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Gilbert’s claim that she heard her deceased girlfriend’s voice insisting she write her story is the latest in a line of attention-seeking behavior that blurs the lines between truth and manipulation. Oprah calls her “brave,” while critics see it as a manipulation of grief and trauma for financial gain—a recurring pattern with self-help billionaires.
The Cult of the Self-Help Gurus
Gilbert’s narrative about her last days, including drug outbursts and dark plotting, is emblematic of the hollow allure of self-help celebrity culture. The obsession with “transcendence” and “spiritual evolution” often veers into the bizarre, as Gilbert equates her own traumatic experiences with some cosmic truth.