Rhetorical situation

Sender

The sender of the excerpt from the memoir Untamed is Glennon Doyle, an American author, activist, and speaker known for her memoirs and self-help books. 

In this excerpt, Doyle shares her personal experiences and reflections on her journey of self-discovery and breaking free from societal expectations. From the excerpt we learn that Doyle was married to a man and had three kids and then she fell in love with a woman. This shows the ways in which Doyle was affected by societal expectations of her sexuality, and eventually learned to break free from them. Doyle speaks of suppressing her true self in order to fit into predefined roles and identities. 

Doyle’s relationship with her wife allowed her to break free from societal constraints and embrace her true self. She describes this as a journey of rediscovering her authenticity and desires...