Glennon Doyle
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And at first I thought, well, fuck. This is the world-renowned doctor and the only idea she has left for me is poetry. And does this mean that I'm fucked, right? But, of course... my entire insides went, huh. So that afternoon I ordered every book of Andrea Gibson's. And I think on the first page of the first book, I understood exactly why my doctor prescribed Andrea Gibson's poetry.
And at first I thought, well, fuck. This is the world-renowned doctor and the only idea she has left for me is poetry. And does this mean that I'm fucked, right? But, of course... my entire insides went, huh. So that afternoon I ordered every book of Andrea Gibson's. And I think on the first page of the first book, I understood exactly why my doctor prescribed Andrea Gibson's poetry.
And at first I thought, well, fuck. This is the world-renowned doctor and the only idea she has left for me is poetry. And does this mean that I'm fucked, right? But, of course... my entire insides went, huh. So that afternoon I ordered every book of Andrea Gibson's. And I think on the first page of the first book, I understood exactly why my doctor prescribed Andrea Gibson's poetry.
I felt for the first time in maybe ever that somebody was telling the truthiest truth that somebody could be hilarious and light and beautiful and also acknowledge how fucking brutal and beautiful love and loss and all of it is. And Abby and I went on away for my birthday vacation. And can you tell Andrea what happened there? First of all, hi, Andrea. Hi, Andrea. Hi, y'all. Hi.
I felt for the first time in maybe ever that somebody was telling the truthiest truth that somebody could be hilarious and light and beautiful and also acknowledge how fucking brutal and beautiful love and loss and all of it is. And Abby and I went on away for my birthday vacation. And can you tell Andrea what happened there? First of all, hi, Andrea. Hi, Andrea. Hi, y'all. Hi.
I felt for the first time in maybe ever that somebody was telling the truthiest truth that somebody could be hilarious and light and beautiful and also acknowledge how fucking brutal and beautiful love and loss and all of it is. And Abby and I went on away for my birthday vacation. And can you tell Andrea what happened there? First of all, hi, Andrea. Hi, Andrea. Hi, y'all. Hi.
On our birthday trip. I don't even remember Abby being on vacation with me.
On our birthday trip. I don't even remember Abby being on vacation with me.
On our birthday trip. I don't even remember Abby being on vacation with me.
What ended up happening for us is we got an email and you explained to us what had been happening in your life when the day that Abby DMed you the picture of me reading your poetry. So do you want to share that part of your experience with us?
What ended up happening for us is we got an email and you explained to us what had been happening in your life when the day that Abby DMed you the picture of me reading your poetry. So do you want to share that part of your experience with us?
What ended up happening for us is we got an email and you explained to us what had been happening in your life when the day that Abby DMed you the picture of me reading your poetry. So do you want to share that part of your experience with us?
In the email, you said one of the things that you were, this was amazing that this was like your second sentence, but you said you were trying to figure out how and when to talk about it because you have such a,
In the email, you said one of the things that you were, this was amazing that this was like your second sentence, but you said you were trying to figure out how and when to talk about it because you have such a,
In the email, you said one of the things that you were, this was amazing that this was like your second sentence, but you said you were trying to figure out how and when to talk about it because you have such a,
following of young people, lots of people who struggle with all different kinds of mental health issues, which we also have here in our house and in our pod squad, and that you were trying to figure out how to talk about it in a way that, well, that wouldn't scare the shit out of everybody, right?
following of young people, lots of people who struggle with all different kinds of mental health issues, which we also have here in our house and in our pod squad, and that you were trying to figure out how to talk about it in a way that, well, that wouldn't scare the shit out of everybody, right?
following of young people, lots of people who struggle with all different kinds of mental health issues, which we also have here in our house and in our pod squad, and that you were trying to figure out how to talk about it in a way that, well, that wouldn't scare the shit out of everybody, right?
The way that you do talk to us in your art about suicide, I want to say. When I talk about suicide, everybody freaks out because there just seems to be this idea that if we don't talk about it, no one will think of it. Yeah. And the way that you talk about it with such honesty and such an open heart definitely makes me want to live, not the other way around. It makes me want to live. It makes me.
The way that you do talk to us in your art about suicide, I want to say. When I talk about suicide, everybody freaks out because there just seems to be this idea that if we don't talk about it, no one will think of it. Yeah. And the way that you talk about it with such honesty and such an open heart definitely makes me want to live, not the other way around. It makes me want to live. It makes me.