Emily
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“The anxiety that makes it difficult to exist in my own skin also makes it difficult to exist in a world where so may people are in so much pain - and that makes me a relentless activist.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“It's just that living with anxiety - living alarmed - makes it impossible to enter the moment, to land inside my body and be there. I cannot be in the moment because I am too afraid of what the next moment will bring. I have to be ready.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“WE CAN DO HARD THINGS.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“Being human is not hard because you're doing it wrong, it's hard because you're doing it right. You will never change the fact that being human is hard, so you must change your idea that it was ever supposed to be easy.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“When life throws a curveball, you have a decision. You can go on being angry and empty, or you can move toward peace. It’s living or dying. Choose the path that makes you feel alive.”
― This Is Not How It Ends
― This Is Not How It Ends
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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