The red zone : a love story / Chloe Caldwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caldwell, Chloe, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, American.

Menstruation.

Premenstrual syndrome.

Health.

Caldwell, Chloe.

Caldwell, Chloe--Health.

Genre:

Love stories.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

290 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Soft Skull edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Soft Skull, 2022.

Summary:

"Chloe Caldwell's period has often felt inconvenient or uncomfortable or even painful, but it's only once she's in her thirties, as she's falling in love with Tony, a musician and single dad, that its effects on her mood start to dominate her life. Spurred by the intensity and seriousness of her new relationship, she soon realizes that her outbursts of anxiety and rage match her hormonal cycle. Compelled to understand the truth of what's happening to her every month, Chloe documents attitudes toward menstruation among her peers and family, reads Reddit threads about PMS, goes on antidepressants, goes off antidepressants, goes on antidepressants again, attends a conference called Break the Cycle, and learns about premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD, which helps her name what she's been going through. For Chloe, healing isn't just about finding the right diagnosis or a single cure. It means reflecting on other underlying patterns in her life: her feelings about her queer identity and writing persona in the context of a heterosexual relationship; how her parents' divorce contributed to her issues with trust; and what it means to be a stepmother. The Red Zone is a funny, intimate, and revelatory memoir for anyone grappling with controversial medical diagnoses and labels of all kinds. It's about coming to terms with the fact that, along with proper treatment, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and transcending shame are the ultimate keys to relief. It's also about love: how challenging it can be, how it reveals your weaknesses and wounds, and how, if you allow it, it will push you to grow and change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART ONE

Fluffiness

Scum Beach

The Linen Closet

The Nugget Betrayal

PART TWO

After Women

Hormonology

The Cycle

Dark Matter

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

PART THREE

Nuclear Family

Werewolf Week

The Magic Bullet

The Opposite of Light (A Prozac Diary)

PART FOUR

Banana Splits

A Knife in the Ass

Break the Cycle

The Bench

PART FIVE

The Ring

Blended Family

The Ceremony.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781593766993

1593766998

OCLC:

1261879715

Publisher Number:

99991192740