How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This book is a balm to the soul and a kick in the pants from the kindest person you need to read.”—Kate Bowler, author of the New York Times bestseller Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved

Life is made up of beginnings and endings. Some are celebratory—babies, new career paths, weddings—and others, like graduations and retirements, are bittersweet. But what about the endings we weren’t expecting, or didn’t want at all? Though we enter and exit many rooms—jobs, relationships, communities, life stages—over the course of our life, knowing how and when to leave is a decision that rarely has a clear answer.Emily P. Freeman is a bestselling author, podcaster, and spiritual director who offers guidance during times of uncertainty. In How to Walk into a Room, she walks you thoughtfully and with great care through the process of discerning whether it’s good to stay or time to go, providing a framework for your questions, wisdom for your red flags, and an arrow toward your next right thing. Through her personal story of leaving beloved spaces and saying difficult goodbyes, Emily writes from a grounded place of understanding, offering prayers and practices for support along the way.For anyone standing in a threshold, here’s a book to help discern the how, when, and what now of walking out of rooms and into new ones with peace, confidence, and a whole heart.