The One Book That Disrupted My Whole Entire Life

Your life won't be the same after reading this book

Have you ever read a book, and once you finished reading it, you knew you would never be the same?

That’s what happened when I read Untamed by Glennon Doyle.

This book disrupted my life; I haven’t been the same since reading it.

In 2020, Untamed followed me for months, I saw it everywhere, and I couldn’t understand why it kept popping up.

The Universe was saying, “Read this book now?” Lol

However, I kept ignoring the signs until I couldn’t resist them anymore.

One Sunday at around 7ish in the morning while on my morning walk, I started listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s Podcast, and on this particular episode she was interviewing Glennon Doyle.

I decided to take a listen and once the podcast was over, I walked home, got in my car, and went to Target to buy the book.

I had never been moved in such a way that I needed to read a book immediately after hearing the author talk about it.

I started crying after reading the prologue about the Cheetah Run. I felt seen on the pages of the book.

I was reminded of my wild and I realized that I had been suppressing a part of myself to fit into a world that didn’t align with my number one value, freedom.

I could identify with feeling like a part of myself was lost and that the life I was living was not the life I truly wanted to live.

I am someone who has always followed the rules, and I was trained from a young age to be a “good girl.”

Being a “good girl” kept me safe, and it’s how I received love.

Being a “good girl” caused me to be a people pleaser, where I cared more about making others comfortable while abandoning myself.

I played by the rules and did what was expected of me, and I was dying a slow death.

Once I finished reading the book, it was clear to me that I no longer wanted to be married, and this was the first time I was able to acknowledge my truth.

Disrupting my life and choosing myself would be one of the scariest things I would ever have to do.

I wasn’t happy in my marriage, and I hadn’t been for a long time.

My nervous system was dysregulated.

I experienced emotional and psychological abuse that, at the time, I didn’t have the language for, but I knew things felt off.

In June 2020, I did the hard thing and told my now ex-husband that I no longer wanted to be married.

I was so scared, and yet I knew it was the right thing to do.

The past three years have been the most difficult years of my life.

There were so many times when I didn’t feel like I was ever going to be free of the pain.

And despite everything that kept happening, every day I took one baby step forward towards the life I knew I deserved.

So when I say that this book disrupted my entire life, that’s a good thing.

Had I never read the book, I don’t believe I would have had the courage to leave my marriage.

I believe the Universe knew I needed this book.

Three years later, I am now living a life that finally feels like my own.

People keep telling me I am glowing, and I wholeheartedly agree.

I am free and no longer tamed.

I shared this post on IG last night to show how much I’ve changed over the past three years. I credit my change to reading Untamed, going to therapy, and having a great support system.

In today’s podcast episode, I share more about the book Untamed, and I read specific sections that moved me in such a way that I had no choice but to change my life.

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With love and light,

Siobhan

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