VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH

Elizabeth Flock is an Emmy award-winning journalist with bylines in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, the Atlantic, and many other publications. She’s also an author who leads us through the dark, murky waters of women and vengeance.Her book, "The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice,” unravels what happens when women are betrayed by systems set up to protect them. When, on average, 50,000 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members annually, often because police, courts, and politicians failed to act on complaints and protect them, sometimes justice for women becomes an act of desperate vengeance.It's said, Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned,” but when that fury isn’t just anger, and becomes deadly force, can it be justified, or forgiven?  Elizabeth bravely explores the roots of systemic, societal, and familial betrayals that can erupt into deadly force.

What does it mean to be chumped? It means the person you trusted most has a double life and has cheated on you. In this episode, we explore the meaning of betrayal, how it often shatters lives, and can strike so deeply that it feels like a living death. But it doesn’t need to be your epitaph. Our guest and guide is Tracy Schorn, a woman who’s been chumped but rose up to become an award-winning blogger, cartoonist, and bestselling author of “Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady’s Survival Guide.” As "Chump Lady,” Tracy specializes in helping people, especially women, process the trauma of infidelity and reclaim their lives. In this episode, you’ll hear Tracy’s signature blend of tough love, raw candor, and biting humor. Tracy's mission is to challenge toxic narratives around cheating, empower those who have been chumped, and spark real conversations around identity, trust, and healing. If you or someone you care about has faced a devastating betrayal, has been chumped, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, inspired, and ready to reclaim your life.