She has shared this story, this philosophy with all of us. This voice inside her, what she refers to as The Knowing, told her to go against those societal norms and embrace her true self and love this woman. She knew right then that there was more to living than the expectations of others. A beautiful, platinum blonde light bulb walked into the room, and a different voice – the correct voice - told her this was the woman she was meant to be with. Until one day at a speaking engagement, she had a light bulb moment. Above all else, we must appear happy even if we are not.įor years, Doyle listened to the outside voices telling her to be smart, beautiful, and happy. We are told to be sweet, kind, and most of all silent to our own desires. What she reveals is the horrible truth that women, from an early age, are conditioned to the world’s expectations. Doyle takes us on her journey to reveal the source of her addictions that started to plague her early in life. This is not only a love story it is a testimony to who we are as women. Only then would she truly be free and start living and loving as she was intended. She had to be willing to burn down what she was taught to want and rise from the ashes knowing the truth about who she is and who she was meant to be with. Now she takes us on her journey of realization. Glennon decided to abandon the world’s expectation of her and embrace knowing her true self. This was her own voice, the voice of the girl she had been before the world told her who to be. It was like an awakening, for these words did not come from on high, they came from within. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. She knew something wasn’t right when one question kept popping up over and over: Wasn’t it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? She was weary, overwhelmed, and felt stuck. She should’ve been the happiest in her entire life.
She tackled her addictions, wrote a couple of best-sellers and started an organization that helps millions of women around the world. She strived to be the best wife and the best mother. Untamed by Glennon Doyle is a memoir that shows us how we must be willing to let go of who we think we are in order to unleash the women we are meant to be.įor many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent.
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