Love Warrior: A Memoir Kindle Edition

Way too much feel good, touchy-feely psychobabble. And I’m a psychologist! I enjoyed the first half of this book and started skimming toward the end. I wish I had read more reviews before purchasing this or that I had borrowed it from the library. The idea of totally accepting yourself and being your true self is wonderful. I just did not care for the delivery.This is Glennon Doyle’s memoir about her difficult adolescence, her battle with bulimia, her substance use, and her unhealthy relationship with men and sex in college. She gets pregnant with her boyfriend and they marry. They have two more children and settle down as a family. She discovers he is into porn then he confesses to serial one night stands since they have been married. The bulk of the book is about how she sorts through her emotions and tries to make a decision about her marriage and her family. Her husband seems genuinely repentant and tries to win her back. They both go to therapy and learn that they have very different communication styles. They both work very hard on their marriage, to an almost unbelievable degree. Ms. Doyle also seeks answers through yoga and church. The title Love Warrior (which I hate!) is made a bit more palatable when you learn that it is in reference to the warrior pose in yoga. I did not realize that the author has parlayed her love warriorship into a website, blog, charity work, and speaking engagements. I probably would not have read the book if I had known.I thought that the writing was excellent and there were some sentences and paragraphs that really drive home her message. I think everyone can identify with the difficulty in figuring out who you are and being true to that. Instead, we try to blend in and be what we think other people will like. What I did not like about the later portion of the book was the author’s focus on being her authentic self. All. The. Time. With the constant introspection and questioning of her thoughts and feelings, I’m not sure how she could be real in the moment. Some of the phrases she uses are too much for me such as “I’m learning to feed my body.” Or in reference to learning to love her body “You are the ship that delivers love from the shore of another being to the shore of me.” If you like that style, you will love this book. If it makes you roll your eyes, you may want to pass.

A friend suggested this book, so I downloaded a sample. I read it and it felt like every word described my childhood. My experiences on how to behave...how to display beauty and intelligence when interacting with others.I was curious about the author and started reading reviews prior to downloading reviews. Some praised her and related to her, others dropped off at passages where they felt she was too (insert adjective). Some labeled her a false prophet, some a spiritual guide.I almost didn’t read this book because of one of those labels. One that I just couldn’t identify with at all.But I read on. At times, I thought this woman is a beautiful writer. Her imagery is crisp, uniquely hers, forceful and superb. At other times I felt she was shallow or putting others in boxes as it related to her grief, her experiences, and I couldn’t relate at all. I thought about stopping. But I read on,and realized that she was baring her soul. Opening herself up to criticism and attack on many levels—as a person, a parent, a spouse, a spiritual being, a woman, a feminist, and whatever role or label the reader wanted to ascribe or judge her on.Did I relate to everything she said. Absolutely not. How could I? It’s her experience. Could I relate to some things? Absolutely.Baring your soul is brave. Allowing others to glimpse the lesson that you took from a situation is courageous. And I realized that it was not that she was a guru or guide instructing us how to be, act or feel, but relaying her experiences, how she dealt with them reacted, and re-evaluated her behavior as time passed.So I can’t judge her or find fault if I don’t relate, but I can listen learn and grow from what she has shared with me in her own personal journey. We are all on our own journey, and it is beautiful and painful for many of us. By baring her faults and foibles as well as her successes, she affords you the opportunity to take with you a message, the knowledge that as humans none of us have a perfect life or experiences. There will be good and bad. You will be challenged to find grace is devastating situations, to celebrate the successes of others when you are flailing. And when you are not flailing, when you have grace, you can walk with someone through parts of their journey.

This is a memoir. The truth here is unvarnished, which sometimes makes people uncomfortable. some of the negative reviews minimized her experience/story or judged her. I didn't feel that it was voyeuristic, except that aren't memoirs supposed to be somewhat voyeuristic, a first hand account of her experience. As for the reviewers who felt badly for Craig and that it was overly revealing of their relationship...I didn't feel that. And the reviewer that called her a narcissist, i saw her writing from an observers perspective of her own behavior/actions. She calls it the "representative"...the pretty face that she showed the world, which was not her true self. I sifted thru the person who labeled her a narcissist and did not find her to be one...i did find a person who is evolving in all ways. If you are uncomfortable with honesty and candid truth about sex/life/relationships, you probably won't like this memoir. I can see some people with preconceived ideas of what is normal/not normal, and folks from earlier generations being uncomfortable with the truthful nature of her memoir. I related strongly because the social belief system that formed her, also formed me, and the addictions, as well. for those of you who didn't like this, i recommend Danielle Steele romance novels or similar.

I loved the book. The beauty is in the rawness of it. It was Painfully true and so scary because I felt every word because it’s my story too as it must be for many others. I have always wanted to be authentic, Glennon taught me what that is. Scary but definitely what I want is to be a Love Warrior. Will be rereading this book And recommending it to others.

Hooked from the get-go. I read this in a couple of sittings. It was brutally honest which made a connection with me instantly and I passed it on to a friend, who asked if they could pass it on and so it is still going.The author’s Oprah Soul Session is worth a watch.

Love this lady, and the insight and unlearning she shares in this book! I read it back to back on the day it arrived and it didn't dissapoint! Glennon helps you to babe aware of and receive the invitation that lies within our deepest pain.Do the next right thing, 1 thing at a time- isn't that all we can do?when you've read her book, go check out her ted talk on YouTube 'pain before the rising' ! A brave beautiful Love warrior!

Having heard great reviews about her latest book and with a long weekend away coming up, I decided to start with this book First. It was a fantastic read and it left me not wanting to put the book down. There was one chapter that almost had me in tears because I could relate to it so much.

Glennon Doyle’s book was thought-provoking, original, raw and authentic. I love Glennon’s writing as she makes you think about life and what it means, especially love. Her sensitivity stops you in your tracks and makes you question things that you might ordinarily take for granted. Glennon is empowering and inspirational. Her writing is a wake up call to live life fully.