The Oprah Podcast

She Lost Her Mother at Age 11 and Taught Oprah a Lesson She Never Forgot

July 7, 2026·29 min·4-min readnarrativeself improvement
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This deeply moving episode of the Oprah podcast revisits a powerful story from the Oprah Winfrey Show about Kate Collinger, who at age 11 shared a simple yet profound memory of eating Cheerios with her dying mother — a moment that became emblematic of how small, intimate connections matte

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Kate Collinger

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Kate CollingerKateTomZachOprah Winfrey

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Mental HealthParentingRecoveryTrue Crime

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