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'There's No Map': Glennon Doyle On Living An 'Untamed' Life

In her new book, author and blogger Glennon Doyle details how she broke away from an unsatisfying marriage and found her truest self — and she encourages all women to honor their inner voices.
"I'm so sick of self-improvement ..." says author Glennon Doyle. "Stop trying to be a good this, a good that ... and just be who you are." Doyle says her new book <em>Unt</em><em>amed </em>is about "self returning."

Author and blogger Glennon Doyle has something to tell all the women out there trying to put a brave face on a terrible situation, juggling home life with all the other expectations placed on them as the world seems like it's falling apart: "I think every woman on earth needs to lower her expectations for herself, exponentially. At this point, we're not trying to be amazing. We are just trying to make it through the day." Her new book is called Untamed, and it details how she found her truest self — ending an unsatisfying marriage, and falling deeply in love with a woman while discovering how to be brave.


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