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We’ve all been Jill. Where the shame of our body image stops us from living our daily lives in small ways. Wearing black. Not posing in pictures with your loved ones. Skipping out on life events. Declining brunch. Next thing you know these small things pile up and years have gone by because we’ve been waiting for the weight. But what I want for Jill and everyone who tuned into the @weightwatchers #MakingTheShift conversation is freedom. Free yourself from these thoughts and show up fully in your life just as you are. Wear whatever color you want. Get in the picture! Call your girlfriends for brunch. Dismantle the shame and share it with your mother, daughters, friends. Open up to the breath and depth and possibilities of your life. Be bold—and let’s begin.

We’re back with the newest Oprah’s Book Club selection: “Long Island” by best-selling author Colm Tóibín! This novel centers around Eilis Lacey, an Irish immigrant living in New York’s Long Island (hence the book’s title), surrounded by her husband’s extended Italian American family. Within the first few pages, Eilis gets some truly devastating news that forces her to rethink everything she thought she knew about who she is and where she belongs.“Long Island” is, in some ways, a sequel to Colm Tóibín’s award-winning 2009 novel Brooklyn, but you don’t have to have read it to dive fully into this new novel. As Oprah explains, “This novel has everything you need to know in its own completely riveting story.”We urge you to get a copy of this novel of heartbreak, second chances, and new beginnings. We are so excited to read Colm Tóibín’s latest with you; we have a feeling it will generate some spirited conversation. Tap the link in our bio for more information on our new selection and author! #ReadWithUs

This month at @oprahdaily, we are exploring what experts call the “mother wound,” a pain that gets passed from mother to daughter. I’m sitting down with @brookeshields to discuss her complicated relationship with her mother and hear about her healing. On the website we dive further into this complex bond because whether your mother is your greatest champion, harshest critic, or something in between, nobody’s family is immune to the mother wound. Tap the link in our bio to watch our conversation.

Went to Japan on a girls trip in search of cherry blossoms. It rained, was cold, and only saw blossoms in hotel vases—but then we got to experience them on our very last day! Thank you Japan for your generous hospitality ????????????

My intentions for this ABC special: Let people know obesity is a disease. Stop the shaming and blaming (especially blaming yourself). And to educate people on what the weight loss drugs can and cannot do. Everybody’s body is different, so your health journey is unique to you. “An #OprahSpecial: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution” is available now on @hulu. There’s also an additional after show that answers more questions!

Yesterday was our final award show for @thecolorpurple and the film took home 11 @naacpimageawards! Thank you NAACP for this honor. Thank you @prada for this work of art your artisans created for me to wear—it was the perfect grand finale. A special shout out to my stylist @annabelleharron who has been gathering purple fabrics and designers since last April. You made it fun. To everyone who watched, sang, danced, wore your own purple, and supported us: THANK YOU! It was our offering to you all. Now off to celebrate with a large order of fries ???? ???? (????: @tyrenredd)