Mother Love of 'Forgive or Forget'

The multi-talented and “even more fabulous” Mother Love is a co-host of dLifeTV, motivational speaker, and humorist. Mother Love has lost over 100 pounds and has improved her diabetes management through hard choices and healthy lifestyle changes. She is a published author; veteran of television sitcoms, radio talk and music shows; film actress, and advice columnist. Mother Love has appeared in 13 films to date, and she has also hosted the syndicated daytime talk show Forgive or Forget and a late night show, The Mother Love Show. An accomplished author, Mother Love has written her third book, Half the MOTHER Twice the LOVE, published by Atria Books (a div. of Simon & Schuster) 2006. She has also penned two advice-based books: Listen Up Girlfriends (St. Martin's Press 1995) and Forgive or Forget: Never Underestimate the Power of Forgiveness (HarperCollins 1999). Her advice column, “Tell Mother Love” is featured in the Cleveland Call & Post, The Crusader Magazine, The Urban Magazine and Los Angeles’ Freedom Journal newspaper. Mother Love is the recipient of the 2007 Living History Makers Award in Arts & Entertainment, from Turning Point Inc. and the 2006 Women of Courage Award for her work with diabetes, presented by Los Angeles affiliate ABC-7. She received the 2005 Eli Lily for Life Award for Excellence in Journalism and the 2005 Urban Leadership International Urban Angel Award for community service and philanthropy. Mother Love has received many other awards, citations, and commendations from organizations and local and state officials nationwide.