Super Soul Special: Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 2: Best Advice She Ever Received
Oprah's Super Soul
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4.6 • 33.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most |
| 0:07.8 | valuable gifts you can give yourself is time. Taking time to be more fully present. Your journey |
| 0:16.5 | to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now. |
| 0:24.5 | Last time, Maya Angelou and I reminisced about some of the most meaningful moments of her extraordinary journey. |
| 0:30.6 | She also spoke candidly and lovingly about her mother, Vivian Baxter, a charismatic, fierce dynamo of a woman. |
| 0:39.7 | Their deep spiritual connection is the catalyst for Maya's latest book. It's called Mom and Me and Mom. At 85, Maya Angelou is now a |
| 0:47.7 | great grandmother and is still taking the world by storm. In addition to her writing and full |
| 0:53.2 | schedule of speaking engagement, |
| 0:55.2 | she remains ever-relevant, hip and up-to-date, with her active and enlightening presence on |
| 1:00.7 | Twitter. I'm one of legions of readers who've looked to Maya Angelou for comforting words, |
| 1:05.8 | for courage. We soak up her wisdom. We marvel at her stamina and bask in the pure, contagious joy she takes in living. |
| 1:15.6 | Now, as we sit here, you're 85. |
| 1:19.2 | Yes, as we're 85. |
| 1:21.8 | What can you say about the 80s? |
| 1:23.7 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 1:24.9 | Do it if you can. |
| 1:26.6 | Do it if you can. If you have a choice, choose the 80s. Oh, my goodness. Do it if you can. Do it if you can. If you have a choice, choose the 80s. |
| 1:29.3 | Oh my goodness. I mean it. If you've been caring for yourself, you know, moderation in all things. |
| 1:37.3 | Yes. And even moderation in moderation. Don't get too much moderation. |
| 1:42.3 | But that's a tweet. Don't even too much moderation. You are... But... |
| 1:45.0 | That's a tweet. |
| 1:47.0 | Don't even get too much moderation. |
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