<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Exclusive: Oprah talks resilience ahead of virtual event"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/15/oprah-winfrey-book-what-happened-you-virtual-tour-trauma/7239017002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Oprah Winfrey</a> is helping fans bounce back – and spring forward – after a tough year with her upcoming virtual event.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Winfrey teams up again with <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2020/11/16/new-weight-watchers-program-more-custom-holistic-approach/6256275002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">WW (formerly Weight Watchers)</a> for the 90-minute "Your Life in Focus: Spring Forward Stronger" event on May 8 ahead of <a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/reviewedcom/2021/03/29/best-mothers-day-gifts/6999251002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Mother's Day</a>, USA TODAY can reveal exclusively.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience lately," Winfrey says. "And, sometimes people think resilience is like bouncing back like you’re some kind of nerf ball. But it really is about absorbing the difficult moments, knowing that they’ve changed you, but moving forward anyway with a resolve to make it through.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Springing forward is about resilience and being bold enough to imagine your healthiest, most well life even as you are still processing everything we experienced this year," Winfrey says.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:372px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/04/29/USAT/decf7118-d886-4b85-9411-d648be00971d-OprahEventMay2021_approved_1920x10801.png?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/04/29/USAT/decf7118-d886-4b85-9411-d648be00971d-OprahEventMay2021_approved_1920x10801.png?width=1320&height=744&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Oprah Winfrey returns for the second installment of her virtual wellness tour with WW, "Oprah's Your Life In Focus: Spring Forward Stronger.""/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Joining Winfrey at the free and interactive event is multi-hyphenate Drew Barrymore, as the two discuss what the past year has taught them about resilience and Barrymore's experience as a mom of two children: Olive, 8, and Frankie, 7. Therapist and host of the "In the Light" podcast Dr. Anita Phillips will also sit down with Winfrey at the upcoming event.</p><a target="_blank" class="gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el" href="/picture-gallery/money/2020/01/05/oprah-ww-tour-2020-florida-first-stop-lady-gaga/2817759001/" data-t-l=":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo" aria-label="View Gallery - 'Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus' tour kicks off in Florida with Lady Gaga, Gayle King" data-g-r="nav_mo" data-g-tn="pgcss" data-g-mtn="pg2817759001" data-g-moh="hpgm" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false" onmousedown="event.stopPropagation()" onmouseup="event.stopPropagation()" data-c-id="2817759001" rel="noopener"><img class="gnt_em_gl_i" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/01/05/USAT/7b524f49-e11d-4b47-ba6d-9c5f1c3ff4c8-oprah_stage.JPG?crop=3023,1700,x0,y0&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/01/05/USAT/7b524f49-e11d-4b47-ba6d-9c5f1c3ff4c8-oprah_stage.JPG?crop=3023,1700,x0,y0&width=1320&height=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="" width="660" height="372"/></a><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">'Real love starts within you':</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/life/health-wellness/2021/02/13/galentines-day-oprah-says-real-love-starts-within-you/4473374001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Oprah teams up with Jennifer Garner, James Corden, more to spread self love</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Winfrey and WW previously kicked off the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/ambassadors/oprah-2021" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">quarterly event series</a> with February's <a target="_blank" href="/story/life/health-wellness/2021/02/13/galentines-day-oprah-says-real-love-starts-within-you/4473374001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">"Be The Love You Need" virtual event</a>, recruiting celebrity friends <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/movies/2021/03/10/jennifer-garner-yes-day-movie-netflix-alone-time/6928924002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Jennifer Garner</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/story/life/health-wellness/2021/01/19/ciara-how-she-keeps-her-sexy-up-during-covid-19-pandemic/4172895001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Ciara</a>, Kym Whitley and <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/28/james-corden-reveals-reason-unplanned-eye-surgery/5272666002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">James Corden</a> to...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/29/oprah-winfrey-virtual-tour-continues-ww-drew-barrymore/4883866001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
