Love Warrior: A Memoir (edició 2016)

I'm really torn about this book. In some ways, I admired her journey of self-discovery. But often I wanted to tell her to stop whining and just get on with it. And I feel really sorry for her husband whose worst problems were exposed to the reading public as part of his wife's self-discovery. I hope he signed a waiver or got a percent of royalties for allowing his darkest secrets to be portrayed in a negative light. There were several spots I wanted more detail - so she stopped years of drinking and bulimia when she discovered she was pregnant; surely it couldn't have been all that easy. She learned to accept her husband's years of infidelity through therapy, yoga, and attending a church (I'm assuming UCC by the descriptions). Because of her wealth, familial support, and overall security, she had opportunities most women in abusive or troubled relationships don't have. I wonder if she ever realized how lucky she truly was. ( )

I love her writing. Hopeful, heartbreaking, truth and joy all rolled into one. ( )

Glennon is such a good storyteller. It was interesting to read this after reading Untamed and learning about where she and her family are now. ( )

At times hard to read, because Glennon Doyle is so open about the external forces that enabled her addictions. A worthwhile read for those looking at how to crawl back from rock bottom. ( )

An incredibly intimate and tender account of a woman and her understanding of herself. Trained at a young age to hide her true self from the world - a training that all of us receive from society - she found herself in her 30s following all the rules. She was married to a beautiful man. She had three beautiful children with him. Sure, she was constantly exhausted and full of resentment, but that's just the way things are, right?

When her husband reveals to her in counselling that he has been has been cheating on her almost from the beginning, she is filled with a boundless rage. She kicks him out of the house and swears never to forgive him. But then, as she continues to go to therapy and learn more about herself, she relents.

This is the story of how her and her husband work towards forgiveness and reconciliation. Not a reconciliation that is just an acceptance of all that was wrong before. Rather, the two work in tandem to repair, change, and improve themselves and then join together again as partners who are prepared to continue listening, changing, and working.

I read this book out of order, coming to it after having read Untamed. Which is probably an odd way to go about it. But I find her writing so hypnotic and riveting. This is still successful as a book, even though the marriage eventually ends. ( )