Emily Kitazawa

Emily found her love of reading and writing at a young age, learning to enjoy these activities thanks to being taught them by her mom—Goodnight Moon will forever be a favorite. As a young adult, Emily graduated with her English degree, specializing in Creative Writing and TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), from the University of Central Florida. She later earned her master’s degree in Higher Education from Pennsylvania State University. Emily loves reading fiction, especially modern Japanese, historical, crime, and philosophical fiction. Her personal writing is inspired by observations of people and nature.

The 2 Habits to Change Your Life as a Woman

What are the best habits to change your life today? How can you embrace new habits permanently? In Untamed, speaker, author, and activist Glennon Doyle shares how she was unable to express her emotions or cope with the heartache, pain, anxiety, and depression she experienced as a young woman. Eventually, Doyle discovered new habits that freed her from the strictures of society by rejecting the limitations society imposes on women. Read on to find out two of the most important habits for living a happier life, according to Doyle’s advice for women.

Find Your Why: Examples From the Book (Simon Sinek)

What are the best examples from Find Your Why? How does Simon Sinek explain discovering your purpose? In this article, we’ll break down Sinek’s book Find Your Why by taking a closer look at the book’s best examples for understanding and living your purpose. These Find Your Why examples explain the practical process Sinek advocates for finding your purpose. Read on for an overview of the best Find Your Why examples Simon Sinek gives for discovering and living your purpose.

What Is a Good Woman? An Uncommon Answer

What is a good woman in today’s society? Should women follow society’s expectations? Untamed author Glennon Doyle deconstructed her beliefs and practices about marriage, motherhood, and family in her pursuit to answer the question: what is a good woman? Doyle’s answer suggests you should be constantly evolving into a more authentic and fully-formed version of yourself. Read on to find out what a good woman is, according to Glennon Doyle’s method of deconstructing old beliefs.

Questions About Religion Every Woman Should Ask

How does society impact religious beliefs? What beliefs have you inherited from your culture? Speaker, author, and activist Glennon Doyle deconstructed her ideas about religion after a negative experience at a conservative church. Doyle decided that she no longer wanted to be part of a faith tradition that forced her to check her critical thinking and intuition at the door or defer to the judgment of powerful men. Keep reading to find out why asking questions about religion to challenge old beliefs can help you live a more meaningful life.

Society Dictates What It Means to Be a Woman Today

How much influence does society have over what it means to be a woman today? Does being a woman mean suppressing your true identity? In the book Untamed, speaker, author, and activist Glennon Doyle explores how she freed herself from the strictures of society and embraced her true identity by rejecting the expectations and limitations society imposes on women. Doyle wants her readers to use her story as a framework to examine their lives and deconstruct societal expectations, thereby liberating themselves from the metaphorical captivity that limits their potential. Keep reading to learn what it means to be a woman

How to Visualize What You Want (& Achieve It)

How can you use visualization to achieve your goals? How can you tap into your imagination if you’re new to visualization? The social messages that you must accept—and be nothing but grateful for—have diminished your ability to imagine a new reality. According to author Glennon Doyle, embracing your imagination will help you create a better, more vibrant life and teach you how to visualize what you want. Keep reading to learn Doyle’s advice on how to visualize what you want and her steps for achieving your goals.

How to Change Your Core Beliefs: Marriage & Family

Can you change your core beliefs? What are the benefits of changing negative beliefs about marriage and family? As explained in Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed, she achieved freedom from her captivity by systematically deconstructing her beliefs and assumptions. By deconstructing prior beliefs, she can separate herself from social structures and institutions that do not reflect who she is and what she believes. Doyle built a new family, faith, and worldview based on consciousness rather than complacency. Read on for an overview of Doyle’s advice for embracing deconstruction and how to change your core beliefs about marriage and family.

Why Recycling Is a Lie in 2022: Wasted Efforts

Why do people say that recycling is a lie? How does recycling harm the environment? What is the “plastic recycling lie”? Unfortunately, the answers to our changing environment aren’t as easy as increasing recycling programs or swapping out fossil fuels for renewables. Experts caution that each of these solutions brings with it its own set of problems, which, if not properly anticipated, threaten to continue—not halt—environmental destruction. Keep reading to learn more about why recycling is a lie, according to experts.

Social Proof: Real-World Example Reveals the Dangers

How do we define social proofs? What are social proof examples in the real world? How dangerous are negative social proofs? In Influence, Robert Cialdini describes “The Social Proof Principle,” which states that when people are unsure of how to behave, they base their behavior on the behaviors of others in the group. Social proofs can be defined as a way to cope with insecurity and pursue social acceptance. Read on for a social proof example in the real world, taken from Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed.

What Makes a Good Mother? Only You Can Decide

What are the qualities of a good mom? How much does society decide what makes a good mother? Untamed author Glennon Doyle realized that she had been participating in cultural practices and belief systems that did not reflect what she believed true about herself and the world. When asked what makes a good mother, Doyle argues that understanding and being true to your values matters most. Read on to learn a new perspective on what makes a good mother according to Doyle’s realization that women are held “captive” by social conditioning.