@esmerelda
@esmerelda wrote:
@qvcaddition wrote:
Oprah was a big supporter of her in the 80, or 90,s like Dr.Phil and Dr. Oz, then they had a falling out because she said something or did something Oprah didn,t like.
I was going through a hard time in the 90,s and a couple of her books really helped me to survive and make some wise decisions.
Then she disappeared and now reinvented herself. I do not like her program, but I,m in a better place now.
I do not remember if she had a degree and have given the books away.
They, her and Oprah speak again.
@qvcaddition Except for your comment re: the show (I haven’t seen it) I agree with all you said.
I recommend her book In the Meantime and suggest having a notebook for making notes.
The one book I have kept is, "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up". I haven't seen her show, but have seen her on some talk shows and she gave a sample of what her show was like and it didn't appeal to me. She has had a lot of problems since she wrote those books, so like myself, at age 82, I could be a Life Coach. The older you get the more experience of life you have gone through, especially if you were a single mom for most of your childrens life. You learn quite fast not to sink, but to swim. True they would say at my age some is old fashion, but wisdom never goes out of style. So you don't need a degree to be a "Life Coach", but you do need life's experience not text book experience. I have to laugh at 20 or 30 something saying they are a Life Coach. Maybe they can be, I shouldn't judge.
One example, Until recently I belonged to a abuse women support group where the Psychologist is the expert, and quite young in her late20's,but the answers she gave to some of the women were text book. I kept raising my hand and giving them real life experience and how to solve some of their problems. I had to quit, because after a year, the same women were making the same mistakes. They didn't want answers, they just wanted to tell a story and it felt more comfortable to stay in the abuse situtation.
These were Senior woman who were being abused by their adult children mentally. They didn't want the kids to be mad at them, so they gave money or mortgage their home, or did whatever they had to do not to make them angry and not speak to them. Yet, just from their stories, you knew they were being used. I can understand that, but value yourself also. After all the abuse I went through, no one is allow to abuse me, not ever again, not even my adult children. I value my worth no matter what age I am.
I apoligize if I offended anyone for the above, but sometime not knowing when I'm not PC.
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