The Invisible Weapon Against Women // Melissa Petro's "Shame on You"
What if the shame you've carried your entire life isn't yours to bear?In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Melissa Petro invites us on her journey from girlhood to empowered womanhood, challenging us to examine the roots of our own shame along the way.Growing up with a mother who overshared inappropriate details and a father who maintained separate lives, Melissa absorbed confusing messages about her worth from an early age. As she navigated adolescence and sexual awakening, she found herself internalizing the message that her pleasure and needs were secondary to men's. These early…
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