"I'm A Sex and Love Addict." Uncut with Elizabeth Gilbert

We are joined again by the phenomenal Elizabeth Gilbert. We recorded an episode with Liz last year titled ‘Being Single Needs A Rebrand’    • Being Single Needs A Rebrand | Eat, Pray, ...   In that episode we spoke about: What Liz’s life was like before and after the success of Eat, Pray, Love, If she were to name ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ again it would be ‘Not exactly what I had in mind’ and How Liz used to drain herself by giving her everything to relationships but now feels being emotionally autonomous Liz’s latest book “all the way to the river” is an incredibly honest recount of her own experiences of sex and love addiction alongside her wife’s journey through drug addiction and terminal cancer. Today we speak about: What sex and love addiction actually looks like (it might be more familiar to you than you expect) What it feels like to be out of control of yourself Coping with validation cravings, codependency and grief Why Liz didn’t have a choice but to be honest in this book Having a deep level of intimacy with your best friend A revelation about trigger warnings Being an olympic level people pleaser Why Liz doesn’t read any reviews anymore and what that’s taught her about our sense of self The parameters she’s had to put on herself to reach ‘emotional sobriety’ You can find more from Liz at her website https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ And on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_g... You can watch us on    / @lifeuncutpodcast   Find us on   / lifeuncutpodcast   Join us on   / lifeuncutpodcast   Or join the facebook group   / 549565895610504   Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! Xx – 0:00 Intro 3:08 Most Embarrassing Story 10:11 Sex & Love Addiction 15:31 When Did The Realisation Hit? 20:02 Public Perception To Love Addiction 24:27 Using People 29:14 Transparency 33:57 "All The Way To The River" 38:00 Forensic Exploration 42:58 The Truth Has Legs 45:26 IRL Trigger Warnings 55:35 *PEPITA THE DOG APPEARANCE* 55:50 Reading Reviews For Validation 58:19 Emotional Sobriety 1:01:13 Is Life Boring Now? 1:05:30 Do You Want To Share Your Life? __ Hosted by Laura Byrne & Britt Hockley Produced by Keeshia Pettit Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford Recorded on Cammeraygal Land