Oprah welcomed back Gavin de Becker to discuss his domestic violence diagnostic test, Mosaic, and the former South Carolina First Lady, Jenny Sanford, to share her experiences facing a public scandal.
Original Air Date:
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Guests:
Oprah welcomed former South Carolina First Lady, Jenny Sanford, and Gavin de Becker.
Show Summary:
In this episode Oprah welcomed the former South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford to share her experience dealing with her governor husband's public infidelity, and Gavin de Becker to further explain his diagnostic test Mosaic.
Gavin de Becker, author of Gift of Fear, has helped many Oprah viewers learn how to trust their instincts to save their lives in dangerous situations. On this episode, Gavin further explained out his 48 question diagnostic test Mosaic can help people in fear of domestic violence gage their level of danger.
Jenny Sanford's experience helped viewers on another level as she shared how focusing on values and family can help those dealing with infidelity and divorce deal with feelings with strength and grace.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
- Gavin de Becker introduced Johanna, a woman who had been shot in the face by her jealous and controlling ex-boyfriend. Johanna shared the signs of violence she recognized in her ex before the attack.
- De Becker explained how his diagnostic test Mosaic can help other women in Johanna's situation by showing them how urgent their situation is and opening their eyes to the violence to seek help and safety.
- Former SC First Lady Jenny Sanford is one of many politician's wives who have had to live out their husband's infidelities in public. Sanford chose a different route and stayed away from the cameras, choosing instead to focus on her values and her children.
What to Take Away from the Show:
The two stories in this episode seem vastly different -- infidelity and domestic violence -- but Oprah linked the pair together to show how women are using their experiences to help others to learn and make different choices in their own lives.
After watching this show, one can hope that a someone else was watching who was going through their own aftermath of an affair and wondered how to handle themselves in a way that their children would still be proud of them, could see how someone else chose grace and peace over bitterness and anger; or that a wife or girlfriend who had suffered at the hand of their partner can turn to the Mosaic tool for answers or seek out help in another form.
Products Featured in This Episode:
Jenny Sanford - 'Staying True'
Ballantine Books
Former South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford's memoir, Staying True (February, 2010), shares her experience dealing with her husband's public infidelity and how she handled herself through the ordeal -- choosing to focus on raising her children and standing by her beliefs and values.
