Dear Oprah

Oprah,
I just wanted to let you know that your stance on body image and weight has done more harm than good for the women and girls who admire you.  Admitting you are up to 200 with shame and have let yourself go is another way that we as women begin to think that there is one ideal body size and weight.  It is sad to me that you cannot figure out by now that you are not meant to be a small woman and that your meaning in the world does not come from the numbers that are revealed to you when you step on the scale.  I wish for you, as I do for all women, the sense of wonder at the many things your body does, the good you do in the world with your mind and your ambition, and hope that the future does not lie in one more diet secret.  When women come into my practice, they  to come to terms with their bodies and renounce the  magical numbers that equal success.  We work together to find deeper meaning in life than the one that equates the ideal body to be that of a ten year old boy with breasts.  I send you, Oprah, a reminder that you hold a lot of power and you can demonstrate acceptance and love of all body types.  I hope you can find the peace of mind to grow with yourself into a fuller woman,  in the truest sense of the word full. 

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[Karen Ebbert]

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