Episode · The Mel Robbins Podcast · 2026-09-17

Books mentioned on Oprah Winfrey: How to Find Your Unique Purpose, Authentic Power, and Calling In Life

4 books · With Oprah Winfrey · Listen · Watch on YouTube

This episode is a master class on how to live an incredible life. In one of the most powerful conversations ever recorded on The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel sits down with someone she has looked up to for more than four decades: Oprah Winfrey.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

    Maya Angelou · at 17:44

    Discussed
    “Maya used Maya actually wrote a book called I think it's a book of poetry called I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now.”
    Where to get it
  2. The Seat of the Soul

    Gary Zukav · at 33:50

    Discussed
    “Cuz around this time, 19 in the late 1980s, I was reading Gary Zukov's book, Seed of the Soul. And in that book, one of the best books of my life actually, and he has two chapters on intention.”
    Where to get it
  3. Anatomy of the Spirit

    Caroline Myss · at 42:42

    Discussed
    “I remember doing a show where Carolyn Mays was on with her book, Anatomy of Spirit, and the audience was watching, but I could see they had gone they had gone somewhere else.”
    Where to get it
  4. What I Know For Sure

    Oprah Winfrey · at 50:59 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “I want to read to you this passage in your blockbuster bestsellers. This is the 10th anniversary edition. What I know for sure.”
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