Sometimes I think that addicts are the lucky ones because we hit rock bottom and so we get to experience recovery, which in itself is really just a recovering of yourself. Glennon Doyle: My recovery from bulimia and alcoholism shape who I am in every arena of my life. How have your struggles with bulimia and addiction shaped the person you are today? In our conversation, Doyle shares how she overcame her struggles, how to trust yourself, how parenthood changed her, how being brave can make us luckier, and her best career advice.ĭan Schawbel: Every successful person I've interviewed over the past 10 years has overcome significant work and life challenges and it's the source of their courage, confidence, and power.
Doyle went onto write "Love Warrior" and her latest, "Untamed." Aside from being an author and speaker, she's the founder of the all-women led nonprofit organization Together Rising, which has raised millions of dollars for women, families, and children in crisis. Her writing career started in 2009 with her blog Momastery, which led to her first book "Carry On, Warrior," that was selected as part of Oprah's Book Club.
Born in Burke, Virginia, Glennon Doyle struggled with bulimia and addiction growing up and shared her experiences in her 2013 TEDx talk "Lessons from the Mental Hospital," which has been viewed over 3.4 million times.
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