Untamed: Reese's Book Club

By Glennon Doyle

Book Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD "Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick)

In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and "patron saint of female empowerment" (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others' expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us.

"Untamed will liberate women--emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal."--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Bloomberg, Parade

This is how you find yourself.

There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent--even from ourselves.

For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But she soon realized they had come to her from within. This was her own voice--the one she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions, cultural conditioning, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl she had been before the world told her who to be. Glennon decided to quit abandoning herself and to instead abandon the world's expectations of her. She quit being good so she could be free. She quit pleasing and started living.

Soulful and uproarious, forceful and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call. It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live. It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member's ability to bring her full self to the table. And it is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.

Untamed shows us how to be brave. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984801252
• ISBN13: 9781984801258
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Dial Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Empowering

I devoured this audiobook. It was one of the most empowering and inspiring books I’ve read as a woman.

Disappointed

I was pretty disappointed that it was advertised as like new condition and didn't come with a dust jacket. The book it's also wasn't in what I would describe as like new either.

Such a Powerful Book!

When you're at a cross-roads or starting over, this is an amazing companion to have at your disposal! It's uplifting and powerful. It will make you think, cry, and feel all the feels.....leaving you ready to tackle what is ahead. I highly recommend this book!

Life changer!

I was going through a rough time in my life and this book helped me not only deal with what I was going through but also helped me get through my past as well. I’m finally starting to live my life for me and I can’t wait to see where it takes me. This book and a great therapist is where my life finally started to turn around.

This will change how you view your life.

You should read this book.

Such An Inspiring Book!

I started listening to Glennon Doyle's Podcast We Can Do Hard Things and was inspried to find and read this book. It did not disapoint. It was so inspiring and full of simple life lessons. If you are questioning getting the book, do it. It is such an easy and fun read.

Couldn’t put it down

Such a great read! Inspirational . Read Love Warrior and loved that book.

every woman should read this book

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I'd seen it recommended a lot online. It exceeded my expectations. Glennon has a way of really touching you with her words and I even teared up at some parts.

The MUST read of the 21st Century!

In a world where we are Tamed to conform, Glennyon Reminds us of our inner Cheetah!