Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating

The speaker shares her journey of dealing with the overwhelming success of 'Eat, Pray, Love' and the pressure it brought. She reflects on how both success and failure can disorient a person, and emphasizes the importance of returning to one's 'home'—the thing you love more than yourself. For her, this is writing. She discusses how she found inspiration in past failures and continued to write despite the fear of not meeting expectations. The key is to focus on the love for the craft rather than the outcomes.

How does the author describe the emotional experience of failure and success?

What does the author suggest is essential for self-restoration after experiencing failure or success?

In what ways does the author emphasize the importance of returning to one's 'home'?