Prologue

Part 1: Identifying shame. Perfect monsters : How society weaponizes shame against women

Maybe she's born with it : Where shame begins

Entertainment tonight : How the humiliation of "bad" women affects us all

Flee, fight, fawn, and freeze : How women try (and fail) to avoid shame

Part 2: Overcoming shame. Only as sick as our secrets : Oversharing as a feminist act

First comes (self) love : Putting ourselves first

Happier endings : We are more than monogamy and mothering

Hoes before literally everything : Making friendship matter.