A Conversation With Reema Zaman. – I Find It Interesting

Reema Zaman is an actress, artist, essayist, public speaker, and author of the outstanding new memoir, “I Am Yours.” Reema and I sat in front of the microphones for nearly an hour, where we had an in-depth conversation about relationships, power, culture, physical appearance, and generational change.

A few quick highlights from the interview, along with links to other authors and books mentioned, along with Reema’s official website and social media.

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• Introduction of Reema on the podcast – 00:00:50

• “Reema, What’s your story?” – 00:02:30

• “Art gives voice to what would otherwise remain silent.” – 00:04:00

• “Boys will be boys, and men will be men is a reoccurring theme” – 00:09:45

• “Everytime I receive a negative or trollish comment, I can see clearly it’s a confessional. It’s a confessional about the person’s internalized shame” – 00:12:05

• “Everywhere I look, everywhere I go, being female means a degree of powerlessness” – 00:12:45

• “Do you think there’s comfort to be found in the uncomfortable?” – 00:18:15

• “What do you think most people don’t know about power but is absolutely true?” – 00:21:20

• “I decided to pursue beauty the way a shark attacks flesh.” – 00:22:25

• “Do you remember the first passage you wrote in the book?” – 00:28:10

• “What power do books hold over us?” – 00:37:25

• “What are three books that have given you strength in life?”

Cheryl Strayed – “Wild“

Lidia Yuknavitch – “The Chronology of Water“

Isabel Allende – “Paula“

• “What aspects of our society seem normal today, but a generation or two from now will seem odd, strange, or even grotesque?” – 00:46:40

• “Who are your heroes?” – 00:48:35