Oprah's Super Soul

Original Airdate: June 3, 2019 Contemporary theologian, mystic and author Father Richard Rohr discusses his new book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe . A Franciscan friar for more than 40 years and founder of The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Father Rohr shares why he believes the essential function...

Original Air Date: December 16, 2020 Oprah Winfrey says intention is at the heart of her every decision and has become an intrinsic part of her spiritual journey. When she first encountered the idea of intention in Gary Zukav’s best-selling book The Seat of the Soul, she says it was life changing. It soon became the guiding principle of her life. This episode draws from Oprah’s conversations with...

Original Airdate: July 30, 2018 Spiritual thinker, teacher and author Adyashanti explores the meaning of grace and how it shows up when and where we least expect it. Adyashanti offers practical insights into how and why the thoughts in our heads must not be mistaken for our true identities. He explains why all negative energy is looking for resolution and reveals a surprising way to let go of pain...

Original Airdate: July 10, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, New York Times best-selling author, wellness activist and cancer survivor Kris Carr teaches us how she let go of old habits in order to embrace her new crazy, sexy life. At age 31, Kris was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. She fought back, embracing a healthy lifestyle and launching a career as a wellness activist. More...

Original Airdate: January 9, 2019 New York Times best-selling author Steven Pressfield discusses his book "The War of Art." Steven offers practical steps on how to "unlock the creative genius" he believes lives inside all of us. He reveals four questions that can help you identify your true calling in life. Whether you want to change careers, run a marathon, write the great American novel or be an...

Original Airdate: January 13, 2021 Oprah Winfrey says that for many people searching for peace and purpose, one of the biggest obstacles can be the struggle to forgive. Especially if one has suffered trauma, abuse or personal betrayals, forgiveness can seem like an insurmountable hurdle. In this episode of Super Soul, Oprah sits down with such luminaries as Dr. Maya Angelou, Karen Armstrong, Maria...

Original Airdate: November 27, 2019 Oprah explores what she calls one of the most important laws of physics and in life: Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Oprah explains why she lives her life by this law, which states, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Oprah then explains to an audience why she believes the law affects everything we do physically, emotionally, financially a...

Original Airdate: December 19, 2018 What will come to define the human race for future generations? Philosopher, teacher and writer Charles Eisenstein provides insight into what could await us in the future, and discusses how cynicism, self-delusion and separation help to create our troubled world. In his book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, Charles explains why he believes t...

Original Airdate: July 4, 2018 Author of the New York Times bestselling book “Broken Open,” Elizabeth Lesser shares how she likes to unwind, make each day matter and learn from the challenges life puts in front of her. Elizabeth explains how she used what she calls the healing power of love to “clear up” relationships in her life and why she believes we should never wait to have life-changing conv...

Original Airdate: February 3, 2021 In this episode Oprah sits down with inspirational teachers, including Gary Zukav, Mastin Kipp, Paulo Coehlo, Sue Monk Kidd, Pastor Wintley Phipps, Nate Berkus, Diana Nyad, India. Arie, Janet Mock, Jack Canfield, Daniel Pink, Daniel Goleman, Shawn Achor, Jeff Weiner, Wes Moore, Shonda Rhimes and Devon Franklin to discuss how we can fulfill our purpose with meanin...

Original Airdate: October 16, 2019 Environmental activist, actress and author Suzy Amis Cameron discusses her book, OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline and Save the Planet. Suzy asks readers to commit to one plant-based meal a day to help save the planet and improve health. She also discusses her storied career, her marriage to director James Cameron and w...

Original Air Date: May 13, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, clinical psychologist, parenting expert and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary teaches us how to let go of traditional ways of thinking to become the essence of who we truly are. She explains how our essential ‘selfhood’ is stripped from us, piece-by-piece, as we grow into adulthood. Dr. Shefali also mak...

Original Airdate: August 27, 2017 It’s been twenty-five years since Mitch wrote about the most impactful life lessons he learned from his former professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was dying from ALS. Mitch chronicled their weekly visits in one of the best-selling memoirs of all time, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” which has been translated in 41 languages. Oprah and Mitch discuss how Morrie’s lessons contin...

Oprah speaks with the author of her latest  Oprah’s Book Club  selection Jarvis Jay Master. Written from prison, his memoir chronicles his tumultuous childhood which was impacted by addiction, poverty, violence and the foster care system. The conversation takes place over the phone as Jarvis is currently sitting on death row in California’s  San Quentin State Prison  for a crime he says he did not...

Original Air Date: October 16, 2019 Environmental activist, actress and author Suzy Amis Cameron discusses her book,  OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline and Save the Planet.  She also discusses her storied career, her marriage to director James Cameron and what she is most grateful for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Original Air Date: December 18, 2019 Oprah and Pastor Joel Osteen take the stage at Houston’s Hobby Center, with an audience of thousands, to share the principles that guide our lives. Pastor Osteen explains why what we say after “I am” is what we become. He says the words you speak can become your destiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Original Air Date: Jan 29, 2020 As a part of Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour, New York Times best-selling author, wrestler, producer and actor Dwayne Johnson sits down with Oprah in front of a live audience in Atlanta, Georgia. Dwayne opens up about the sudden loss of his father, legendary wrestler Rocky Johnson. He also discusses his childhood, mental health, fatherhood and fame. Dwa...

Oprah speaks with British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful about his new memoir A Visible Man. Edward discusses his turbulent childhood growing up in Ghana and his teen years as a new immigrant in London. He recounts his early days as a fashion director at i-D magazine, a job he landed when he was just 18. Edward opens up about his drug and alcohol addiction and the moment he hit rock bottom....

Original Air Date: June 24, 2019 Holocaust survivor, psychologist and author Dr. Edith Eva Eger discusses her international bestselling book, “The Choice: Embrace the Possible.” In a gripping discussion, Dr. Eger shares how her traumatic experiences at the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp shaped her life and talks about her philosophies and her work as a clinical psychologist. 91 at the time...

Original Air Date: May 1, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, author, spiritual teacher and intuitive Caroline Myss shares a powerful exercise that demonstrates why healing doesn’t begin in the mind, but deep within the soul. Caroline also explains how to know when something is incongruent in your life and how to fix it. Caroline is a five-time New York Times best-selling author and in...

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2020 Oprah and Bishop T.D. Jakes talk about how to use transformational thinking to get to the core of who you really are, move beyond limiting beliefs and live life in a new and more purposeful way. Bishop Jakes is known for cutting to the core of many matters and now he's demonstrating how to become who we are meant to be. Bishop Jakes uses an apple to show how we are o...

Original Air Date: July 17, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter India. Arie reveals the five most important lessons she learned after she hit rock bottom. India. Arie uses what she calls "songversation" to beautifully describe her journey from breakdown to breakthrough. "Songversation is not a concert," she explains. "It's not a lecture. It's...

Original Air Date: May 15, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, New York Times best-selling author Glennon Doyle asks what would happen if we stopped being afraid of our pain? The founder of the online community Momastery and president of the nonprofit organization Together Rising , Glennon takes us on what she calls the “journey of the warrior,” explaining there is no easy way out when...

Original Air Date: May 20, 2019 New York Times best-selling author, columnist and political commentator David Brooks discusses his book, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life . David explains there are two metaphorical mountains we must climb to live a moral life. He describes the “first mountain life,” which is self-centered, versus the “second mountain life,” which is others-centered....

Original Air Date: April 1, 2019 On a special edition of “Super Soul Conversations,” Oprah Winfrey discusses her book, “The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose,” featuring some of the most profound insights and Aha! moments. In this follow-up to her New York Times best-selling book “The Wisdom of Sundays,” Oprah shares her own key lessons and the personal stories that he...