Ep 59. Adwoa talks to Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women and Animal, about being true to our feelings and overcoming fears.

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Gurls Talk

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Few books have taken hold of the Gurls Talk team like Three Women and Animal. The vulnerability of Lisa’s writing inspires uncomfortable conversations, encapsulating everything that Gurls Talk is about, so it’s a dream come true to have her on the podcast. Lisa writes with such brutal honesty, we get to see the rawness of her protagonists as they struggle through messy, complicated feelings. We unpick some of the themes in her work in this episode and talk about how trauma impacts ou...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat. And don't forget to
0:23.8	subscribe. Hi everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Girls Talk podcast. Today I'd like to welcome
0:37.3	Lisa Todayo, who is an author,
0:40.1	journalist and two-time recipient of the Push Chart Prize. Lisa is best known for her non-fiction
0:45.8	book, Three Women, which became a number one New York Times and international bestseller,
0:51.3	and is currently being adapted by Showtime as a TV series.
0:55.0	Her debut novel, Animal, was just published in June.
0:59.0	Animal is a depiction of female rage at its raurist and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.
1:07.0	Lisa's work challenges the way we think about female desire, rage and empowerment.
1:12.6	And I'm so honored that she'll be continuing on those themes today.
1:16.6	On this episode, we'll be discussing how we overcome our fears, feelings, and as always, the importance of honesty.
1:24.6	Special thanks to one of our lovely ambassadors, McKenna Kelly, for her help on today's
1:30.0	episode.
1:31.0	Lisa, welcome to the Girls Talk Podcast.
1:38.4	Girls Talk.
1:40.0	Thank you so much, Lisa, for being on the Girls Talk podcast.
1:44.0	I can't actually, this is like a dream come true that you said, yes.
1:48.2	It really means so much to myself and our like Girls Talk team. We're all such like massive fans of yours.
1:56.1	And I think, you know, also congratulations on Animal, which is like just a phenomenal book.
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