Glennon Doyle Interview with Kristen Noel for Best Self Magazine

Glennon Doyle, creator of the immensely popular Momastery and author of Love Warrior, speaks candidly in this high-spirited interview about love, relationships, motherhood, and living in truth about this brutal, beautiful human journey.

[@kittenmixer812]

This was the best thing I’ve heard. Thank you. I will definitely be replaying this over and over. I could listen to this all day. What a warrior.

[@kristinaharper7496]

The interviewers posture is on point!

[@marshaalison1569]

"The most revolutionary thing a woman can do is not explain herself." 🎉

[@anastaciaford9360]

I love this statement

[@ghazikutbi3206]

Kristen Noel you are really really marvelous. Glennon Doyle had the courage in your interview to say the Golden Word which describes most of the actions nowadays "Pretending". I like what Glennon said in the effect of "being kicked out from one state is an opportunity opened in a another", in other words there is no lockdown in life, God is Great

[@FaulknerLeanne]

What a beautiful soulful conversation. Such openness and honesty ... two amazing ladies xx

[@Healingbrokenfamilies]

So much gentle wisdom in this conversation. I really enjoyed it! Thank you. The 32.05 is jaw-dropping!

[@sinitzinit]

this is awesome - dont ask people for directions to a place they've never been

[@kristennoel2445]

I totally love that line as well. It's a gem. Something we can all take to heart. Thanks for reaching out.

[@theastrologeek7876]

🌜🌟 yes yes yes

[@tzeggers9514]

yep. this.

[@anastaciaford9360]

Loved this statement as well

[@nmikloiche]

So this was a beautiful accident I stumbled upon. Thank you universe.

[@YourChiLifestyle]

Thank you both for this interview. Glennon I love you, I appreciate you, I am grateful to you. I share your work whenever I can.Sending abundant LOVE to you and Kristen

[@marshaalison1569]

"The definition of freedom is to not be afraid of pain". 😳

[@sheeritawanda5651]

Love it.

[@redaurora4me]

I love you! I first saw you on Ms.O show. Your ideas on pain love and growth are awesome. Keep it up! Your a great friend to have. Wish I was that fortunate. Maybe one day soon.. I have trust issues due to my family and betrayals. I’m working on it..pray for me.🙏🏻

[@dorisrosa8084]

I could go on hearing Glennon interviews, I think she is great. I read Love Warriors and feel I learn things from this book that I didn't understand before.

[@keke8880]

I just cry whenever I hear Glennon talk about going towards the pain and letting it in. Is that normal?

[@ibensofiejnch9464]

What is "normal"? :) Often when people get emotionel over something, it's because it hits home, right in the heartspace.. because it's something that is really important to you.

[@redaurora4me]

I’ve noticed when you stop crying abt. A painful experience your healed!!! Amen so keep on crying and talking until....you stop crying over it or them. When your sad about a loss or hurt from friends or families stabbing you in the back or betrayals our normal reaction is to avoid it at all costs. I think that’s human nature. One day you will notice you can tell the story and puff no tears. It’s like a switch was turned off.

[@denisesimone7285]

Very normal ... because it’s truth for you...

[@nicoleandersonland3776]

Excellent interview! Congratulations!

[@ken654312]

Amazing interview. Thank you to you two beautiful (inside and out) women. x

[@kristennoel2445]

Thank you Kendal! Glennon packs so much goodness into our interview. We feel really blessed and the timing of our issue launch today feels divine. The world needs more voices like hers in it!

[@serenad926]

I love this interview

[@carriemaxwell417]

FYI in case people don't know the Abby she is talking about is Olympian Abby Wambach.

[@nadiafontana556]

Love her!

[@SusanSteinway]

Marriage needs to become a different thing; times have changed, marriage needs to evolve.

[@IWantToMature85]

Susan Myname what do you mean? People can stay married.

[@sayujams]

@@IWantToMature85 Yes thats what she means but the concept of marriage needs to change

[@kabitajoshi9538]

❤❤

[@NuminousPalms]

take me to CHURCH god damn she is good THANK YOU

[@fartydog1]

her words are not Church and she isnt a pastor. see my note up above.

[@NuminousPalms]

Hello! I was speaking more figuratively here. I don't identify with Christianity as a whole, but I do identify with contemplating mystical life forces. In response to your comment-- what I respect and admire about Glennon is her ability to boil this major manifestation of humanity (religion) down to its bare bones principle: Love! When you live with the intentions of love, all other details fall away. Maybe your love is for Jesus, while other people's love may be for other things. But there is no place for the condemnation of that. In fact, it's counterintuitive. Her love will exist anyway regardless of your opinion. Thanks for your time and I wish you the best :)

[@fartydog1]

God is love the only and first truest form of it. he gave is one and only son to die for our sins and and inequities because of his love. now tell me what other "mystical life forces" have shown the crazy stupid love that God does for us on a daily basis!?

[@NuminousPalms]

:(...we speak of the same exact thing.

[@NuminousPalms]

"my fury is for every woman who's been told by the church that God values her marriage more than her soul, her safety, her freedom. My fury is for every woman who has ever been taught that man is God and God is man. My fury is for every woman who has been told that her bad marriage is the cross upon which she should hang herself." -Glennon Doyle

[@SusanSteinway]

50s is even better :-)

[@est9949]

I'm 34 and I can't wait. It's so painful right now.

[@brea2917]

I feel like this interviewer is a bit intimated by her intensity haha

[@apprendrelefrancaisenayant8616]

Kristen talks more than Glennon

[@jackjones3657]

God never designed life to be 'mostly brutal with slightly more beauty.' That reality exists after the willful and selfish fall of humanity. It all falls apart when we go our own way and deny a divine design as set forth in the Bible. Christ heals and restores everything.

[@fartydog1]

So I bought Love Warrier, began reading something like the first 4 chapters only to find out that she's married to a woman. And she still claims that she's still a Christian?! I got her book originally because I was unfaithful to my husband and was struggling to love him cause there was so much pain and hurt intertwined in our marriage. Finding out that she's not a christian made me realize that I dont need someone else's interpretation of fixing a marriage or a book I need GOD and only HIS word. Yes we both went and are in therapy, we both have realized that us (Like Glenno says) making us whole again was completely trusting in God! 2nd I would like to just clarify that being "spiritual" has nothing to do with being a Christian. Spiritual or spirituality is nothing be religion which is nothing but judgment and shaming and "good deeds". Christians are not perfect and people need to stop judging christianity from other Christians they judge it by who Jesus was. So Glennon mentioning that she has a "momistary" well an actual monastery now have turned into museums because the people and things that were worshiped was all about just the act of being spiritual and thinking everything needs to be perfect and having to do good deeds and if not you were shamed and ridiculed. This is not what Christianity is about, its completely the opposite! When Glennon mentions how people in the church pretending or needing the feel like everything is perfect well i got news for you honey, new believers will almost all the time feel like that because a lot of people get the misconception that they have to accept Jesus and when Jesus can "accept" when and only when they are "perfect" state of mind. www.excelchurchma.com/messages/shame-off-you/

[@fartydog1]

OMG shes so funny!! She says things that she knows is from teachings in the Bible... but... but then!!!! She States that woman want most is LOVE!!!! Woman you need JESUS! He will NEVER EVER Stop loving you he has never left you. Glenndon knows Christ but wont come out to say that "still small voice is GOD saying "be still and know I am God and I will never leave you no matter how much shame and guilt you have"!!

[@loftusfamily7487]

Lighten up! Who are you to say who is Christian and who is not? Shame that you're judging so much

[@frankreyes5735]

What’s is a good Christian do?

[@marikatecarlisle3988]

Rough

[@SusanSteinway]

Women want control

[@kristenangela1632]

Be still and know is not her words, it’s God. “Be still and know that I am God”. Again with the putting God in the box of what we want Him to be. Complete heresy!!!

[@kristenangela1632]

Still small voice is another biblical term. She pollutes it with her new age ideology. I know countless women (by the way I don’t put forth blame on Glennon on this) who have left their marriage and are more miserable because of it. They are more alone.

[@johnmelton3676]

I carry the name Melton, she is insulting it

[@Premier.estate1]

SMH she left her man just to be in lesbian relationship #selfish

[@fartydog1]

and she continues to claim she is a christian. This is EXACTLY why people get so confused and believe that the Bible is not relevant to today's time or its contradictory.

[@moniqueribeiro8816]

She didn't left him...he cheated on her..them they separated...

[@loftusfamily7487]

@@lfields9773 ♡

[@venusnode6]

@@fartydog1 And when people listen to you and your judgemental comments nobody would want to be a Christian. Work on yourself instead of hiding your shortcomings behind religion.

[@sayujams]

He left her first, stop putting the blame on women and taking it off men. WOMEN ARENT TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING. MEN NEED TO START OWNING UP TO THEIR OWN SHIT