Why is anger a particularly challenging emotion to acknowledge and express for women? Many of us grew up in a culture or a home that discouraged any expression of anger or discontent. We learned to suppress our darker emotions, drive them down deep, and sacrifice our needs to be the peacekeepers in the home and at work. How did women get to this point historically, and what can we do to reframe anger so that we can use it to attain personal and political freedom against injustice, create safe boundaries, & validate our experiences?

In this episode, you will hear accomplished panelists discussing the historical supression of women’s anger in literature, art, psychology, sports, and media. This is our special recording of the Anger For Change Panel put together to address women’s hidden anger in our local community. Inspired by Soraya Chemaly’s book, Rage Becomes Her, we confirm women’s anger as a powerful instrument for social and political change.

Panelists include artist/LGBQTIA activist-Sarah Rutledge Fischer, psychotherapist-Dr. Katie Penry, and PhD student-Jillian Rosandich, along with FemmSouth hosts Leigh & Amaya.

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