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Call Her Daddy · September 20, 2023 · 58m

Jane Fonda

Alex Cooper

Jane Fonda at 86 discusses activism, aging, three marriages, and the freedom that comes from no longer caring what people think. A masterclass in how radical honesty compounds with age.

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Sobriety from people-pleasing — Fonda treats her recovery from approval-seeking like recovery from addiction
Fonda explicitly frames her journey away from people-pleasing as a form of sobriety. She was addicted to male approval the way others are addicted to alcohol — and the recovery process was similarly difficult.
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Highlights

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Aging can be liberation — losing the need for external approval is the ultimate freedom
Fonda tells Cooper that her 80s are her happiest decade because she's finally free from the need for male approval, industry approval, and public approval that defined her younger life.
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