Elle Macpherson: From Supermodel to Survivor—The Art of Reinvention and Why It’s Never Too Late | PT 2 (Fan Fave)

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Lisa Bilyeu (0:30)

Welcome back, my homie, to part two with the absolute freaking legend herself, Elle Macpherson. And let's be honest, guys, when you hear her name, you just think supermodel, beautiful, who has probably zero problems. But let me tell you, just like every woman on this planet, we all have things that actually break a heart. We have things that knock us to our knees. We have moments of those enlightenments that I need to change my life. I want to transform. I want to reinvent. I don't care what age I am, even if people are telling me I shouldn't. I am going to keep showing up and live the life that I want. And that is the power of her story. She's all about freaking living in her purpose, connecting with her body and embracing life from the inside out in her 60s. Now guys, in this part, Elle gets freaking real, she gets raw and damn is she inspiring because she talks about the hard lessons that she learned about love, about being cheated on, about having to let go and finally finding herself when she realized she didn't even know what food she liked. She had lost herself so much to her relationship. She talks about how her self-care ritual has kept her feeling energized and freaking thriving in her 60s. And yes, it is way beyond just the green juices and the yoga poses, guys, because we all know that it takes real effort and focus and time and energy and she shares exactly what she does. And then finally, you're going to want to stay for this one, she talks about the one piece of advice that she wished that she could go back and tell her younger self. So if we can learn from her, maybe we can also save years of our life people pleasing and showing up for everybody else. So, let's dive right back in with my gal, the Aussie supermodel, Elle Macpherson, right here on Women of Impact. Let's go.

All right, now in your 60s, what love lessons do you wish you had learned sooner?

Elle Macpherson (2:29)

I don't feel that I truly understood love until now.

And I thought there was a lot of box ticking, you know, he's really successful in what he does. He likes the same things as I do. Oh, he has his children the same age as me. Oh, we both like hiking in the morning. We're both, you know, so there's all that sort of box ticking where it looks good on paper. But when you're living the relationship between the two of you, there's no harmony and peace and alignment. That's when it can be really difficult. And every relationship is there to teach you.

And you can learn the easy way or you can learn the hard way. But as long as you learn, that's all that matters. And every relationship that I've had, I've learned a lot about myself through those relationships. And there's been good times, you know, joyful times and not so joyful times. But it's always been worthwhile.

Lisa Bilyeu (3:27)

How do you think about then attraction versus connection?

Elle Macpherson (3:31)

That's a huge one. Thank you for bringing that up because sometimes I feel that we are attracted to somebody. We like the way they look, we like their job, we like what they say to us. We like their car, we like the way they dress. You know, you get hots for them. You feel, oh, you know, he just totally rocks my world. And that's attraction, but connection is so much deeper and much more long lasting. I mean, you have connection with your husband. You've been together for 24 years. You would not be together if you did not have a soul connection that went beyond all the other outside things. And that's what is so important. That has longevity.

It has the opportunity to bring great joy, fulfillment.

It's a true connection.

Lisa Bilyeu (4:23)

I love the way you define those. And the one thing that when I first got with my husband, it's like aging is inevitable. Like, sometimes I think women fear aging. And I'm just going to speak for myself. I think of it as you got two choices, you age or you die.