Elizabeth Gilbert
Happy Place
Fearne Cotton
4.7 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
You would think that the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love would define her occupation as 'writer' - but, as she reveals to Fearne in this interview, most of her time is dedicated to managing her mental health.
In this wideranging chat, Fearne and Elizabeth share their tips for navigating the stress of work, social media, the pressures of success and her tips for surviving.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello there and welcome to Happy Place. The show where I, Ferncotton, |
| 0:04.6 | makes them truly inspiring people in order to, wow, inspire us really. |
| 0:10.3 | Today, oh, wow. I've waited a long time to say these words. |
| 0:16.9 | Today we meet author Elizabeth Gilbert. |
| 0:20.1 | You know, like, my hobby is writing. It's my vocation. |
| 0:23.0 | That's what I do. But my actual job in life is managing my mental health. |
| 0:27.5 | From the moment that I had the idea to do this podcast, Happy Place, |
| 0:32.0 | I had written out a list of all my dream guests and Elizabeth Gilbert was up there as number one. |
| 0:38.0 | It was kind of a pipe dream and I didn't really ever think it would properly happen. |
| 0:43.2 | But it did. And it was everything and more. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm just such a huge fan of hers. |
| 0:49.8 | I have read every one of her books and I just love following her career |
| 0:54.3 | and the interesting twist and turns her life takes. |
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| 1:46.8 | that deep sea feel to it. Whenever I'm by the sea I feel just so much calmer. |
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