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The six elements of her Fail Proof Broken-Heart Curing Treatment: Vitamin E, get much sleep, drink much water, travel to a place far away from the person you loved, meditate and teach your heart that this is destiny.

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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