Untamed

By: Glennon Doyle

Narrated by: Glennon Doyle

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO 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.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • Cosmopolitan • Marie Claire • Bloomberg • Parade • “Untamed will liberate women—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love

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.

©2020 Glennon Doyle (P)2020 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Some books shake you by the shoulder while others steal your heart. In Untamed, Glennon does both at the exact same time.”—Brené Brown

“This memoir is so packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today, what it means to be ‘good,’ and what women will do in order to be loved. I swear I highlighted something in EVERY chapter.”—Reese Witherspoon

“Doyle might just be the patron saint of female empowerment. . . . Here she inspires other women to listen to their intuition and break free of what cages them. . . . Her memoir has a message as clear as a ‘go’ signal: Find and honor your truest self.”—People

Already blown away!

I’ve only listened to the first few minutes and I’ve paused it three times overwhelmed with emotion and energized by your writing. Had to leave the first - pre-review. Thank you.

Soul touching monents

I read a negative review of this book, but it actually made me want to read it more. So I did and I am about half way through, I don’t regret purchasing at all. Glennon tells stories and speaks in a way that is truthful, comforting and eye opening. I enjoy each story but in almost every one there is at least one line or thought that I wish I could write down (can’t because I’m usually driving). It’s one of those books I am tempted to buy the paper copy as well as the audio just for the sake of looking back and referencing the hidden wisdom.

Cage breaking...

This book will forever change my relationship with myself and my daughter! Break the chains! Open the cages! Set the cheetahs free!

Awakening

Loved your story. Thank you for sharing your heart. Great perspective on life and love.

life changing

glennon is my warrior. I will forever be grateful for her, her bravery, her wildness, and this beautiful book.

Just beautiful.

Once again Glennon you have poured out your heart and soul into another masterpiece. Thank you. As a young woman (23) just beginning to come into my Knowing your words, and the conversations that they have begun to elicit in your community, are exactly what I needed right now to know that I am not alone. Selah. May we all sit with our Knowing long enough to know that we are goddamn cheetahs.
Now I’m off to go listen to the whole thing again!

Powerful mind blowing!!

This book literally blew my mind. So powerful! So many feelings. And Glennon did an amazing job reading it!

Earth Shattering

I am not even finished the book and had to leave this review. Glennon says everything I need to hear in this book. Her story of self and of love is relatable in every corner. I felt my wounds raw as she tells her story and healing when she shared hers. We need strong, bold, incredible LGBTQ women out there telling their stories and we need people to listen. This is not a coming out story, this is a story about a woman putting up her middle finger to the way of our society, the gender bull shit, and the crazy-making expectations. She is throwing it out and living each decision one at a time and going where she desires. Thank you for sharing your words Glennon!

Just Wow

I have never wanted to restart a book from the beginning more than “Untamed.” I did not want this to end. Glennon is a treasure to girls and women. I am so grateful she opened her heart and let this content out. I loved every single second of it.

This book has awakened me to the thought that love is not hopeless but staying in a bad situation is…

This book has awakened me to the thought that love is not hopeless but staying in a bad situation is…

I listen to this book nonstop - every moment I could and was not at work until the end… I have been struggling for sometime now in an unhealthy relationship. And have been sitting here staying and living in an unloved world… I now realize it does not have to be like this. I can be who I am. Thank you for helping me gain a deeper understanding of the ways I have been tamed and how to break free from this hell I have placed upon myself. Seriously, this book is like a life coach that everyone needs to remove the chains of Society and become free. Thanks again, Laura