Fancy a lifestyle makeover? (Oprah Winfrey Show)

Member Name: robyn

Product:	Oprah Winfrey Show
Date:	15/11/01 (456 review reads)
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Advantages: Inspirational, Good guests

Disadvantages: Only on once a day

Fancy imagining your life is so much more than the job that you do or the house you live in? Want to try to actually reach for your dreams, whether it be losing 100 pounds, being a mentor to neighbourhood kids or organising your closets?

Then watch "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It is all about self-improvement from the beginning intro titles and song ("Run on" sung by Oprah herself) with visuals of a young boy hugging Oprah saying, "I love you" and her saying, "I love you too." It's easy to be cynical but actually Oprah is wonderful, inspirational and perfect daytime viewing.

She has strayed far from the constraints of the typical chat show (a la Trisha and Maury Povich) and has actually dedicated her show to improving the lives of her viewers. Episodes include lifestyle makeovers, fashion shows (how to wear the latest fashions without spending a lot of money), celebrity interviews and the "Use your life" awards (in which she gives $100,000 to someone who has used their life to enrich the world around them. Bring a tissue.)

They have great guests like Suzy Orman who deals with money and how families can practically improve their financial situation. There's Dr. Phil McGraw who dispenses tough love as he relationship counsels (and he does have a tell it like it is style that is remarkably refreshing. He doesn't coddle his guests and raises some important issues). There's the guy who wrote "Seat of the Soul" who talks about ways that we can connect with our inner soul.

At the end of each programme, there is a five minute segment called "Remembering your spirit", where a guest will talk about ways they get in touch with their spirit, with some background about their life and situation. It is all very touching and practical.

The main crux about the Oprah show is it shows that you don't need anything to be a better person. The answers are
inside and you only need to locate them. I think this is very powerful statement and after watching an hour of "Oprah," I really feel that all is right with the world. That i should be doing more to give back to the world around me. And for a programme to make me feel that way, it must be doing something right.

I only wish that it was on in the evenings so I could watch it every day (rather than only days that I am home sick from work or when I remember to set the video)...

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