Abbie Chatfield

And the writing itself would have been very cathartic as well, rather than trying to force yourself into that hero narrative.

It's incredible.

I think it's a much more realistic take on a memoir.

I think it's much more comforting to those reading it because I think that if you had written it with this hero arc or this like, and here's what happens.

It wouldn't be true.

Yeah, it wouldn't be true.

And then anyone reading that has PMDD would go, wow, great for Emma.

Fucking happy for you, queen.

Like what the fuck is this?

This is not real.

Like I think so many times I've read a memoir and I go, well, I'm glad that all worked out for you.

Like I was relating up until page 170 and then suddenly we had this like, you know, happy ending which is not realistic.

Yeah.

You also explore depictions of monsters and monstrous women.

Can you tell us the link between PMDD and these monstrous women and how you align with them and see yourself?

Yes.

It's such an incredible link.

And then, you know, I think, I mean, I don't know if everyone, but I think one of the most common, uh, references to PMDD that we hear about is a story of Sandy Craddock.

Yeah.

Can you speak about that?