I’m staring at this blank page and thinking: This is one of the most important things you’ll ever write. Be kind and brave, Glennon. Steady. Clear. Shameless. Gentle. True. Pretend it’s just the two of us here in my kitchen. I’m making us chamomile tea. I pass a mug to you and ask you to sit down on the couch with me. You follow me into my family room and and we sit down and I look at you. I can see that you’re nervous because you’ve figured out I’m about to tell you something important. I quickly say: It’s…
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: LOVE WARRIOR ARMY UNITE!
So, friends — Love Warrior will be released September 6. Love Warrior is the biggest, loudest, wildest truest thing I’ve put out in the world since Amma. I’m scared. Not just because of the content of Love Warrior — but because of the inevitable hoopla that will surround publication. I was raised by Bubba, who kept two signs on our family room wall. The first said: Don’t Be Humble . . . You’re Not That Great. The second said: Don’t Get Proud—the Size of Your Funeral Will Likely Depend on the Weather. So, “Shiny, Look At Me!” times are just not my family’s jam. They…
Hey loves. Look! This is what a survivor looks like.
For Billy Hey loves. Look! This is what a survivor looks like. Last weekend I was with the Canvas Health warriors, raising funds for many of their incredible programs like their suicide prevention call line. The whole weekend made me weepy. Here’s why: So, there was this one night in college when things were really bad. I was so sick and couldn’t really function and I felt so lost and broken. I was failing out of school and I’d just hurt so many people, so many times. And there is this thing that addicts think at times like these and it goes…