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#351 Elizabeth Lesser: Having A "Guru" B*llshit Detector

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emma gannon

Authors, Wellbeing, Arts, Books, Social Media, Creativity

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth Lesser is the author of several bestselling books, including Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes; Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss & What Matters Most. She is the cofounder of Omega Institute internationally recognised for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change. She has given two popular TED talks, and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity. In this episode we discuss all her books, being a spiritual teacher, working with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle, being a feminist, women & power and her incredible talent for bringing memoir and research together in some of the most powerful books I’ve ever read.

Hope you enjoy the conversation!


Cassandra Speaks: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9780062887184

Broken Open: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9781844135615

Marrow: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9780062367655



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0:00.7

This episode of Control or Delete is sponsored by King Fischer, the company behind

0:04.9

recognisable home improvement brands, such as B&Q and ScrewFix, who help make better homes

0:10.4

accessible for everyone. And who, by the way, doesn't love a pop down to B&Q? I definitely do.

0:16.4

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0:26.4

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They're looking for tech professionals interested in software engineering, data analytics,

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0:41.0

competitive salaries, private health care for the family, and an outstanding pension scheme.

0:46.1

So if you're interested, go to careers.kingfischer.com today to find out more about their tech and

0:52.6

digital roles, thank you so much to King Fischer for sponsoring this podcast.

0:57.9

Hello and welcome back to Control or Delete. My guest today is Elizabeth Leicester.

1:02.8

I'm so excited to share this episode with you. I recently discovered Elizabeth's work and

1:07.7

bought all of her books in one go, read them all over the space of a month, and just consumed

1:12.5

everything, and I love that exciting feeling of discovering someone new. She is the author of

1:17.2

several best-selling books, including Cassandra Speaks. When women are the storytellers,

1:21.8

the human story changes, broken open, how difficult times can help us grow, and marrow,

1:28.3

love, loss, and what matters most. She is the co-founder of Omega Institute,

1:33.2

which is internationally recognised for its workshops and conferences in the wellness,

1:38.1

spirituality, creativity, and social change space. She's given two very popular TED talks,

1:43.9

and she is one of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100, which is a collection of 100 leaders who

1:49.9

are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity. In this episode, we discuss all of her books,

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