Untamed by Glennon Doyle
A raw, inspiring memoir about breaking free from expectations and learning to trust your inner voice. Glennon Doyle’s story empowers readers to stop pleasing and start living.
📘 Book Overview
Untamed by Glennon Doyle is a raw, powerful memoir and call to break free from societal conditioning. Doyle shares her journey of shedding expectations, embracing her truth, and living untamed — with honesty, intuition, and self-trust at the center. It’s about coming home to yourself and claiming your wild, authentic power.
🔑 Key Lessons
You don’t have to be who the world expects — you can choose who you truly are
Feelings are messages, not problems — listen to your inner knowing
The “good girl” narrative keeps women small; rebellion can be a return to truth
Boundaries are essential for self-respect and freedom
When you stop abandoning yourself, you create space for real joy and connection
💬 Top Quotes
“You are not crazy. You are a goddamn cheetah.”
“Being human is not about feeling happy. It's about feeling everything.”
👤 Who Should Read This Book?
Anyone ready to break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, or the roles they’ve been told to play. Especially powerful for women who want to reconnect with their inner truth, passion, and personal power.
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🛠 How to Apply Untamed in Real Life
Untamed invites you to stop abandoning yourself to expectations and instead listen to your inner knowing. Here’s how to gently apply its message in everyday life:
✅ Notice when you're performing instead of living. When you catch yourself saying or doing something just to appear “good” or acceptable, pause and ask, “What do I actually feel or want right now?” This moment of honesty is an act of self-liberation.
✅ Trust your inner voice more than external noise. Instead of immediately seeking advice or validation, try sitting with your own intuition first. Glennon calls this “the Knowing” — a calm truth that lives beneath fear.
✅ Let yourself want more without guilt. If a part of your life feels too small or confined, allow yourself to desire change. Wanting more joy, freedom, or authenticity is not selfish — it’s a sign of awakening.
✅ Choose what feels true over what looks impressive. When making decisions, use the quiet measure of truth rather than appearance. Living authentically may feel unfamiliar at first, but it creates deeper alignment and peace.
Every time you choose truth over pleasing, or intuition over performance, you step closer to the untamed life Glennon Doyle writes about.
Untamed – Frequently Asked Questions
Who wrote Untamed?
What is the main message of Untamed?
The book’s message is that true happiness and freedom come from breaking free of societal expectations and listening to your inner voice, rather than living to please others.
Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living was written by Glennon Doyle, a bestselling author and activist, and was published in 2020.
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