Debbie Ford: The Shadow Belief

Oprah's Super Soul

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The late spiritual teacher, best-selling author and life coach Debbie Ford opens up publicly about her dark secret: At the time of this interview, she had been battling cancer for more than a decade. Debbie talks about why she thought it was the right time to share her news, why she was in denial about having cancer for so long and what the disease ultimately taught her about life. Debbie says she had no idea what courage was before she began her battle with cancer. Debbie explains what she calls the “shadow belief” and how we can use it to embrace and transform the darkest side of our nature. Debbie also reveals her lowest moment, discusses how she was able to work through her darkest hours and imparts advice for those who are going through a life challenge.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.0	now.
0:24.5	I first met the author in Spiritual Teacher Debbie Fort when she appeared on my show
0:28.1	back in 2000. She taught me and millions of our viewers about shadows, those hidden beliefs
0:33.7	we have about ourselves that keep us from reaching our full potential. Debbie returned to our
0:38.8	stage two more times and you could see the light bulbs going off. Now it's been more than a decade
0:44.8	and Debbie Ford has decided to come forward. Out of a shadow, she has never talked about before.
0:50.9	On a beautiful, crisp, clear day in Santa Barbara, we met under the oaks in my backyard. For a talk,
0:56.7	neither one of us expected to have. So today you're going to be talking about something, a subject that
1:03.0	you weren't, I heard that until we called you, you weren't even sure you were going to be talking
1:08.4	about in public. That is true. That is. And you've decided that you're comfortable enough to do it.
1:14.1	Yes. When it was, when I got the call, I knew that it was a bigger call. Yeah. And that it was
1:20.6	time. And I wasn't ready before, of course. And so you've been battling cancer? The battling cancer
1:28.3	now. I've had it for almost probably 11 years if we go all the way back. But really been sick with
1:37.0	it the last year and a half. Like it finally got me. And it's an interesting story because I got
1:45.8	pneumonia. Because nothing else I've tried to do, I haven't listened. Because I had such a deep
1:53.4	state of denial and I physically felt well. And all of a sudden I got pneumonia, which landed me
2:01.7	in the hospital and started the whole cancer kind of unraveling. And wound up 100 pounds and sick.
2:10.8	And, you know, I've still been fighting that for, well, I don't think I'm really fighting it.
2:16.4	But still going through it. Going through it. I think it's so interesting that you, Debbie Ford,
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