Episode 1
Aired Oct 10, 2011
Fat Wagon and the False Power of Ego
Oprah discusses the power of the ego; she also relives her regretted decision of pulling a lard-filled wagon on stage as a representation of her first major weight loss.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 11, 2011
Author Terry McMillan and Her Gay Ex-Husband
Author Terry McMillian confronts her ex-husband, Jonathan Plummer and shares her experience with letting go of rage.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 12, 2011
Jim Carrey, J.K. Rowling and Ralph Lauren
Actor Jim Carrey, author J.K. Rowling and designer Ralph Lauren discuss self-confidence and finding a true calling.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 13, 2011
Ellen Comes Out
Oprah revisits her 1997 interview with comedian Ellen Degeneres and discusses the viewers' and publics' reaction to her coming out.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 14, 2011
The Famous Car Giveaway
Oprah relives and discusses the day she gave a new car to the 276 audience members attending her daytime talk show.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 17, 2011
How Lady Gaga Found Her Calling
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, discusses the way in which a career set back helped her discover her true calling.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 18, 2011
Aging Well With Cybill Shepherd, Bo Derek and Beverly Johnson
Actresses discuss aging in the spotlight; Cybill Shepherd; Ali MacGraw; Beverly Johnson; Jamie Lee Curtis; Bo Derek.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 19, 2011
Skinheads Then and Now
Oprah revisits an interview from 1988 in which she interviewed a group of self-identified skinheads; she reflects on how she interview should have gone.
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Episode 9
Aired Oct 20, 2011
Paula Deen's Rise to the Top
Chef and television personality Paula Deen and neuroscientist Jill Boite Taylor discuss self-accountability and being responsible.
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Episode 10
Aired Oct 21, 2011
Behind the Scenes of The Flash Mob
The inspiration for flash mob dance "Joy Rising Fridays"; Christmas Kindness trip to South Africa; Stevie Wonder and Tom Cruise fans.
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Episode 11
Aired Oct 24, 2011
Actress Tracey Gold and the Cops Who Saved Jaycee Dugard
"Growing Pain's" actress Tracey Gold; Oprah revisits an interview with the University of California Berkeley campus officers that helped crack the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case.
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Episode 12
Aired Oct 25, 2011
5 Sisters With 500 Grudges: Update
Oprah recalls guests on her show that could not control or resolve their anger; she begins with a family of twelve whose five sisters haven't spoken to each other in over 25 years.
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Episode 13
Aired Oct 26, 2011
Dr. Phil's Best Marriage Advice
Oprah revisits an interview in which a woman named Angela told Dr. Phil she still wanted to marry her cheating fiance; she looks back on the advice Dr. Phil gave Angela.
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Episode 14
Aired Oct 27, 2011
Faith the Two-Legged Dog
In a 2006 interview, Oprah's show featured a dog named Faith who was born with only three legs and lost one as a puppy.
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Episode 15
Aired Oct 28, 2011
Australia and the Mariah Carey Moment
Oprah relives the time she announced that the entire studio audience would join her on a trip to Australia.
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Episode 16
Aired Oct 31, 2011
Best Lifesaving Lessons
Twenty-five years of lifesaving lessons featuring Gavin de Becker and Sanford Strong; stories in which intuition saved lives.
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Episode 17
Aired Nov 1, 2011
Overcoming the Worst Day of Your Life
Interviews from Christine McFadden and Shelly Porter; learning how to cope with pain after hearing others' experiences.
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Episode 18
Aired Nov 2, 2011
Director James Cameron and Author Toni Morrison
Oprah reflects on a 2000 interview with celebrated author Toni Morrison in which she asked a profound question; director James Cameron discusses spirituality in "Avatar."
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Episode 19
Aired Nov 3, 2011
Oprah and Gayle Go Back in Time
In a 2004 episode of her daytime talk show, Oprah and her friend Gayle went back to the 17th century; Oprah discusses facing fears and pushing comfort zones.
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Episode 20
Aired Nov 4, 2011
Joy Rising: Princess for a Day and Our Best Dream Come True Moments
Oprah remembers a 2003 show in which she transformed a hardworking housekeeper into a princess; Nate Berkus helped the same woman five years later after she lost her home to hurricane Katrina.
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Episode 21
Aired Nov 7, 2011
A Suburban Mother's Nightmare: What We Learned
Actress Robing Given's discusses her volatile marriage to boxing champion Mike Tyson; a suburban mother shares her nightmare; a lesson about love.
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Episode 22
Aired Nov 8, 2011
The Mom Who Shopped Her Family Broke
Oprah focuses on family that live beyond their financial means; a mother of six leaves her family broke because of her shopping habits.
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Episode 23
Aired Nov 9, 2011
A Mother's Deadly Mistake: The Ultimate Lesson
Slowing down the pace of life; interview with a woman who lost her daughter after leaving her in a car on a hot day.
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Episode 24
Aired Nov 10, 2011
Oprah's Lifeclass Field Trip: Newton's Third Law
While visiting Chicago's Museum of Space and Industry, Oprah explores how she can apply Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion to everyday life.
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Episode 25
Aired Nov 11, 2011
Oprah's All-Time Favorite Lesson
Oprah provides examples from 25 years of her daytime talk show to show how people can change their own lives.
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