What an excellent interview and extremely important message that continues to be suffocated, ignored, brushed off, dismissed, etc. I look forward to reading this one and her second book.
Love this interview! I’ve been mentioning Meg’s book every place I can after I read it earlier this year since it intersects with so much of my own work. And now I’m looking forward to Don’t Fight Back.
Love this: "I went to college thinking I would be a writer, but got absorbed in feminism before I could finish unpacking my dorm room." So glad you've found a way to be both, Meg. I too worked with women who were/are abused, first through one of the country's first rape call centers where we went (alone often in the middle of the night) to the woman's location, then to the police if she wanted to report, then the hospital, and once to court - where the guy was found innocent because "who hasn't been knocked around a bit" as one jury member told me. I also worked on Ted Bundy task forces before he was apprehended, and "counseled" his girlfriend before we knew who "he" was. We too were taught about who and what "attracts" abusers. But then, when my daughter was in school, a workshop was offered that showed girls/women how to protect themselves - and sometimes that involved fighting back. Bundy was finally apprehended because one woman did. Though male jailors let him escape again to murder more. Thanks for this wonderful interview and your book/writing life story.
This interview blows me away. Meg is brilliant, relentless and wise. Sari, thank you for spotlighting her and her book.
Thank you, Susan!
What an excellent interview and extremely important message that continues to be suffocated, ignored, brushed off, dismissed, etc. I look forward to reading this one and her second book.
Love this interview! I’ve been mentioning Meg’s book every place I can after I read it earlier this year since it intersects with so much of my own work. And now I’m looking forward to Don’t Fight Back.
Love this: "I went to college thinking I would be a writer, but got absorbed in feminism before I could finish unpacking my dorm room." So glad you've found a way to be both, Meg. I too worked with women who were/are abused, first through one of the country's first rape call centers where we went (alone often in the middle of the night) to the woman's location, then to the police if she wanted to report, then the hospital, and once to court - where the guy was found innocent because "who hasn't been knocked around a bit" as one jury member told me. I also worked on Ted Bundy task forces before he was apprehended, and "counseled" his girlfriend before we knew who "he" was. We too were taught about who and what "attracts" abusers. But then, when my daughter was in school, a workshop was offered that showed girls/women how to protect themselves - and sometimes that involved fighting back. Bundy was finally apprehended because one woman did. Though male jailors let him escape again to murder more. Thanks for this wonderful interview and your book/writing life story.