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Becoming Love: A Conversation with Andrea Gibson, Part I
On dog's paws, cancer, loving our bodies, telling the truth, extended bliss, healing protocols, self-love, and truly meeting the present moment. Plus…
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The Warm Vanilla Pudding Hum Of Well Being: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part I
On being love starved; gliding three inches above the carpet in a cloud of grace; loneliness, sadness, and anger; and signing up for Earth School
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The Warm Vanilla Pudding Hum Of Well Being: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part II
On friendship, self friendliness, sex and love addiction recovery programs, and finding your hub.
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Bodies, Forgiveness, and Tiny Beautiful Things: A Conversation with Cheryl Strayed
Turning In The Direction Of My Curiosity
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Becoming Love: A Conversation With Andrea Gibson, Part II
On happiness as a birthright, being here now, releasing "trying", sustained joy, dying joyfully, love as presence and guidance, and becoming each other.
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Rally A Posse: A Conversation With Austin Kleon
On being part of something a little bit bigger than you, bike rides, writing the opposite of everything you hate, and bottling maniac creative kid…
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The Kindness Person: A Conversation with George Saunders
On the moral imperative of writing, kindness as realism, how not to despair, and why he doesn't write about animals and other beings he likes.
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The Stillness Cannot Be Beaten: A Conversation with Martha Beck, Part I
On health, anxiety, shamans, sleep, animals, money, belief systems, and, of course, love.
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Craft Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert
On shoeboxes full of research, writing first drafts in your head, nonfiction v. fiction, and the importance of writing books to people rather than for…
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Craft Advice with Andrea Gibson
On the movement of writing, the sound of a poem, editing, the inner critic, and Andrea's memoir. Plus, a fantastic writing prompt!
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Words of Good Hope: A Conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber, Part I
On grace, ubiquitous faith, boundaries, God as source, doubt as a form of faith, manifestation as arrogance, and the stories we tell ourselves. Plus: A…
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Lullaby
My essay about getting divorced when you're still (very much) in love.
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