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Special: What's Holding You Back?

Special: What's Holding You Back?

Update: 2025-09-09
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Original Air Date 4-6-2000

Psychologist Dr. Linda S. Austin— author of What’s Holding You Back?: Eight Critical Choices For Women's Success—discusses the psychological “glass ceiling” that some women face in their lives and careers. She shares the role that fear plays in holding people back and explains how to overcome it. Dr. Austin also coaches women through making critical choices, like taking risks and learning to deal with difficult people. Plus, Oprah talks to Olympian luger Bonny Warner, who shares her success and how she accomplished her life goals.

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Special: What's Holding You Back?

Special: What's Holding You Back?

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