Woke Women Writing: Recent Episodes
Michaela Reed
Woke Women Writing will be us following along certain feminist books in order to grow and change our patriarchal behaviors
I talk about creepy men, "nice guy" factor, toxic masculinity, and harresment in the workplace benefiting men
I talk about normalizing body hair, running with boobs stories, and our natural autonomy down there
Me and my guest Suzanna go into detail about perfectionism, coping mechanisms and marketing towards our stress
This is maybe my favorite episode, i talk about women entering university, under dioginosed learning disabilities, and how black girls are treated in grade school
In this chapter i go into details about birth control womens health and diffrent moments in history with reproductive rights (TW: abortion, miscarriage, and sterilization mentioned)
I talk about how the Patriarchy affected womens health with pelvic pain. "Career women's disease" and different period euphemisms and period products .
Continuing with Unladylike by Conger and Ervin. I talk about fashion, children's gender roles, diffrent kinds of misogyny and more
I talk about the different waves of feminist from the 1800s to the 2010s, with intressting stats along the way
I begin reading Unladylike by Conger and Ervin illustrations by Tyler Feder. I talk about the history of Feminism and create a uladylike field kit
Me and Nicole talk about self sabotage, how we've learned to love ourselves and looking past negative situations into a optimistic view
I go into my own privileges and discuss facing oppression in society. Noticing the small points of privilege we tend to overlook.
I talk about holding friends accountable and setting boundaries. Diffrent examples of feelings being valid, and when I've been held accountable to do the right thing
After skipping chapter 16 and 17 i talk about assuming genders, sexuality, and race the female profession and differences between sex and gender
I talk about lowering our expectations of others, and embracing our own successes instead of our insecurities
I talk about the diffrent prices women have to pay in society and challenge you in your unafraid self expression
Instead of discussing a part of the book I'm choosing to discuss the recent Attack on the Capital Building
In this chapter of Women Don't Own You Pretty, I talk about how to give as ask for consent in a non intimidating way, signs of bad boundaries settings, and stories of consent from myself
I dive into the next chapter about how bad sex education is, the importance of talking about sex, and having sex shame free
Me and my queer sister Roxy talk about the importance of pronouns, how hetero normal society is, the sexuality spectrum and more
I reflect on settling, ghosting, our standards, and I challenge you to list out your checklists for future partners and personal red flags. Based on the next chapter of Women Dont Own You Pretty by Florence Given
Me and my Guest Michelle enter the next chapter of Women Don't Own You Pretty, we discuss how to say no to others, being aware of how you spend your time, being whole without a partner and more
I dive into the next chapter of Women Dont Own You Pretty by Florence Given, talking about the pros and cons of social media and how to put yourself in control of your feed
Diving into the next chapter of Women don't own you pretty by Florence Given, I talk about people pleasing and others projections of you
In this episode I address what you can do about internalize misogyny, how the way you judge other women is you judging yourself and the affects of detox diet tea
After reading the next chapter of Women Dont Own You Pretty this is my first episode with my guest Nicole, we talk about empathy, admitting self sabotage to yourself, changing negative behaviors and more
Diving into the next chapter of Women don't own you pretty by Florence Given, I talk about being single as women get older, not accepting the bare minimum from partners and having a healthy relationship with yourself
Diving into questions like to shave or not to shave and what does it mean to wear makeup, also the privilege to go against the norm
My thoughts and personal stories about growth in feminism and how its changed me and hopefully you too!