Anger is a Rational Response with Gemma Hartley

Lisa chatted with Gemma Hartley, a freelance journalist, writing coach, speaker and author of No One Loves an Angry Woman. Her previous book, Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women and the Way Forward, sparked national conversations about the hidden, underappreciated and exhausting mental work that so many women experience. We talk about the lasting impact of the purity culture and patriarchy from her childhood. Drinking was socialized and it helped her to shut down feelings of overwhelm and anger, until it didn’t. Gemma learned to embrace her rage and see it not as a moral failing, but as a rational response to injustice—and a potential catalyst for change.