This is the emotional curriculum you’ll wish was taught in every classroom. What if there was a book that explored the big lessons of life? Sure, formal education will equip you with requisite knowledge on photosynthesis. But when it comes to spotting the green flags in a prospective partner, navigating yours or a loved one’s grief, knowing how to prepare for a cervical screening, or to practicing self-defense, it can feel like total guesswork. Using research, interviews with experts, and her signature visuals, Hazel Mead interrogates the taboos that shame us into silence.