Soul Boom Eat, Pray, Toxic Love Addict w/ Elizabeth Gilbert
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Sep 25, 2025 
In this episode, bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, known for "Eat, Pray, Love," delves into her journey through love addiction and grief. She shares poignant insights on heartbreak's similarities to substance abuse and discusses the concept of life as "Earth School" for spiritual growth. Elizabeth candidly reveals her own struggles with codependency and addiction while reflecting on her relationship with Raya, including the profound lessons learned in love and honesty. The conversation promotes the healing power of unconditional love and the importance of setting boundaries.
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Hand Out Unconditional Reassurance
- Give unconditional reassurance publicly by offering simple messages like "You are loved."
- Hand them to people who seem cranky or scary; those interactions often transform more than you expect.
Love's Role Is Presence, Not Answers
- Gilbert separates love from omniscience: love's job is presence, not answers.
- That realization calms the nervous system and reduces the urge to fix others' pain.
Life As An Accelerated School
- Life functions like an accelerated "earth school" where painful experiences are curriculum.
- Volunteers (souls) choose embodiment to learn lessons unavailable anywhere else.
