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melissarochelle's review against another edition
4.0
When I am at my lowest, I am quick to anger. It's something I work REALLY hard to keep under wraps, but usually my anger is also completely justified. BUT (again) I also tend to work myself up into these awful self-doubt, anger spirals. Again, working on it. In Untamed, Glennon says it's OK. It's OK to just be me: angry, depressed, anxious. It's OK, but look inward and identify what I KNOW and what I need. I am the cheetah, Tabitha, I was never meant to be trapped in society's bubble of what's normal, I was supposed to be me -- wild and free and alert.
I've never considered anxiety and depression something to "fix" because if it's something to "fix" then who the eff am I? I've been anxious my entire life and the fog of depression visits frequently. And, you know what, that's freaking OK. I take my pills. I talk to my doctor. I have a list of positive affirmations. I'm trying to acknowledge the parts of me that aren't always the best me or that lead to the fogginess. I'm empathetic to a fault -- someone else's sadness can and has put me in some pretty dark places. I'm emotional and sometimes more so than the average person. (I don't know if anyone else cried in the last episode of the documentary series HILARY on Hulu, but I did because I knew what was coming...another missed opportunity to tell my daughter honestly that she can be anything, even president.)
What I'm trying to say is that Glennon Doyle gives me permission to just be me and for you to just be you. It's OK that we're messy. It's OK to feel. It's OK to check-in. (I'm totally stealing her lists taped to her door.).
It's OK.
I've never considered anxiety and depression something to "fix" because if it's something to "fix" then who the eff am I? I've been anxious my entire life and the fog of depression visits frequently. And, you know what, that's freaking OK. I take my pills. I talk to my doctor. I have a list of positive affirmations. I'm trying to acknowledge the parts of me that aren't always the best me or that lead to the fogginess. I'm empathetic to a fault -- someone else's sadness can and has put me in some pretty dark places. I'm emotional and sometimes more so than the average person. (I don't know if anyone else cried in the last episode of the documentary series HILARY on Hulu, but I did because I knew what was coming...another missed opportunity to tell my daughter honestly that she can be anything, even president.)
What I'm trying to say is that Glennon Doyle gives me permission to just be me and for you to just be you. It's OK that we're messy. It's OK to feel. It's OK to check-in. (I'm totally stealing her lists taped to her door.).
It's OK.
summersas33's review against another edition
5.0
Life-changing—that’s what makes me rate a book with five stars.
kmtorres10's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t typically reread books but this is one I will hold on to and reread as I go through different stages in my life, as a reminder of everything I need to live life Untamed.
linzgaff's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I could put into words how special this book is. Glennon has found a way to speak her own truth and acknowledge her Knowing, all the while making me feel like she is seeing into the deepest parts of my own soul. This is going to be one of those books that appears on my read list at least 2 to 3 times in 2020.
Glennon - thank you. I am a goddamn cheetah.
Glennon - thank you. I am a goddamn cheetah.
juicy25's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars! I loved her other two books more, but I still was able to take away from this book and loved it too!
rtm98's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ktamen's review against another edition
4.0
Great audiobook, very powerful, loved that the author narrated it.
marycathmc's review against another edition
3.0
This was my first Glennon Doyle read and I feel like maybe I missed something of the journey by not reading her previous books. When I love a book, I can't wait to get back to it. I didn't experience that with this book. I was also confused by how it was arranged. I loved some parts, particularly her analogy of faith being the water and religion being the glass; sexuality being the water and sexual identity the glass. I loved hearing about her newly formed family and the dynamics. I loved the part about Abby encouraging Tish to try out for travel soccer and Abby's totally human reaction at the end of the chapter. I was less enthusiastic about the Knowing and some of the contradictions throughout the book. Maybe I need to give it space and reread it at some point.