Pilar Guzman

The secret to good aging, according to the wisest, happiest, most beautiful (inside and out) women we know? Letting go.

We recently asked our Oprah Daily community what their greatest act of self-care would be if time and resources weren’t a barrier. All responses resoundingly—and unequivocally—involved some form of travel. But beyond the usual bucket-list suspects (African safari, Taj Mahal, the Galápagos), we were pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming desire for experiences that facilitate personal transformation: the kinds of mind-expanding, soul-feeding, relationship-deepening journeys—both solo and with l…

Earlier this year, we asked our Oprah Daily Insiders to name the one thing they would do for themselves if time and resources weren’t a barrier. An overwhelming number of you put travel at the top of your wish list—and we heard that loud and clear. We understand that you get the many tangible and intangible ways travel changes your perspective on the world and on your life. The way the lift you get from even a weekend road trip with an old friend can get you through a long winter. In the words o…

Like so many people I know, I discovered Dr. Nicole LePera, a.k.a. the Holistic Psychologist, in 2018 through Instagram. In a sea of dime-store psychology and one-size-fits-all spiritual aphorisms, LePera’s searing wisdom cut through the noise—at a moment when we needed it most. The feed gave shape to ideas we knew in our bones but didn’t have words for—and found even deeper resonance during the pandemic, when so many of our relationships were strained in equal measure by proximity and distance.…

At least one Sunday a month when there wasn’t enough wind to sail, my sister and I would spend the morning trailing my father through a maze of flea market vendors at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It was the mid- to late-’70s, and we were 7 and 10-ish years old and thrilled to spend as much time alone with our father—and away from our stepmother—as possible. My dad was a television director who had gotten his start as an art director, and set design was his first and most enduring love. As such, we…