Go Deeper

Elizabeth Gilbert was the catalyst for this episode. She shared on social media her frustration with the exhausting accusations of selfishness she has been subjected to, for no other reason than following her passion. Stevie Nicks made a public statement that she chose not to have children in order to throw herself wholeheartedly into her art, because she knew in her heart that if she tried to do both, they would each suffer the consequences of the other. Candace Pert - molecules of emotion (the quote about neurotransmitters/docking stations/emotions. I wasn't sure if you were paraphrasing or if that was a direct quote.) Brenè Brown was called selfish for taking an important business trip, leaving a small child at home with her husband. Cheryl Strayd - My children were blessing with a mother who chases her dreams like a motherfucker! "Selfishness is not living is one which is to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live." - Oscar Wilde "If you can see the path laid out before you, it's not