SHOW SEXISM THE DOOR!

This new book “SEXIT” is a howl of anguish, of loss, of rage, of defeat, disappointment and rejection. A collective trauma that needs expression and healing.

SEXIT is a scandal… but like all scandals when they are shown the light of day, change can happen.

SEXIT is a feeling – a feeling like you’re on the floor, defeated, in pain and there is nothing left anymore; you’re not good enough, you’re not beautiful enough, you’re not talented enough. You have just been defeated and made invisible and it feels absolutely horrible. You just want to cry, you want to feel angry, you want to cry some more and the questions coming are: “Why, why, why can I not be fabulous, creative, inspired, intelligent, powerful, strong, sensitive, beautiful, gorgeous? Why do you have to make me less? Why do you have to make me feel small? Why do you have to make me invisible?”

Chrissie: We describe the book as a mix of the Huffington Post, the Guardian, the Mail, and Hay House… because it’s got celebrities in, it’s gossipy and amusing, but also has a lot of research in it and a deeper message about the way society treats women of a certain age. What we call SEXIT. So… to sum it up… it’s celeby goss, self-help, with a good dash of journalism and research!

Well… we think that SEXIT describes very well what it’s like when you’re a woman of a certain age and being shown the exit door – at that point you are not yet invisible, but all the contributions, skills and talent that you have bought to the table will be shortly leaving with you in your handbag!

Livvy: What we are trying to do in our own small way is to shine a light on how women of a certain age are firstly made invisible on screen, on air or in print… and then in society at large. And how the wisdom of this age group is in danger of being lost.

We believe that we all need to see reflections of our aging selves in the media to feel validated. And also to inspire younger women to view age as something amazing to arrive at, not fear suddenly becoming invisible and being relegated to Room 101! I mean, do you remember the conference.

Chrissie: Now we know as a duo we are privileged to have each other… we egg each other on… and pick each other up… and that is why we are inviting readers to join the gang… and get braver!

Livvy: Someone said about the book that “This is not Chicken Soup for the Soul – it’s more Alchemy for the bitter and twisted Self!”

Sexit is published by Filament Publishing at £15.99 and is launched on September 13th.