Elizabeth Gilbert for Em & Friends Journals

The Women I Love and Admire Journal

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This elegant, cloth-bound journal is from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love. It's a tribute to the strong and graceful women who know how to handle… Read More
Magnificent Creature Journal

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AND THATâ€S AN ORDER. (You gorgeous thing, you.)This inspiring cloth-covered notebook is from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love.Elizabeth Gilbert brings her genius to Em &… Read More
Gorgeous and Amazing Journal

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We could look at the cover of this beautiful, cloth-covered notebook every five minutes. Maybe we should! (Or at least twice daily!) It's from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City of Girls… Read More
You Are Loved Journal

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A journal that proclaims we don't have to do ANYTHING but bask in our own lovability? That's our kind of journal.This beautiful cloth-covered notebook is from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City… Read More
You Are Safe Journal

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This comforting, cloth-covered journal is from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love. Use it as a safe place to get in with your own heart, mind,… Read More
Life Transformation Journal

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This motivational, gently humorous journal comes from the debut collection of journals and cards by Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love.Calling bullshit on yourself can be a sign of profound self-love!Elizabeth Gilbert brings her… Read More

Em & Friends

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Founded by writer and illustrator Emily McDowell, Em & Friends makes products that speak to the human condition with honesty, humor, and heart. As Em & Friends (previously Emily McDowell & Friends), they partner with different authors and artists to create gifts and cards for the relationships we really have. Their mission is to help people connect when they’re not sure what to say.

Em & Friends is perhaps best-known for their Empathy Cards, designed for people going through life’s hardest times: major illness, loss, and grief; and inspired by Emily’s experience with cancer in her 20s. In our culture, most of us don’t learn how to talk about illness and death. Emily was struck by how lonely and isolated she felt when people disappeared because they didn’t know what to say when she was sick—and traditional “get well” card messages weren’t terribly helpful. With Empathy Cards, they created unique sympathy cards to help people going through a hard time, and to help friends and family find supportive alternate sympathy messages to write in a card to offer encouragement when they don’t know what to say.

In 2018, they joined forces with the kindred spirits at Knock Knock—another female-founded company—uniting as two sister brands under one kickass umbrella. In 2019, they added “Friends” to their product collections—outside creative collaborators, including amazing artists and writers like Elizabeth Gilbert, Lisa Congdon, and Nora McInerny. And in 2022, along with Knock Knock, Em & Friends joined the Union Square & Co. family. No matter how they evolve, their goal will always be the same: to help people feel more connected and less alone.

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Journal: Finding Yourself

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The Women I Love and Admire Journal

Magnificent Creature Journal

Gorgeous and Amazing Journal

You Are Loved Journal

You Are Safe Journal

Life Transformation Journal

Em & Friends

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