Magic Lessons Ep. 207: “Living the Dream and Facing the Nightmare” featuring Neil Gaiman

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Magic Lessons Ep. 209: “Show Up Before You’re Ready” featuring Glennon Doyle Melton

This week, on the season finale of Magic Lessons, Elizabeth Gilbert takes a deep dive into the some of the season’s themes with writer and activist Glennon Doyle Melton. They talk about Melton’s trajectory from blogger to best-selling author, and she offers a benediction to the e ...  Show more

Magic Lessons Ep. 208: “Leap Into the Fire” featuring Martha Beck

This week on Magic Lessons, Elizabeth Gilbert advises Hope, a spoken-word poet in Ohio. A self-described introvert, Hope wants to take her poetry to the next level, but she's scared to submit her work to journals and enter poetry slams. She's paralyzed by a deep fear of rejection ...  Show more

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