Emily
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“We feel like we are always saying the wrong things and that people are always getting upset about that. But I do not think people become upset just because we say the wrong things. I think people are upset - and we are defensive, hurt, and frustrated - because we have fallen into the trap of believing that becoming racially sober is about saying the right thing instead of becoming the right thing; that showing up is based in performing instead of transforming.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“or burying it, not by keeping it secret, but by reminding themselves, and everyone else, to choose love, choose openness, to think and be calm. That there were more ways than just two, wider possibilities than hidden or betrayed, stalled or brokenhearted, male or female, right or wrong. Middle ways. Ways beyond.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
“WE CAN DO HARD THINGS.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“The only thing that was every wrong with me was my belief that there was something wrong with me.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“Be careful with the stories you tell about yourself".”
― Untamed
― Untamed
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Crime, Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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