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Oprah and Experts: Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Members

The Oprah Podcast

Harpo

February 17, 2026

Show Notes

The Oprah Podcast on estranged families going #NoContact reached more than five million viewers and listeners and sparked widespread conversation across social media and online opinion platforms. In this episode, Oprah addresses some of the alternative points of view raised on Social Media. She invites the experts back for a discussion exploring new questions and additional ways of coping with this painful and sensitive issue. After award winning journalist Jemele Hill saw the original episode, she was inspired to share with Oprah her own family estrangement story for the first time publicly. Oprah also speaks to a woman who cut off contact with her sister and a married couple seeking advice for repair with their estranged parents. BUY THE BOOKS! 'Rulesof Estrangement' by Dr. Joshua Coleman: 'AdultChildren of Emotionally Immature Parents' by Dr. Lindsay Gibson⁠: ⁠'TheBalancing Act' by Nedra Glover Tawwab: - Recap of No Contact - Welcome Tania, critic of Oprah - Oprah wants to know how to do better - Welcome Dr. Joshua Coleman, Dr. Lindsay Gibson, Nedra Glover Tawwab - Welcome Jemele Hill who is no contact with her father - One-third of gen-z go to therapy - How individualism relates to estrangement - How to stop judging your own need for emotional safety - Working towards reconciliation Additional Resources: 'Uphill'by Jemele Hill: Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381








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