![]() Like feeling ugly, that’s a big mood, mainly because you’re embarrassed to admit it. LM: I feel like so much of women's pain boils down to the secrecy of it. In regards to our insecurities and all the fears that run through us - what do you think the power is in looking at a woman and saying, “I feel the same way?” You got the unique opportunity to speak with this woman, Joanne, and had a great and honest conversation. ![]() A moment when you see a woman and think, She’s so great, she must have the perfect partner, the perfect life. KT: In the beginning of the book, you have one of those moments most of us can also recall having. I just feel like ever since I knew what being a woman was, it’s been associated with You’re too emotional. ![]() And yeah, when we’re 14, we have to deal with these complex emotional changes and physical changes, but how can you say this about your own gender? I feel like we’re ingrained to constantly even belittle ourselves and our own sex because we are inherently more emotional. It’s funny because the other day I was talking with some friends and we’re all at that age where we’re thinking about getting pregnant, and all my friends are like, "Well, I don’t want a girl." And I was like why not?, "They’re just so emotional and difficult and moody when they get older." And I was like - how can you guys say that! That’s 50 percent of the population! And we are women! And I know better than anyone that these moods are the reason we’re so amazing. LAUREN MARTIN: I feel like ever since I understood what it means to be a girl in this world, it has kind of been associated with moodiness. When was the first time you ever encountered someone associating moods or “being moody” with womanhood? ![]() KATIE TAMOLA: Your book is about women and moods - about embracing that marriage. Shondaland spoke with Martin about her work, what the world puts women through, female friendship, and The Book of Moods. What causes them? Do we all feel them? How do deal with them? How do we learn from them? Further, Martin wanted to reflect and rebuke the numerous ways women are still chastised and judged for their emotions. So she set out to examine the slew of triggers women continually face and our responses to them. $27 at Barnes & Noble Credit: Grand Central PublishingĪfter a chance encounter with another woman, in which both realized they suffered the same repetitive crescendo of moods, Martin realized that maybe she wasn’t alone in her feelings. ![]()
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