I have been recently getting into audiobooks more and I play them on whenever possible. The audiobooks I love to listen to are typically memoirs or nonfiction read by the authors. The cadence in the authors voice while reading their own written word is so powerful.

To be honest, I saw this book all over instagram with its gorgeous cover and was influenced to pick up this book. When I saw on Libro.fm that Glennon is the one to read her book, I knew I had to listen to it, rather than picking up a physical copy. Going into listening, I knew very little about Glennon Doyle or her previous books about her life. Because of this, I had not realized she is married to the famous soccer player, Abby Wambach. As a result, it was much to my surprise that Glennon is queer and that they’re married.

I really loved listening to Glennon’s writing. She has a way with telling stories that makes it feel like you are there watching it all happen. Although, a lot of what Glennon wrote about is intended for an older audience with children, I still found many parts of this book impactful. Some of my favorite parts of the book were Glennon reflecting on her younger self and wishing she could impart her wisdom. My favorite pieces that Glennon shared were about how she realized she was born complete and that she can do hard things. These two statements: “I was born complete” and “We can do hard things” are really powerful and as someone who is in the beginning of my adulthood, will be something I think about often.