00:52 – Introducing today’s guest, Elizabeth Gilbert
04:40 – Elizabeth talks about her new book, City of Girls
12:01 – The ‘Me Too’ Movement, consent, and the impact on sexuality
13:58 – Female sexual desire
16:39 – The importance of relationships and community
20:50 – Elizabeth shares her thoughts on what it means to be a woman
25:01 – Elizabeth opens up about her decision to leave a prior relationship
28:39 – Dr. Stephanie shares her own experience with being out of alignment with herself
29:58 – ‘This isn’t working for me’
34:11 – Elizabeth opens up about her grieving process after losing the love of her life, Rayya
42:48 – Elizabeth recalls fond memories of Rayya
50:34 – Where listeners can follow Dr. Stephanie
TWEETABLE QUOTES
“If women’s lives were automatically ruined by our poor judgement when it comes to sex and love, there would not be a woman left alive in this world.” (07:56)
“Sometimes the loss of innocence is such a relief because sometimes you’re simply better off without it.” (10:48)
“Female sexual desire is a dark – and I don’t mean sinful I mean primal – it is a deep, biological, complex, messy, ungovernable force.” (14:20)
“The most important relationship in my life is my relationship to myself.” (17:29)
“If that voice arises and says ‘This is no longer a nourishing environment for me,’ I’m bound by my contract of love to myself to get the hell out of there.” (26:31)
“My fifty year old self says to my younger self, ‘I’m sorry I didn’t know how to take care of you before, but I hadn’t met you yet.’” (27:51)
“The most powerful words in the English language that a woman can say are, ‘This is not working for me.’” (29:58)
“It’s so funny, there’s certain human experiences that I’m very scared of. Grieving isn’t one of them.” (39:14)
“If I’ve done nothing else with my life, I just wanna be a walking permission slip t make other people feel a little less crazed and weird about their own lives.” (49:39)
LINKS MENTIONED
Better! Website
Private Facebook Community for Better!
Dr. Stephanie’s Website
Dr. Stephanie’s Twitter – @dr_stephanie
Dr. Stephanie’s Instagram – @dr.stephanie.estima
Link to Dr. Steph’s Article
Elizabeth’s Instagram – @elizabeth_gilbert_writer
Elizabeth’s Twitter – @GilbertLiz
Elizabeth’s Facebook
BOOKS MENTIONED
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
City of Girls
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