In this candid and deeply human conversation, SHE RECOVERS® co-founder Dr. Dawn Nickel sits down with Elizabeth Gilbert to explore the intertwined threads of love and sex addiction, codependency, drug dependence, and recovery - core themes of Liz’s newest book, All the Way to the River. Liz shares openly about her own compulsive relationship patterns, her partner Rayya's relapse, and the moment that brought Liz to her knees. Together, Dawn and Liz explore 12-step recovery, emotional repair, and what it means to start again in the aftermath of profound loss. What emerges is a raw, insightful look at addiction, grief, and the deep courage it takes to heal and return to oneself.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Book - All The Way to the River: available at Indigo, Powells.com, bookshop.org/shop/elizabeth_reads, and at your local independent bookstore.

Elizabeth's website: www.elizabethgilbert.com

Elizabeth's Substack: https://elizabethgilbert.substack.com/

SHE RECOVERS: www.sherecovers.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: https://slaafws.org/

Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/

Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

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