Elizabeth Gilbert

Why Single Moms Aren’t 'Heroes'

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.10.2012

Vicki Larson

As we slide into Mother's Day, it's clear that we're somewhat murky on what we're celebrating. Somehow, we moms are revered and problematic at the same time, and some are more problematic than others.

At Home on the Range With Elizabeth Gilbert

Nicki Richesin | Posted 04.26.2012

Nicki Richesin

Elizabeth Gilbert never knew her great-grandmother. While unpacking boxes of old books, she rediscovered her cookbook At Home on the Range first published in 1947 and met her for the first time through her witty and warm writing.

Why Men Should Take A Lesson From Women On Cheating

Vicki Larson | Posted 04.21.2012

Vicki Larson

Please don't keep thinking that women cheat just for romance and love, or because we're not getting fulfilled at home; we also cheat for the thrill of it, the passion and the novelty, and because we can -- just like men.

Look Before You Leap: 3 Rs of Midlife Reinvention

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 12.07.2011

Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Before you jump at the chance for a midlife 'do-over,' you may want to consider these three essential psychological components to determine your readiness to take on major transformations at this stage of life.

Fail Thee Well

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.20.2011

Barbara & Shannon Kelley

What if the surest indicator of your future success -- of living a happy, meaningful, and productive life -- is how good you are at failing?

6 Tips for Healthy Relationships

Posted 09.26.2011

So many of my guests have given me terrific tips on love and relationships. Some of them, like Kelly Ripa, shared personal stories about how she mak...

This Summer's Perfect State of Wonder

Nancy Doyle Palmer | Posted 09.26.2011

Nancy Doyle Palmer

Something I've always wondered -- is a book good because of the story it tells or how it's told? Then I remember the best books are a perfect combination of both -- which is the case with State of Wonder by Ann Patchett.

The Myth of the Soul Mate in Marriage, from Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted 07.28.2011

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her newer book "Committed," urges women to avoid falling prey to the myth of...

Best-Selling Author Elizabeth Gilbert Shares An Excerpt From "Marriage and Surprises"

Posted 08.07.2011

For those of you who are as eager as I am to find out what happens between Elizabeth and Felipe in Gilbert's new book, Committed, here's an excerpt ...

Best-Selling Author Elizabeth Gilbert on Mondays with Marlo

Posted 08.10.2011

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her latest book, "Committed," joined me on Mondays With Marlo to answer your...

Is Monogamy in Marriage Unrealistic?

Alison Patton | Posted 07.23.2011

Alison Patton

After years of handling divorces, I thought nothing could shock me. And then a client told me about Ashley Madison, the website for "The discreet who want to cheat."

Elizabeth Gilbert Unhappy That 'Eat, Pray, Love' Received No Literary Accolades

csmonitor.com | Posted 07.13.2011

But that whiz-bang success also made "Eat, Pray, Love" "synonymous with something very poppy and chick lit-y," the author said in her NYPL talk, notin...

What Comes After 'Eat Pray Love'?

usatoday.com | Posted 07.12.2011

The author of Eat, Pray, Love and last year's follow-up, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage, is back to working on fiction. "I got my star...

Adultery's Double Standard

Tom Matlack | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Matlack

Men aren't the only ones who cheat. Many married women cheat, and any woman sleeping with a married man is equally culpable. So again, why the beating of the drum about men-as-scumbags?

Fearing Entrapment In Marriage, From Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted 09.14.2011

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her newer book "Committed," replies to a question posed by a fan who has nag...

The Fallacy of Balance, from Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted 07.28.2011

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and the new book "Committed," addresses the age-old question of work-life balanc...

Studying at The Academi of Life

Kristen Durkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Kristen Durkin

What's different about this academy is that there are no right or wrong answers, no definitive paths to result in a definitive outcome, no interpretation of data that will deliver either a passing or failing grade.

Memo To Moms: It's Eat, Pray, Sleep

Karen Brody | Posted 11.17.2011

Karen Brody

There is no formula for happiness, but what 43 years on this planet has taught me is that life is a circle. Good can turn to bad, and bad back to good -- sometimes instantaneously.

What's Your Word Of The Year For 2011?

Marjorie Hope Rothstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Marjorie Hope Rothstein

I've decided that my word for 2011 is "equipoise." I have spent most of my life re-acting to circumstances, but now I am choosing to remain balanced, calm and at peace inside.

Eat, Pray, Love: The Recipe for Celebrity Breakups?

Vikki Ziegler | Posted 05.25.2011

Vikki Ziegler

Everyone has likely read or watched the movie Eat Pray Love. I was just in Rome and thought about how this story can possibly help celebrities and divorceés...

How Your Citizenship Determines Your Travel

Anushay Hossain | Posted 05.25.2011

Anushay Hossain

It's one of the most unbelievable double-standards that exists today: Where you are born determines where you can travel. For the rest of your life.

Eat Pray Choke On It

The DC Damsel | Posted 11.17.2011

The DC Damsel

Note to reader: I originally wrote this when "Eat Pray Love" was in the movie theaters. But I'm posting it today on what would have been my 8th weddin...

My Top 7 Great Reads This Year

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Arielle Ford

Because I am an avid reader, I often get the question, "so what's a great book on the shelves right now?" Here are some of my most recent treasures, in no particular order.

Following Your Art

Jen Grisanti | Posted 05.25.2011

Jen Grisanti

Every now and then, you experience a moment of sheer joy and pure inspiration inspired by something you read or watch that speaks to you and builds your spirit in a very magical way.

Eat, Pray, Love and the Economic Crisis

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Don McNay

Liz Gilbert said of Italy, "In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, only artistic excellence is incorruptible." I have pondered her insight for weeks. I keep asking myself the essential question. Is the US headed the way of Italy?