Gone Before Goodbye

by Reese Witherspoon

You in the West think you have problems. I see it on social media now. People seeking”—she spits out the next words with pure contempt—“self-help, whatever that means. Self-care. Searching for, ugh, fulfillment. Whining, complaining, not feeling satisfied with their perfect lives.” Nadia shakes her head in disgust. “How come starving people never need self-help or self-care? If you really want to cure your sleep anxiety over… over I don’t know what… try not eating for five days in a row. Try sleeping on a dirt floor in the winter with no heat. Then let’s see how much you worry about ‘fulfillment’ in your big house with two cars in the driveway.”