Ogni giorno noi donne combattiamo per essere buone e brave: come compagne, madri, lavoratrici e amiche. E invece di farci sentire vive, questa lotta quotidiana ci svuota, ci distrugge e ci ingabbia. Osserviamo la nostra vita e pensiamo: ma non doveva essere meglio di così? Però spesso, invece di guardarci dentro, facciamo finta di niente. Per molti anni anche Glennon Doyle ha negato a se stessa questo disagio finché ha deciso di ascoltare la voce della ragazza piena di voglia di vivere che era sempre stata, che le diceva di ignorare tutte le aspettative che il mondo caricava sulle sue spalle. Così Doyle ha smesso di essere buona e brava e si è liberata, ha smesso di compiacere gli altri e ha iniziato a vivere. "Libera" è al tempo stesso un intimo memoir e un libro motivazionale che ispira, coinvolge, intenerisce e ci sprona a vivere. Un libro che ci insegna a fidarci di noi stesse, a far pace con i nostri corpi, con le delusioni, i cuori spezzati e la nostra rabbia, per riuscire a liberare i nostri istinti più puri e sinceri e avere finalmente il coraggio di guardarci allo specchio e dire: ecco la donna che ho sempre voluto essere. Del resto, come direbbe Glennon Doyle: più saremo coraggiose, più saremo fortunate.

Proprio quando Glennon Doyle Melton stava iniziando a sentire di avercela fatta - tre bei bambini, un marito devoto e una brillante carriera come scrittrice, con il primo libro catapultato subito ai vertici della classifica best seller del "New York Times" - suo marito le confessò la sua infedeltà e lei fu costretta a fare i conti con la dura realtà. Niente era come sembrava. Glennon si era già dovuta riprendere da gravi disturbi alimentari e dipendenze in passato, perciò la disperazione non era una novità per lei. Proprio grazie alla guarigione da quel periodo di crisi iniziale, Glennon affrontò questa nuova situazione problematica forte di una grande consapevolezza: il dolore, anche il più forte, porta in sé un invito a vivere una vita più ricca e appagante. "Love Warrior" è la storia di un matrimonio, ma è anche la storia di una guarigione possibile per tutti se ci rifiutiamo di accontentarci della mediocrità e iniziamo ad affrontare il dolore e l'amore a testa alta.

LOVE WARRIOR: A MEMOIR - DOYLE MELTON GLENNON - MPS

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW IN PAPERBACK


"I wish I had nothing to say on the matter of loss, but I do. Because one day I encouraged my two kids to go out and play in the rain, and only one came home…."

On an ordinary September day, twelve-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood. His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with the awful questions:How could God let this happen? And, Can we ever be happy again? They each fall into the abyss of grief in different ways. And in the days and months to come, they each find their faltering way toward peace.

In Rare Bird, Anna Whiston-Donaldson unfolds a mother’s story of loss that leads, in time, to enduring hope. “Anna’s storytelling,” says Glennon Doyle Melton, “is raw and real and intense and funny.”

With this unforgettable account of a family’s love and longing, Anna will draw you deeper into a divine goodness that keeps us—beyond all earthly circumstances—safe.

This is a book about facing impossible circumstances and wanting to turn back the clock. It is about the flicker of hope in realizing that in times of heartbreak, God is closer than your own skin. It is about discovering that you’re braver than you think.

For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Her hilarious and poignant observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, and have now inspired a social movement. In Carry On, Warrior, Melton shares new stories and the best-loved material from Momastery.com. Her mistakes and triumphs demonstrate that love wins and that together we can do hard things. Melton is a courageous truth-teller and hopespreader, a wise and witty friend who emboldens us to believe in ourselves and reminds us that the journey is the reward. Carry On, Warrior proves that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, and striving for the mirage of perfection, to build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities.

For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Her hilarious and poignant observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, and have now inspired a social movement. In Carry On, Warrior, Melton shares new stories and the best-loved material from Momastery.com. Her mistakes and triumphs demonstrate that love wins and that together we can do hard things. Melton is a courageous truth-teller and hopespreader, a wise and witty friend who emboldens us to believe in ourselves and reminds us that the journey is the reward. Carry On, Warrior proves that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, and striving for the mirage of perfection, to build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities.

Anne Lamott meets Elizabeth Gilbert in this inspirational, side-splittingly funny exploration of the power of living with love, forgiveness, and honesty.

Glennon Melton became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences, her hilarious and poignant observations were read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, quoted in The New York Times, and have inspired a social movement.

Melton’s mistakes and triumphs, recounted with candor and humor, will encourage you to forgive yourself for your own imperfections and inspire you to make the most of life’s gifts. In Carry On, Warrior, Melton shares her journey from reckless college girl hooked on alcohol, drugs, bulimia, and toxic relationships to becoming a sober and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and teacher. Her stories embody her need to tell and hear the truth, to be sometimes brave and sometimes silent, to say I’m sorry, to trust in something more powerful than herself, and to stop making motherhood, marriage, and friendship harder by pretending they’re not hard.

Melton believes that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, striving for the mirage of perfection, and ultimately build a better life in our hearts, homes, and communities. In this one woman trying love herself and others, readers will find a wise and witty friend who will embolden them to cut themselves a break and commit to small acts of love that can have an extraordinary impact.

Like Geneen Roth, Glennon reminds us that the journey is the reward and teaches us how to be our best selves. Like Ann Voskamp, she shows us that even doubt-filled faith changes everything. Carry On, Warrior is powerful, fresh, and life-changing.

Greene and Melton share their story and proven approach to empower students and raise test scores without compromising good teaching and learning.