In this issue

The Experts
From the cutest sustainable sneakers to ways to refresh your denim wardrobe, Oprah Daily’s creative director, Adam Glassman, is helping you step into this season in style.

The Conversations
Oprah talks to visionaries like Maya Angelou and Nelson Mandela about the bonds that feed our souls and change lives..

Your Period Will Play Hide-and-Seek (And Other Truths About perimenopause)

Little-known fact: Menopause lasts for just 24 hours. It's the days, months, and even years leading up to it that can profoundly affect your mind and body. Not willing to quietly grimace and bear the changes, Gen X is bringing about a refreshing reframing of what this time in your life can be like. Our girlfriend's guide, with advice from women who have been there, will help you manage, because you've got options and a whole lot more life-including this time of life-to enjoy.

10+ mins

Building Bridges

Amid ongoing cultural clashes about whether it's really necessary to learn and to talk about race (it is), one Austin woman's faith-based program brings dialogue and racial reconciliation to communities around the world.

9 mins

Fully Connected

The people we surround ourselves with every day-whether they're family members, romantic partners, or neighbors are the fabric of our lives. Here, several thoughtful visionaries talk to Oprah about how certain individuals have left a lasting impact.

8 mins

Sweet & SAVORED

Make this Mother's Day memorable by serving up a homemade brunch (nobody says you have to make it-that's what kids are for) and your most genuine words of appreciation. These recipes and inspiring heartto-hearts between real mother-daughter pairs will make it easy.

6 mins

HELLO, Is It Connection You're Looking For?

We asked an illustrator who's passionate about demystifying our emotional states to annotate a conversation with an expert in the field. The result: this supremely relatable mini-guide to handling your toughest emotions.

10 mins

OPRAH DAILY INSIDERS ROUNDTABLE, HOSTED BY GAYLE KING : MODERN DATING

Doesn't it seem like the rules of dating are constantly changing? The etiquette surrounding how you are supposed to interact with a potential flame is ever evolving, as is how you're supposed to meet new people.

6 mins

On the Road

More and more women are taking solo road trips. Here's why you should join them-plus how to connect with other travelers on the open road.

7 mins

THE Journey

Feminist activist, scholar, and writer Salamishah Tillet has read and reflected on most of Alice Walker's work, and last year released In Search of The Color Purple, a tribute to the enduring power and influence of the epistolary novel. Here, Tillet considers Walker's just-released Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965-2000, in this, the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Color Purple.

10+ mins

Think Like a Bear (Hear Us Out)

Be true to yourself, even when it's really difficult, Karen Duffy (yes, the former MTV VJ) advises her cub...er, son. In this letter to him, from her new book, Wise Up: Irreverent Enlightenment from a Mother Who's Been Through it, she shares lessons on how to do just that, which she learned from her own challenging times, including being diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease and from some hard-partying bears.

4 mins

Finding THE REAL YOU!

Embracing the most you version of you isn't always easy. It takes wisdom, practice, and, above all, courage. In the pages that follow, meet women who dared to live a more genuine existence, and let them inspire you to do the same.

8 mins

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