The "life-changing" story Oprah reports this week

This week on 60 Minutes, Oprah Winfrey reports on childhood trauma: "This story has had more impact on me than practically anything I've ever done"
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[@keristevenson2757]

Omg, I have 2 teachers in my life that started to see me when I was an invisible child. I was shy, and introverted, my family moved every year, and sometimes in the middle of the year from nursery school through 7 th grade. I was a creative artistic child that was reading above 12 grade level in the 4 th grade. It’s all I ever did to have a fantasy escape- reading. It saved me. But that want being noticed by anyone. Every teacher would just see how bad I was at math, geography, and getting in homework, and poor testing abilities. I went to 9 schools in 7 years. My teachers made me feel so stupid, and I didn’t want the negative attention, that also led to my parents being told how much trouble I was having in so many subjects. Then came Miss Stevens in the 6 th grade. She took me aside, told me about my seriously advanced reading( I was never told before) and told me I just needed to learn how to organize, and prioritize. She made me a binder that she put together for me to stay on track. Learn what and where to study, and gave me the structure I needed. It worked. All of my grades flew up. Sadly I remember a friend crying to the teacher that I got higher grades than her, and that couldn’t be right, she was smarter. It was a beautiful feeling to do things well, and with total understanding of what I needed to accomplish. Then feeling guilty because my friend was upset. It made me feel like something really was wrong- I felt guilty for doing well. We moved that year, and I started in a new junior high school not knowing anyone. I had always made friends relatively easy, but this time was different. I had gained 20 pounds over that summer, found out my parents were getting a divorce ( using my step dads constant verbal abuse towards me for being fat, and to throw some gas on the fire, I found out he wasn’t my real dad. I guess they figured a emotionally neglected, depressed 7th grader could handle all of this without any thought. I had my first nervous break down, and led me to hang out with whomever paid me any attention. Sadly, it was with the wrong crowd, and being as shy as I was, I just went along with turning into person who hung out with people who partied. Yes, the very thing that freaked me out became my world. What a rollercoaster ride of emotions I went through...all the way to now. I am still dealing with where life took me. I never knew I could plan my future, I just let life happen to me. Dysfunction in a family has long lasting scars that take therapy, good role models, or mentoring to come out of. I am 55 years old. Finally with therapy, medication, self awareness, journaling, art and a self journey through the metaphysical, prayer and lessons on the mind and human consciousness I am finally getting to a really awesome place. I could waste time thinking why didn’t I see things like this sooner, which I did for a bit, to realizing that I am this deep thoughtful, empathetic, loving strong person because of all the crazy things that happened to me. If I was better at organization, I would write a very long, very insightful book. I have some stories that I am sure so many people would relate to, and learn from as I did. Someday I’ll write it, maybe I’ll hunt down Ms Sevens, and see if she could set me up for success! Lol, seriously. With more people like her in my life, it would have been a very different life for me.✨😘💕

[@beetlejamie8065]

Thank you so much for sharing Keri ❤

[@SonjaDawn]

Growing up without anyone in my corner, I can tell you now, if I had someone to go to more than a one time thing, someone who was always there for me, it would have changed my world because it was all I wanted.

[@lscott4092]

sonja d., THERE IS SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER, SEARCH HIM OUT WHILE HE STILL CAN BE FOUND. TIME IS RUNNING OUT, QUICKLY.

[@SonjaDawn]

l scott goodness, that's an ominous perspective, sounds gloomy.

[@VarsshaC]

Sonja Dawn he is talking about God i guess.

[@SonjaDawn]

Kindness is Beauty I think you're right...he sounds so dark.

[@VarsshaC]

Sonja Dawn ya true hehe..😁

[@universewondrrful3390]

You are worthy....that means you are accepted and trusted. All we need is love and self acceptance. I wish I could receive when I was a child...Very good story. Thank you for sharing.

[@mrs.agbaka3362]

I love her resilience! Praying for her strength and protection. This woman is truly a phenomenal individual. Love this lady!!

[@DreaDom]

Who in this world would put a thumbs down on this video? I wonder what happened to that person? I love you OPRAH!! #LOVE

[@101doreen]

DorkyDre the Right afraid she will run for President. They dislike anything with Oprah, now. Especially, when she is articulate.

[@mrs.agbaka3362]

😂😂😂

[@stockslotterydailyfantasys4719]

Smh

[@KaneneProductions]

DorkyDrea I just did. Glad it's an epiphany, now AND. I hope it reaches a wave and wealth of people so we'll have more humanity and empathy. But I thumbs down because it makes me feel and think.... how in all her years and exposure she didn't learn to ask this before, think the process before, understand this with all the psychologist/psychiatrist/experts she's encountered professionally & personally. It came off as inauthentic or disingenuous @ about 1/3 of the entire segment. I respect Oprah. Her body of work and CBS for doing the entire topic and maybe seeing the entire episode versus this snippet will give me proper context but for now..... that's why I thumbs down. Criminal work and exposure to research should and I securely thought... would make anyone question: What happened to you? If it wasn't being executed before makes me wonder even moreso.

[@ladysekhmetretrns1491]

me too boop

[@sapofish]

For me, the person who made all the difference was a loving, concerned neighbor. On our worst days, we may be somebody's best hope! This neighbor and I reconnected, she is a force of love and has instilled that in me!! I love you Susan!!

[@christinemorrison8082]

FINALLY! YES!!!!! As a therapist who mostly works with traumatized teenage boys......I don't feel so alone. She GOT it and will change the world with THAT one shift. I have struggled to get this message out my whole life and now know that a "force" has joined me. Oprah I am so grateful!! My dream of all dreams is that we shift from a win/loose perspective to a win/win perspective by simply doing this....all over the world.....as the norm. All of the angst that has been surfacing right here in America is wanting us to start here first. Lets heal and love each other at an unprecedented rate simply by asking and listening. Ready GO!

[@veronicachristopher9321]

Had somebody held me during my lifelong trauma.....just held me....I feel I’d be okay. Had I been shown love instead of just told about it, I’d be okay. This is the reason why I reach out to broken souls, because I know sometimes all it takes is just one person who shows genuine caring.

[@conservativeneurologyb4999]

a sense of value within a framework of safety...thanks for posting this video today.

[@Coryraisa]

I love Oprah's huge dark brown eyes and expressive, vivid face! I also love her courage, strength, compassion and resilience. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@injujuan8993]

I had goose bumps when Oprah said “I wonder what happened to them”. It was as if she was asking me❤️🌈🌼🌞

[@MsJones3]

Asking “what happened to u?” Allows individuals to see the humanity n each other! Love thy neighbor as you love thyselves

[@karmafairy351]

Where can we see the full interview Oprah did with Dr. Bruce Perry??

[@Shadow-runner939]

This is a great awakening for many and I will be honest going through the process of healing can be very painful and that is why many refuse to dig deep to find the answer (s) to the question, "What happenend to you???"

[@debrathompson6951]

You just Never know what one had to overcome or still dealing with it !!!!

[@JustJRR]

Really simple yet profound.

[@girldisappearing6129]

I am so grateful for Oprah's work. I am at the tail end of my schooling to be a therapist and have been interning at a non-profit drug rehab that primarily works with underserved people in various communities and this is 100% accurate. I wish trauma informed training was taught across all disciplines working in the human services field. If you do not ask what happened... and if you never fill that void within.... the cycle just continues.... I am so glad she is bringing this information to the public.

[@theusersam]

I'm happy but shocked that this is such a revelation for Oprah!

[@marshacreary2442]

Thank you for addressing this by FINALLY utilizing the science to support what we've known for decades

[@anneoconnorao]

I want to say that a person's temperament and the way they see what happened is important as well.

[@kameliajaber58]

Thank you for this story

[@destiney]

This was so enlightening!

[@zakiyyahzakiyyah2339]

Wish I could find my kindergarten teacher Ms. Boyko. she was an angel.

[@brittanyclingingsmith2832]

Dr. Perry is incredible!!!! Love that him and Oprah had this conversation 😊

[@lynnlewis9938]

I've asked this question my whole life: I wonder what happened to them? However, it isn't always the right question. There are people who are born jerks, whom nothing has happened to, yet they still treat others horribly. I know from personal experience witnessing my brother grow up, who seemed like an alien to me, incredulous at his creative and original cruelty and deception, wondering how we could possibly have been born from the same parents. Take Oprah with some salt. I've been trained in trauma-informed care, experienced it myself (mainly at the hands of the same brother mentioned), and it's definitely an important piece of the larger puzzle. Always keep perspective, and context, and seeking further/better understanding in the mix of your thinking.

[@annietoh3857]

Best Valentines gift for anyone-- 👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️😍

[@deanne609]

I’ve always asked this question to myself with people. Everything has It’s root.

[@benjaminrobinson1562]

I understand that I matter as a person is that I am love and I received it with great joy.!!!

[@namikazeminato4131]

thankyou so much oprah, 60 minutes. you youtube a better place

[@smithieboy10]

I completely understand this, home was chaotic but I had great teachers who supported me and my friends parents always let me come over for dinner or stay late or anything I needed to avoid my family. Its like they were emotional mentors without them I'd just be chaotic like my parents and siblings... And looking back of course they knew but nobody made me feel bad about it. I'm forever grateful to those ppl.

[@ikchuks8214]

Oprah is beyond brilliant she is a GENIUS. SHE IS THE QUEEN OF QUEEN

[@Shadow-runner939]

LOVE IS THE ANSWER!!! ❤️❤️❤️💜💜💜

[@davidmehnert6206]

...and the Mrs. Duncans and the Mr. Grahams of the world, whom we don’t appreciate nearly enough! Where would Oprah have been without them, and where would we in turn be?

[@ashleyryan1]

:') That's what kind of lead me to social work.. I wanted to be that adult figure that would make a child feel they are valued and they matter. It's so important, especially if you grew up without that.

[@wildoceanappaloosawomangay2535]

I’ve always thought this way. But, when I say to people “that murderer or pedophile I guarantee had the same done to them” and all the prisoners have had loads of abuse and abandonment, people role their eyes and get mad at me. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@evaposada4167]

Viewed a portion; I want more...

[@WellnessandTruthMinistry]

POWERFUL!!!

[@jaytrump2537]

Amen

[@TheHeartOne]

Te Amo Mucho, Oprah!!! I am always horrified at negative comments and MEAN people! Benedicones!!!

[@celestraoceans5149]

Also assuming the guy said relationships meant Love ...I can assume she means God cause he Is Love.😊

[@AL-mm4vq]

No judgement... just understanding... as it should be.

[@marshacreary9771]

1:10-1:28 Relationships (Stressors Vs. Buffers)

[@karengrace4309]

Growing up in a house of hate / shame without parents , visiting my dad on weekends who was raping me with his friend before I could tie my shoes & visits with my abusive alcoholic mom who was worse then my dad gave me a tarnished view of myself ,by Gods grace I found Christ at age 8 & had an elderly neighbor who I ran errands for who loved me, my neighbors love along with my childlike faith saved me from who statistics would had predicted me to be . How can anyone not love Oprah , she shines so bright inwardly .

[@1LocWonder]

I’m like that...I want to know people’s story. Without judgement...I want to know,”What happened to them?”

[@mariafelton9953]

Shaterica Jenkins qOUYUGOUI

[@cartier0069]

Been there, done that...which is why in order to save my life, I had to forgive all my tormentors. It is why I am alive today. Unfortunately, two of my closest friends could not rid their demons, and committed suicide.

[@jaytrump2537]

Me too

[@littledodeyknow5471]

Instead of focusing on the last chapter, always try to rewind to the first chapter of the story ... Always ...

[@kcg5336]

Where is the fulk episode! Can't find it.

[@pamm5]

I’ve always thought ‘what happened to them?’ Is that not normal to think that way?

[@michaelplace]

I think the ultimate question is "What happened to you, and how can we return you, to YOU!"

[@estherkadiri4498]

Amen.... #I wondering what happened to them

[@adamatova]

I'd like her to do complete series of *what if you never had that intervention by another in childhood* - how do you even begin from that place?

[@louisajones8099]

Oprah, connect up with Dr Nadine Burke Harris and her amazing work in the US as a result of ACE's study

[@adamatova]

That's probably what led her to do this story.

[@carlblando]

What she is talking about is compassion for others.

[@vernonmoses2417]

What got from this interview, giving back to your community is the key of Life. Oprah give to all Communities.

[@marencruickshank]

A heart of compassion shifts everything.

[@adamatova]

That's only part of it. It validates but if there is developmental trauma - the sufferer will have a hard time incorporating this sentiment, claiming it, feeling it and most importantly embodying it because there is a lot of dis-embodiment where this form of early trauma is concerned.

[@carpenterAF-dz2zq]

Carl Blando is that what it is ? Thanks Carl u rule

[@brendabendigo27]

I always that theie3is a reason why people behave the way they do at times.

[@minaalani4652]

How to get the full episode..?

[@nyraconstant-mack7349]

Staint A

[@lizlorraine463]

Oprah! Read Alice Miller who was a psychoanalyst from Europe, and then was active to save our children from spanking and abuse. She is gone now, but she made a big difference like you are doing. As she called it, if we have a "witness" when we are young living in neglect/abuse, it can make a huge difference (like your teachers). #whathappenedtoyou? Thanks Oprah😊🙏🏼

[@adamatova]

Alice Miller wrote from her observations based on experience - yet - a whole lot has been missing in the writing and research and that is - how do you begin undoing the cellular trauma?

[@KaneneProductions]

Liz Lorraine You should read what Alice Miller's kid/s wrote.

[@WaritSrisuriyarungrueng]

Alice Miller was still not healed but her hypothesis and insight she gave were truly profound. Worth the reading, her book is like "origin of species" for "childhood trauma".. I thinks.

[@NewYork7914]

We've hurt each other and cured each other constantly...

[@nonayobiz8511]

God bless Oprah! Woman of God!!!

[@deeneroaabrildeagostoadici2689]

I couldn't watch it, because the cable television, canceled the broadcasting of the channel where the 60 minutes is programmed, I don't know why? well that is the way the things works in my place. sadly

[@Shadow-runner939]

Where is the full interview?

[@robertjchoi5012]

Wait where is the story?

[@caenterprisellc6922]

You know, I wasn't really thinking about asking anyone else to be a founder but I would ask Oprah if she were interested in being a co-founding member of my company. I think Candace would bring a good perspective as a board member and would be a good candidate to consider offering a board position as well. I'm not sure which position I would offer just yet but I place her as a good representation. Everybody can't be on the board and that's what gives me a big fat headache. There are also opportunities to partner on projects and invest.

[@tinamcveigh4205]

I belonged to a youth group, sponsored by my Parish. I reached out to a youth counselor who just seemed to connect with. I told her about my sexual abuse. 40 yrs. later I found out that she was confronted by my older brother, (not my abuser). I thought he had taken it upon himself to tell her to stay away when I told her what happened to me at 17. I found out 20 yrs. later from my BROTHER IN-LAW that it was my mom who demanded that my older brother tell my counselor to stay away from the family. I blamed my brother for years for sabotaging the only help I had. I came to find out it was my mother. He died in 2017 from pancreatic cancer. He had just retired after 42 yrs. of teaching, coaching and being a mentor to thousands of students at the school. Growing up he was my favorite sibling. Essentially, he was my hero as his little and youngest sister. I am devastated that I blamed him for over 40 yrs.

[@marshacreary9771]

Her fourth grade teacher Mrs. Duncan and her sixth grade teacher Mr. Graham

[@jaytrump2537]

Ameen

[@janicejackson8115]

What happened to you Oprah 🙏

[@marklukens273]

what question did she ask?

[@iwnunn7999]

If Mrs Duncan did that for you, then she has fulfilled her purpose on this planet. Who have you (collective you) uplifted lately???

[@kjackson5899]

To the haters look where she sits and this billionaire made hers with love and helping humanity and I'm sure it wasn't easy you feel me !

[@zionpraises6286]

But what's the story?

[@radhyiabooker3009]

What advice would you suggest if no one has ever asked you “What happened to you”?

[@highlandhousestudio6638]

Wow! Show as much appreciation as you possibly can for the teachers in our society.. They're not doing it to get rich, they do it to help our young people grow, learn and to value themselves.. They are literally fundamental to our nation. . Thank you to Mrs. Duncan and all the good teachers.

[@ladysekhmetretrns1491]

what happened

[@thaisduartedossantos1135]

Does mrs Duncan have Facebook or Instagram?

[@dhawk718]

The most powerful woman in the world....Oprah

[@maimohamed3590]

Thi is beautiful 😊💞

[@gordonlevittsmith]

i agree with oprah on everything, but one thing. SHe believes this one thing changed evryhting, but this is not true. such big changes are a process and unknowingly she has been going through a process that led to this great self discovery for her. So i need her to realise this and not say it is bigger than everything else. it is as important as everything else.

[@shalivahilliman3798]

What happened 🔥

[@denisenicole1890]

where is the full interview with Bruce perry?

[@mayechka]

seriously? she put her own chlldhood picture on the intro of 60mins? where is the press-objectivity going? i m 60 mins fans, but i dont think i will watch anything from Oprah. she sees her as a star not a journalist. period.

[@titi3777]

What, because this is Oprah, now this question brought via "her" selected 'Dr. (x)', this question is a new discovery? No. No, this ah ha moment Oprah, is quite obvious to many of us. Good for you (you getting it so to speak), but clearly not groundbreaking nor new to many of us.

[@lagaman11]

Hey President Spanky, "What happened to you"???

[@anovemberstar]

Oprah is one of the best humans there is.

[@newsamid5829]

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[@vernonmoses2417]

Oprah own so businesses how do she has time to do 60 minutes?

[@riverspirit7]

Meh...her life changing event was told decades ago... and her abuse isn't remedy for anyone..

[@robinayers8107]

Do you hear her " Your were such an affluent reader. " So that went Oprah's head. I guess when you are Black, you have to be illiterate.

[@jetnight88]

60 minutes is disgusting and disrespectful the way you look and judge people disrespectful

[@JosephRobert82]

The cost of her earrings could give someone their best life.

[@mrslicavoli2011]

lol dayum...but it's true

[@marcusarelius]

I don't see the revolutionary aspect in the adjustment of the question. People still have personalities and we all react to stimuli differently. The Bible has told us from the beginning that Love is the greatest commandment. So this has been revolutionary since then....not now.

[@estarnan]

What happened to you, that you are fighting with this loving message?

[@marcusarelius]

I have the ability to think critically. Call a spade a spade. Oprah's message here isn't revolutionary, it's well known and established. I guess my question to you would be: Where have you been?

[@louistulloch1159]

Mark Smith I have to agree with Mark...it's in-line with intellectual reasoning... I've always enjoyed Oprah's taste in authors and thought leaders but I kind of want to ask: You didn't know that? The revolutionary thing may be the discovery of how the brain is altered after trauma and a meaningful life is then hard-won; and then of course, how that can be overcome.

[@marcusarelius]

kd Brun yea you completely missed the point...and you must have supernatural powers to discern snark through text. This is not revolutionary....period

[@marcusarelius]

kd Brun Think critically and you’d know this advice has been around ages. This isn’t revolutionary. Where have you been?

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

Who wants to join my new church of Oprah?

[@adamstubes]

Oprah has not only worn out her relevance, how much of her billion dollar fortune has she spent on helping others as much as herself?

[@beyondspace3736]

what a evil thing she turned out to be

[@tamaralorr6403]

WTF happened to you?