Andrea Owen - Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength

Andrea is the straight-shooting sister we all need. I cant think of a single woman who wouldnt benefit from Make Some Noise. This book is funny, relatable, and a blueprint for empowerment.

laura mckowen, bestselling author of we are the luckiest

Now more than ever, we as women need to come together, own our strength, rise up, and empower ourselves and each other. This book is the essential road map to get us there. Its raw, relatable, soul-stirring, activating, and a MUST read for every woman on the planet.

shannon kaiser, author of the self-love experiment

Andrea Owen and her book Make Some Noise are the slap on the ass you didnt know you needed. Shell take you from being frustrated about feeling like not enough, to motivated and equipped to stand up, speak up, and step all the way into your power. Youll want to buy this book for all the women in your life!

susan hyatt, author of bare

Make Some Noise is packed full of tools and powerful questions that will help any woman whos ready to make some serious shifts in her life. Andreas insight and energy comes through right from the introduction, and the poem she wrote the readers literally felt like she cracked my soul wide open. You will not regret picking this book up!

lori harder, author of a tribe called bliss

The ultimate guide to getting your shit together, written by the best shit-stirrer I know. Andrea does it again with a book that is as equally thought-provoking as it is transformative. Every woman needs a copy and should gift a copy to that friend that needs that little nudge to shine a little brighter and talk a little louder.

rachel dealto, author of relatable: how to connect with anyone anywhere (even if it scares you)

Andrea Owen has done it again with bold wisdom from her heart. She points out the ways women stay small, and at the same time, offers compassion by reminding them its not their faulttheyre simply playing by the rules and narratives handed to them from the culture at large. Her many options of solutions are effective, and completely doable for any woman, especially with Andrea as your guide, who is like the sassy best friend that tells it like it is, but always with so much love. This book is easily digestible so that you can skip to any chapter and pull out the behavior or behaviors that speak to you the most and work on them. A must-read for any woman yearning to feel her very best!

christine hassler, author of expectation hangover

Im so excited for the reader that goes on this book journey. Andrea Owen does an incredible job of giving you a loving kick in the butt that encourages you to claim the life you truly desire and own the dreams you were born to fulfill!

christine gutierrez, author of i am diosa: a journey to healing deep, loving yourself, and coming back home to soul

If youre looking for a powerful leader in the womens empowerment space, my girl Andrea Owen is it. Make Some Noise is full of insight, motivation, and tools and I cant wait for all women to read it. From taking up space, to asking for everything you want, youll be equipped to grab your life by the hair and run with it!

jess king, peloton instructor and life coach

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Owen, Andrea, 1975 author.

Title: Make some noise: speak your mind and own your strength / by Andrea Owen.

Description: New York: TarcherPerigee [2021]

Identifiers: LCCN 2021011002 (print) | LCCN 2021011003 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780593328743 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593328750 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Assertiveness in women. | Self-realization in women. | Self-esteem in women.

Classification: LCC HQ1206 .O8223 2021 (print) | LCC HQ1206 (ebook) |

DDC 155.3/3382dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021011002

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021011003

Book design by Silverglass Studio, adapted for ebook by Estelle Malmed

Cover design: Victoria Black

Cover image: Mehau Kulyk / Science Photo Library / Getty Images

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For Sydney

And for my mother,

and her mother,

and her mother,

and her mother...

CONTENTS

Authors Note

Throughout these pages some names of clients and women in my community have been changed to protect their privacy; otherwise Ive been given permission to share their experiences using their real names.

Regarding the personal stories, Ive changed some names. When possible, I consulted people who were there at the time and journal entries for validation. However, as we know, human memory isnt perfect, but Ive written the stories to the best of my memory.

Letter to Readers

Dear Readers,

When the idea struck me to create this book, it was fueled by anger. Not only angerthere was a good portion of rage mixed in as well, like a volcano eruption.

Over the last handful of years Ive taken a deep dive into my own trauma; walked straight into the storm that held past sexual assault, endless sexual harassment, and the choking feeling from being raised in a culture that told me to quiet downthat my voice, my spirit, my ambition, my most everything was too much.

This personal deep dive will likely continue for years; as its taken four decades for me to face this rage, it will take some time to heal from it. The unraveling has been and will continue to be a rebirth.

When the time came to sit down to write, there was chatter that told me to wait. That I needed to get to a quieter place within myself to write this book for yousomeplace more peaceful and subdued. That my anger wouldnt serve you, that it might scare you, and a prim-sounding schoolteacher voice in my head said, Anger doesnt look good on you, nor does it sell books.

But a bigger voice, one that was louder and clearer, told me that you need my anger. Fury, rage, and rebellion are actually of service here. That by writing you this book, this is in service of making some noise.

My heart races as I type this to you, which makes me know this is true and right and I know you and I will connect on this truth. And if not, hey, no hard feelings, perhaps were not ready to meet yet.

Your curiosity in this book tells me something. It tells me that you, like me, are tired, but still energized enough when it comes to bettering yourself. It tells me youre holding back in your life, at least a little (and might be afraid to admit it). It tells me that you have a fire that burns in you that may be a fierce quiet whisper, or it may be a full-on raging inferno, doused in gasoline. It tells me that maybe youre ready to burn the whole damn thing down and start over.