In anger, whether you like it or not, there is truth.
~Soroya Chemaly
You’re an angry woman and you have valid reasons to feel that way. You have been told to calm down too many times. You’re mad as hell and you want to put your hard-earned rage to good use.
Arianne created Tough Sh!t out of her clients’ needs for a safe space to embrace anger as a tool for self-study, embody transformation, and make positive actionable change. The self-reflection and somatic journal traces the emotion of anger through fear, sadness, and hurt to true self. With smart and sassy writing prompts paired with somatic pop ups, or body-based exercises, Tough Sh!t supports understanding of your road of reactivity to gain the self-knowledge needed for moving forward with deep insight.
Praise for Tough Sh!t
“Arianne MacBean’s journal brings attention to an often-overlooked emotion. Anger can keep us mired in the past or it can become a catalyst for creative action. Women have carried injustice in their bodies for centuries, but anger turned into resolve becomes the clear-eyed wisdom we need to move forward today.”
~ Elinor Dickson, Ph.D., co-author with Marion Woodman of Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness
“I have often searched for texts that reflected my belief in the inevitability, significance, and power of women’s anger. There are so many books -- across academic psychology, self-help, and Buddhism -- that decry anger as negative, harmful, and unsightly. Or that suggest that women find peace by transcending her indignation. Amidst these are some authors who reassure me, who speak not only from their own embodied experience but from that of so many other women. Pick up the work of Lynne Thompson, Amanda Montei, Sandra Cisneros, Soraya Chemaly, Carolee Schneemann, or Adrienne Rich. Read Arianne MacBean: she is in excellent company!”
~ Mady Schutzman, Ph.D., author of The Real Thing: Performance, Hysteria, and Advertising and Radical Doubt.
“Arianne MacBean effectively uses her separate realms of deep experience and training as a dance educator and marriage counselor to create a book that reminds us of the power and potency of mind-body connectivity and somatic neurology in influencing and regulating our emotional states.”
~ Jonathan R. Weinstein, MD, PhD Professor, Neurology University of Washington, Seattle, WA
“Tough Shit. Arianne MacBean’s no-nonsense normalization of human emotions combined with practical writing prompts and somatic exercises, guides the reader through a full body experience of honoring feelings society has long encouraged us to feel ashamed of, channeling anger and hurt into self-discovery and healing. “
~ Laura M. Alie, PsyD, Assistant Director, High Acuity Programs, University Health Services UC Berkeley
“As a divorce coach who helps women leave toxic, abusive marriages, I am so here for this journal. My clients’ rage is righteous and powerful—yet patriarchy tells them it’s wrong. Part of my work is helping them reclaim anger as fuel for growth and empowerment. This journal is an invaluable tool.”
~Kate Anthony, author of The D Word – making the ultimate decision about your marriage
“This anger journal feels like the sweetest gift, a safe outlet when you need it the most.”
~ Satya Doyle Byock, author of Quarterlife and director of The Salome Institute of Jungian Studies
“Brava to Arianne MacBean for creating this brave, bold and much-needed self-reflection journal! Tough Shit gives women the space to be raw, real, and unapologetic. Inside, you’ll find prompts and practices to help you express your anger, face your fears, move through sadness, and sit with hurt — all aimed at reconnecting you with your true self. Tough Shit is your place to rage, release, and reclaim your power. It is time.”
~ Tabby Biddle, TEDx speaker & bestselling author of Find Your Voice: A Woman’s Call to Action
“We each find our path to healing in different ways. This journal gives voice to emotions that are often dismissed and encourages honest self-inquiry. A powerful resource for those ready to turn toward their feelings and rise stronger on the other side.”
~ Michelle Dozois, fitness and wellness expert, co-founder breakthruYO
“For every big feeling, a way through. Anti-oppressive, accessible, and truly transformative—this is a resource we all need. Tough Shit. reframes anger, fear, sadness, and hurt as pathways to truth, combining somatic practices and writing prompts to guide readers toward embodiment and processing.”
~ Anne Kinsey, author of Find Your Fucking Fire and Mosaic Hearts
“Addressing those who feel an embodied life is unattainable (or who don’t even understand that buzz word), Arianne walks women through the forbidden emotions of anger, sadness, fear and hurt, supporting their arrival at “true self” with irreverent affirmations and somatic pop-ups that help readers embrace their whole, messy selves.”
~ Monette Chilson, Writer & Pilgrim, Excavating Her (Substack)
