

They came as gardeners.

Unlike the alien invasions of science fiction, these creatures didn't want our resources,

our planet, or even our destruction.

They wanted something far more terrifying to help us reach our full potential through millions

of years of guided evolution that would transform us into creatures our ancestors wouldn't

recognize as human.

The Q didn't see humanity as a threat to be eliminated or as a resource to be

exploited. They saw us as a fascinating biological experiment in progress, one that needed their

expert guidance to reach its proper conclusion. And in their vast alien wisdom, they decided what humanity needed most was to be

remade entirely. So if you've ever wondered what it would be like to meet being so far beyond

us that they view human consciousness the way we view bacterial cultures. Remember this. When gods decide to play

with evolution, they don't ask permission from the clay. Welcome to Freaky Vogor, where we explore

the nightmares that exist at the intersection

of imagination and possibility.

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