We Can Do Hard Things Liz Gilbert on Loving Without Losing Yourself
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Sep 11, 2025 Liz Gilbert, the celebrated author of 'Eat, Pray, Love', shares her profound insights on love, loss, and liberation. She explores the delicate dance between caring for others and maintaining self-identity, cautioning against the traps of codependency. The conversation dives into the empowerment that comes from self-reliance and the importance of personal boundaries in relationships. Liz candidly discusses the emotional journey of letting go and connecting with a higher presence for fulfillment, all while embracing the unknown with courage and trust.
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Power Given Away Degrades You
- Liz Gilbert explains codependency as handing over your small but sacred margin of power to someone else.
- That surrender degrades your sacredness and makes you serve another's will instead of your own.
Start With A Higher Voice
- Turn your life over to a higher voice first, then attend to yourself, and then others.
- Anchor uncertainty by asking that higher voice what the right action is before acting.
Practice Small Acts Of Self-Care
- Stop rescuing others and practice daily self-care tasks that restore your dignity.
- Schedule small beneficial actions like a ten-minute walk to rebuild sovereignty.
