{"product_id":"the-red-zone-a-love-story-9781593766993","title":"The Red Zone: A Love Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eA searching, galvanizing memoir about blood and love: how learning more about her period, PMS, PMDD, and the effects of hormones on moods transformed her relationships--to a new partner, to family, to non-blood kin, and to her own body--from the beloved essayist and author of \u003ci\u003eWomen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChloe Caldwell's period has often felt inconvenient, uncomfortable, or even painful. 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, it strikes her: her outbursts of anxiety and rage match her hormonal cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompelled to understand the truth of what's happening to her, Chloe documents attitudes toward menstruation among her peers and family, reads Reddit threads about PMS, 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 about finding a single cure. It means reflecting on 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 blend a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Zone\u003c\/i\u003e is a candid, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eI'll Tell You in Person\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLegs Get Led Astray\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Strategist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNYLON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, and many anthologies. Her essay \"Hungry Ghost\" was listed as Notable in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Hudson, New York, and teaches creative writing online at Writing Workshops, LitReactor, and the Fine Arts Work Center. Find out more at www.chloesimonne.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561674772754,"sku":"9781593766993","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6c6d840-8cf9-465d-a849-643e24fd4978.jpg?v=1731850758","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-zone-a-love-story-9781593766993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}