Oprah Show Series: Have You Let Yourself Go?

We can always count on Oprah. If we need a good book, or a good chocolate, shes there with a recommendation and, if you happen to be in the audience, a sample. Perhaps Oprah is at her best, however, when you need a swift kick in the bottom – when you need someone telling it like it is, pulling no punches.

We turn to Oprah for weight loss advice and inspiration, tips on jeans that dont make our butts look big, and “girl, no you didnt” comments on our hair and makeup. So its no surprise that Oprah, queen of the TV talk show and the best friend weve never met, has turned the makeover show on its head by offering us a series called “Have you let yourself go”?

Featuring the stories of real women who feel theyve let a part of themselves go and wonder how to retrieve it, the series examines the plight of women who say theyve lost a piece of themselves somewhere along the path. One woman featured on the first episode of the series was Cheryl, who became a mom 4 years ago and feels shes lost a part of herself to motherhood.

“I chose to stay at home”, she said in her confessional cam. She pointed to her clothes and hair and...