Lauren Ridloff

She broke ground as Marvel's first deaf superhero in Eternals, but Hollywood has more work to do. The actor has some ideas.

Cori Bush

POLITICAL POWERHOUSE

Rising to the Challenge

Simone Missick, star and executive producer of OWN's All Rise, reveals how being authentically herself has led to success,

She Keeps Getting Better

It’s tempting to conclude that at 84, Joyce Carol Oates is at the apex of her career. But as with her latest, Babysitter, Oates keeps breaking through her own glass ceiling.

They Don't Always Mean Something New

Sometimes the big realization is that nothing can, or will or has to change.

Hello, My Name Is... The Next Chapter of Your Life!

Just before the pandemic, a woman set out to meet 1,000 new people in a year. Countless knitting-group meetings, book clubs, happy hours, and dog walks later, the person she got to know best? Herself.

It's All About What You Do After a Light Bulb Moment

Why the epiphany is just the beginning.

IN THE ZONE

Clarissa Ward, whose war reporting for CNN opens eyes and melts hearts, recently sat down with Oprah to talk about her searing and inspirational memoir, On All Fronts, and why Ward feels compelled not to avert her eyes but to run toward danger.

FEMALE FOUNDERS: LEADING WITH PURPOSE

INSIDERS ROUNDTABLE: HOSTED BY GAYLE KING

TO HAVE A Child

Parents go to great lengths to realize the dream of childbirth. Many hire surrogates in Ukraine. When the war came, two of those pregnant women set out on an all-night, cross-country escape, desperate to make someone else's dream come true-and their own.

THE BOOKS THAT WOWED US

READING ROOM

Waiting to Exhale...Inhale...Exhale

The ancient practice of breath work is having a renaissance and with good reason.

ONE-BOWL WONDERS

Overstretched? Under-slept? Just plain old emotionally exhausted? These delicious meals starring energy-boosting ingredients will replenish your stock.

FUTURE RISING

Much of the focus on the Black American contribution to culture has been on Black history, but there are visionaries making history at this very moment. Meet 10 trailblazers who are moving whole industries, our country, and the world forward with their innovations, ideas, and influence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.