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Good Life Project · April 15, 2024 · 52m
The Simple Practice That Changed Everything
Elizabeth Gilbert shares the daily practice that transformed her life after grief: writing simple letters of love to herself. A conversation about self-compassion, creativity, and the practices that sustain us.
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Gilbert argues that her daily letter practice is not about the content of the letters but about the structure: a daily ritual of self-compassion creates an environment of emotional support that shapes the rest of the day.
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Self-compassion letters bypass the inner critic because they use the second person — writing to yourself as you instead of I changes the psychological dynamic
Gilbert explains why writing Dear Liz, I love you is more powerful than telling herself I love myself: the second-person address engages the nurturing part of the brain rather than the self-critical part. It is the difference between being your own critic and being your own friend.Was this useful?