In search of the true meaning of life and personal fulfillment, the successful but deeply dissatisfied non-literary writer Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts), after a painful divorce, decides to take a radical step and embarks on a year-long journey around the world. Her journey of searching for herself is divided into three key chapters: in Italy, she indulges in culinary delights and rediscovers the pure joy of being ("eat"), in a secluded ashram in India, she seeks inner peace and spiritual balance through meditation ("pray"), and on the picturesque island of Bali in Indonesia, with the help of a local healer and an unexpected meeting with a charming Brazilian Felipe (Javier Bardem), she opens her heart again and overcomes her fear of a new romance ("love"). This is a warm and visually rich biographical story about self-discovery, forgiveness and courage to build something completely new from the ruins of an old life.
V iskanju pravega pomena življenja in osebne izpolnitve se uspešna, a globoko nezadovoljna newyorška pisateljica Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) po boleči ločitvi odloči za radikalen korak in se poda na enoletno potovanje okoli sveta. Njena pot iskanja same sebe je razdeljena na tri ključna poglavja: v Italiji se prepusti kulinaričnim užitkom in ponovno odkrije čisto radost bivanja ("jej"), v odmaknjenem ašramu v Indiji s pomočjo meditacije išče notranji mir ter duhovno ravnovesje ("moli"), na slikovitem otoku Bali v Indoneziji pa ob pomoči lokalnega zdravilca in nepričakovanem srečanju s šarmantnim Brazilcem Felipejem (Javier Bardem) spet odpre srce ter premaga strah pred novo romantiko ("ljubi"). To je topla in vizualno bogata biografska zgodba o samoodkrivanju, odpuščanju in pogumu, da iz ruševin starega življenja zgradimo nekaj povsem novega.