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As a young girl,Oprah Winfreysurvived different types of trauma. Now, the star is opening up about her past and path to healing in a book she co-authored,What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing— and she’s starting with a virtual book tour.
On Thursday, Winfrey announced her virtual five-event tour with her co-author, Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D., which begins April 27. Each hourlong conversation promises to be candid and inspiring, and features celebrity hosts such as Winfrey’s best friendGayle King, Jay Shetty,Rob Lowe,Dax ShepardandKristen Bell, and Arianna Davis.
“Most of us have experienced various levels of trauma that have informed how we operate and interact in the world,” Winfrey, 67, wrote on Instagram. “Which is why Dr. Bruce Perry and I have been working on a book called #WhatHappenedToYou that will be available on April 27.”
“We hope that through these pages, we help people hold more empathy for themselves and others as we learn to shift from asking ‘What’s wrong with you?’ to ‘What happened to you?'” she continued.
InWhat Happened to You?, Winfrey “shares stories from her own past, understanding through experience the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age,” according to a press release.
“It happened to me at 9, and then 10, and then 11, and then 12, 13, 14. You don’t have the language to begin to explain what’s happening to you,” she said. “That’s why you feel you’re not going to be believed. And if the abuser, the molester, is any good, they will make you feel that you are complicit, that you were part of it. That’s what keeps you from telling.”
Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey.Tom Cooper/Getty Images
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Throughout the book, Winfrey explores her painful past and how she’s healed. She and Dr. Perry also explore people and their behaviors.
“It’s a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma,” the release says, “and it’s one that allows us to understand our pasts in order to clear a path to our future — opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.”
The book tour schedule is as follows:
source: people.com
