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How do you survive when the person you can’t live without begins to destroy you?
In this powerful episode of Midlife Chrysalis, Elizabeth Gilbert joins Chip Conley to share the raw story behind her new memoir, All the Way to the River. She opens up about walking alongside her partner through addiction and relapse, confronting her own patterns of codependency, and finding healing through recovery and surrender. It’s an honest, unfiltered look at love, loss, and what it really takes to stand on your own two feet.
Tune in now to hear Elizabeth Gilbert as you’ve never heard her before.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Introduction to Elizabeth Gilbert
03:06 All the Way to the River book
06:06 Why it took 7 years to write
07:21 A forensic look at repeating patterns
10:36 Love vs. addiction in relationships
13:49 How Liz met Raya & their evolving bond
19:55 Confessing love during Raya’s illness
25:31 Grief, loss, and missing her friend
27:18 Writing in solitude & surrendering to truth
35:00 Surrender, recovery, and true powerlessness
41:21 Dark thoughts & God’s voice
45:15 What sex & love addiction means for Liz
51:36 12-step practices & six years of abstinence
54:35 Reflections on MEA and retreat power
58:22 Wisdom bumper sticker
Learn more about MEA at https://www.meawisdom.com/
#MidlifeChrysalis #ElizabethGilbert #AllTheWayToTheRiver #GriefJourney #AddictionRecovery #LoveAndLoss #Codependency #HealingFromTrauma #12StepRecovery #SexAndLoveAddiction #SpiritualGrowth #MemoirWriting #MidlifeWisdom #EmotionalSobriety #LifeLessons
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How do you survive when the person you can’t live without begins to destroy you?
In this powerful episode of Midlife Chrysalis, Elizabeth Gilbert joins Chip Conley to share the raw story behind her new memoir, All the Way to the River. She opens up about walking alongside her partner through addiction and relapse, confronting her own patterns of codependency, and finding healing through recovery and surrender. It’s an honest, unfiltered look at love, loss, and what it really takes to stand on your own two feet.
Tune in now to hear Elizabeth Gilbert as you’ve never heard her before.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Introduction to Elizabeth Gilbert
03:06 All the Way to the River book
06:06 Why it took 7 years to write
07:21 A forensic look at repeating patterns
10:36 Love vs. addiction in relationships
13:49 How Liz met Raya & their evolving bond
19:55 Confessing love during Raya’s illness
25:31 Grief, loss, and missing her friend
27:18 Writing in solitude & surrendering to truth
35:00 Surrender, recovery, and true powerlessness
41:21 Dark thoughts & God’s voice
45:15 What sex & love addiction means for Liz
51:36 12-step practices & six years of abstinence
54:35 Reflections on MEA and retreat power
58:22 Wisdom bumper sticker
Learn more about MEA at https://www.meawisdom.com/
#MidlifeChrysalis #ElizabethGilbert #AllTheWayToTheRiver #GriefJourney #AddictionRecovery #LoveAndLoss #Codependency #HealingFromTrauma #12StepRecovery #SexAndLoveAddiction #SpiritualGrowth #MemoirWriting #MidlifeWisdom #EmotionalSobriety #LifeLessons

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