Soraya Chemaly: The Power of Women's Rage

"We have anger for a reason and yet we're taught to ignore it and to ignore what that anger is telling us."

In today's episode, my guest and I discuss the outstanding opportunity of women's rage. 

Soraya Chemaly is the author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger, which was recognized as a Best Book of 2018 by the Washington Post, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and NPR.

She's an award-winning author and activist and she writes and speaks frequently on topics related to gender norms, inclusivity, social justice, free speech, sexualized violence, and technology.

When I asked her why she wrote the book, she said:

"During the 2016 election, it was just really striking how differently anger in white men was treated versus anger in white women, black people, immigrants.  For the two white male candidates, they could leverage their anger, be angry themselves and it strengthened people's impression of their leadership.  But for any woman candidate, that would have been suicide."

We talk about gender norms and socialization, how to reconcile our emotions as a whole and that we can find truth in anger.

"Understanding your own anger is healthy and it is self compassionate. It is a way of saying 'I have the right in this world to be healthy and to ask for reciprocity in my relationships.'"

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
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