Wild Card with Rachel Martin Elizabeth Gilbert no longer believes she’s a bad person
Sep 4, 2025
Elizabeth Gilbert, the best-selling author of "Eat, Pray, Love," dives deep into her journey of self-discovery and the challenges of addiction in her new book, "All the Way to the River." She shares her reflections on self-judgment and the importance of showing mercy to oneself. The discussion touches on love and loss, particularly the struggles of a partner facing terminal illness. Gilbert also reveals insights on forgiveness and the complex path to healing, illustrating how personal growth intertwines with spirituality and familial influences.
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Lavish Sunday Breakfasts On The Farm
- Elizabeth Gilbert remembers massive Sunday farmer breakfasts with waffles, pancakes, sausages and homemade syrups from berries they canned.
- Those rituals rewarded chores and made childhood sleepovers feel like adventures.
Homesickness As Spiritual Longing
- Gilbert describes lifelong existential homesickness as a spiritual longing rather than missing a physical place.
- She frames it as a persistent desire for something beyond this realm that travel never fully answers.
The Dream House She Left
- Gilbert recounts settling into a Victorian house, gardening, and dreaming of planting fruit trees that take years to bear.
- Despite investing in the home, she later left when she felt done, showing her pattern of leaving even beautiful places.
