Leviton

Hysterical: A Memoir

Description: Part medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry, Editor of the Funny Women column at The Rumpus shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't want to hear or understand women. Throughout the first half of President [BLEEP]'s term, Elissa Bassist saw seventeen medical professionals, joining millions of American women who suffer from indescribable chronic pain. She consulted a psychologist, psychiatrist, ophthalmologist, neurologist, radiologist, psychopharmacologist, allergist, Ear/Nose/Throat specialist, gastroenterologist, orthopedic hand surgeon, occupational therapist, physical therapist, massage therapist, acupuncturist, herbalist, and an obsessive-compulsive disorder specialist. It was the acupuncturist who inquired about caged fury as a contributing factor of the physical maladies, as if the problem had something to do with her voice and what she hadn't expressed. As if treating the voice would treat the problem. Turns out, it did. In sharing her story, Elissa explains how women and girls internalize and perpetuate directives about what to do with their voice, making it hard to "just speak up" and "burn down the patriarchy." Today's mind-body doctors theorize that some physical pain is, in fact, repressed emotional pain finding expression, that emotions pile up in the unconscious, going unarticulated until they hit max capacity and tell the brain to create physical symptoms. When the mind denies itself language, it gives the body pain. If you don't share your story, your pain will tell it for you. Hysterical is inspired by Elissa's own journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that weaponizes silence, noise, and language against women. She offers new ways to think about the female voice and calls on other women to unleash their unheard cry, which was theirs before the world intervened, the one they can learn to hear above all others and use again without regret.

Price: 27.84 USD

Location: Severna Park, Maryland

End Time: 2024-12-24T19:11:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

Hysterical: A Memoir

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

Book Title: Hysterical : a Memoir

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Hachette Books

Item Height: 1.2 in

Topic: Women, Women's Health, Personal Memoirs, Psychopathology / General, Literary, Women's Studies, Mood Disorders / General

Publication Year: 2022

Genre: Health & Fitness, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology

Item Weight: 15.7 Oz

Author: Elissa Bassist

Item Length: 9.3 in

Item Width: 6.4 in

Format: Hardcover

Recommended

HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS Movie POSTER 27x40 Uma Thurman Gena Rowlands Juliette Lewis
HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS Movie POSTER 27x40 Uma Thurman Gena Rowlands Juliette Lewis

$17.98

View Details
a girl, Sawtari Hajime, Hysteric Glamour, Brand New in box, soft cover version
a girl, Sawtari Hajime, Hysteric Glamour, Brand New in box, soft cover version

$200.00

View Details
Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies About Women  Christenson, David  Good
Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies About Women Christenson, David Good

$8.90

View Details
Slept With A Brazilian: Hysterical Birthday Paper Card
Slept With A Brazilian: Hysterical Birthday Paper Card

$6.98

View Details
Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies About Women
Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies About Women

$9.23

View Details
Whats So Funny About Buffalo A Hysterical, Historical Perspec - VERY GOOD
Whats So Funny About Buffalo A Hysterical, Historical Perspec - VERY GOOD

$5.98

View Details
Hysterical: A Memoir by Bassist, Elissa
Hysterical: A Memoir by Bassist, Elissa

$6.80

View Details
Hysterical Jokes for Minecrafters: Blocks, Boxes, Blasts, a - VERY GOOD
Hysterical Jokes for Minecrafters: Blocks, Boxes, Blasts, a - VERY GOOD

$4.39

View Details
Hysterical: A Memoir  Very Good
Hysterical: A Memoir Very Good

$6.49

View Details
Hysterical: A Memoir
Hysterical: A Memoir

$4.91

View Details